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Oral History Interview with Charles Borchers, October 24, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Borchers. Borchers joined the Army in September 1944 and received training at Camp Hood and Fort Ord. His first combat duty was in the Luzon campaign, where he was stationed in the mountains north of Manila. There he was assigned to the 112th Cavalry Regiment. His platoon devised an alarm system out of barbed wire and tin cans to alert them to Japanese infiltration. They fired 15,000 rounds when a water buffalo stumbled into it. After the battle, Borchers was stricken with hepatitis and never was in action again. He arrived in Tokyo Bay on 1 September 1945 and camped at the Tateyama Air Base with a view of the surrender. He was part of the occupation forces and describes what he saw on his travels through Japan, including the rubble of Chiba. He joined the 649th Ordnance Ammunition Company, dumping ammunition, vehicles, and aircraft into the water near Shoshi. Borchers returned home and was discharged in November 1946 as a first sergeant, whereupon he joined the Naval Reserves and entered medical school. He resigned his commission in 1953.
Date:
October 24, 2000
Creator:
Borchers, Charles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Borchers, October 24, 2000
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charles Borchers. Borchers joined the Army in September 1944 and received training at Camp Hood and Fort Ord. His first combat duty was in the Luzon campaign, where he was stationed in the mountains north of Manila. There he was assigned to the 112th Cavalry Regiment. His platoon devised an alarm system out of barbed wire and tin cans to alert them to Japanese infiltration. They fired 15,000 rounds when a water buffalo stumbled into it. After the battle, Borchers was stricken with hepatitis and never was in action again. He arrived in Tokyo Bay on 1 September 1945 and camped at the Tateyama Air Base with a view of the surrender. He was part of the occupation forces and describes what he saw on his travels through Japan, including the rubble of Chiba. He joined the 649th Ordnance Ammunition Company, dumping ammunition, vehicles, and aircraft into the water near Shoshi. Borchers returned home and was discharged in November 1946 as a first sergeant, whereupon he joined the Naval Reserves and entered medical school. He resigned his commission in 1953.
Date:
October 24, 2000
Creator:
Borchers, Charles
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 85, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 24, 2000
Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 24, 2000
Creator:
Keasling, Edna & Fierro, Jennifer
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 94, Ed. 1 Friday, November 24, 2000
Semi-weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 24, 2000
Creator:
Smith, W. Leon
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 2000
Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 24, 2000
Creator:
Lucas, Donnie A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 24, 2000
Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 24, 2000
Creator:
Ezzell, Nancy & Brown, Laurie Ezzell
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, December 24, 2000
Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 24, 2000
Creator:
Bush, Kent
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 28, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 24, 2000
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 24, 2000
Creator:
Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 167, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 24, 2000
Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 24, 2000
Creator:
Bush, Michael
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, September 24, 2000
Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 24, 2000
Creator:
Bush, Kent
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 21, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Weekly newspaper from Mercedes, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 24, 2000
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 180, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 24, 2000
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 24, 2000
Creator:
Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History