The Wichita Observer (Wichita, Kansas), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1979 (open access)

The Wichita Observer (Wichita, Kansas), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 25, 1979

Weekly newspaper from Wichita, Kansas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 25, 1979
Creator: Goodwin, Robert K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Oral History Interview with Howard Charles, March 25, 1998

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Interview with Howard Charles, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Partridge, Kansas. Charles discusses growing up in the Great Depression; joining the Marine Corps and training; assignment to the USS Houston (CA-30) at Manila as a heavy machine gunner and events before the war; the Battle of Sunda Strait and sinking of the Houston; capture by the Japanese and being held at Serang, Java; experiences in internment and forced labor at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, various camps along the Burma Railway, and Saigon; liberation; psychological treatment, trauma, and adjusting to civilian life. In appendix is a letter written by Charles to Marcello including additional information for the interview.
Date: March 25, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Charles, Howard R.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library