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Oral History Interview with Freddy Rios, March 19, 1987
Partial recording of an interview with Freddy Rios, a veteran who served in the Vietnam War during 1967 and 1968. He discusses his experiences as a soldier, including being wounded and the events that led to him receiving the Distinguished Service Medal.
Date:
March 19, 1987
Creator:
Rios, Freddy
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with M. L. Rea, April 14, 1980
Transcript of an interview with M. L. Rea, a Texas native, Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion." Rea discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date:
April 14, 1980
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Rea, M. L., 1917-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, July 27, 1987
Interview with Clyde J. Shelton, a United States Army veteran from Mexia, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after being captured when his artillery unit, the "Lost Battalion," was captured off the coast of java in 1942.
Date:
July 27, 1987
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Shelton, Clyde J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981
Interview with Jonathan Burns, a veteran of the New Mexico National Guard from Hereford, Texas. Burns discusses his recollections as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and the conditions he experienced during the Bataan Death March.
Date:
July 21, 1981
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Pete Evans, 1984
Interview with Pete Evans, a Texas National Guard veteran and POW from Hamby, Texas. Evans discusses his time as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion") which was captured by the Japanese in March, 1942, including: his upbringing; entering the Guard and training; mobilization, the Louisiana Maneuvers, and deployment to East Asia; diversion from the Philippines to Brisbane and then Java, after December 7th, 1941; assignment to Sangosari near Malang; the Japanese invasion and the American surrender; and experiences in internment at Surabaya, Tanjong Priok in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Nagasaki, and the Orio district of Kitakyūshū.
Date:
{1984-02-15,1984-02-29,1984-03-07}
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Evans, Pete
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Herbert R. Morris, May 8, 1989
Transcript of an interview with Herbert Morris, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Morris discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
May 8, 1989
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Morris, Herbert R., 1919-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library