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Arlington World War II Memories
Compilation of biographical and autobiographical information about persons from Arlington, Texas who served during World War II. It includes narratives, copies of letters, forms, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other items detailing their lives and service.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Howard Garland Johnson
Interview with Howard Garland Johnson, who served as a Radioman 2nd Class in the United States Navy during WWII. He answers general questions about his military service and stops overseas.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
McKenzie, Lovette & Johnson, Howard Garland
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with William R. Gill, October 13, 1996
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Transcript of an interview with William R. Gill, agronomist and Army veteran (A Company, 389th Infantry Regiment, 98th Division), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his experiences and role in the Pacific War Crimes Tribunal in postwar Japan. Appendix includes five leaves from "The hunt for Tokyo Rose,' By Russell Warren Howe and four leaves from "Tokyo Rose: Orphan of the Pacific," by Masayo Duus.
Date:
October 13, 1996
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Gill, William R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Howard Garland Johnson
Interview with Howard Garland Johnson, who served as a Radioman 2nd Class in the United States Navy during WWII. He answers general questions about his military service and stops overseas.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
McKenzie, Lovette & Johnson, Howard Garland
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Hayes H. Bolitho, July 17, 1973
Interview with Hayes H. Bolitho, a businessman and an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bolitho discusses the bombing of Clark Field (1941), his surrender at Clark Field, prison camp at Malaybalay (1942), Davao Penal Colony (1942-1944), the torpedoing of his hell ship and rescue by Filipino guerrillas, and his evacuation by the American submarine USS Narwhal.
Date:
July 17, 1973
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hayes, Bolitho H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Vietnam War updates]
Photocopy of a script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
December 27, 1969, 6:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: Agnew]
Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date:
December 27, 1969, 10:00 p.m.
Creator:
WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type:
Script
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 213]
Document outlining the trial of Major George C. Kelcher on charges of breaking arrest, possessing liquor, absence, and neglect of his duties, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date:
October 5, 1918
Creator:
United States. War Department.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Charland, December 7, 1998
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Transcript of an interview with George E. Charland, a Native American Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences during World War II. Charland discusses his experiences with the 3rd Marine Defense Battalion during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; his experiences with the 2nd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, at Guadalcanal, 1942; his experiences with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Tarawa, 1943; his experiences with the 4th Marine Division at Saipan and Tinian, 1944, and Iwo Jima, 1945; medical discharge in April, 1945.
Date:
December 7, 1998
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Charland, George E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alan A. Fouts, December 6, 2001
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Interview with Navy veteran Alan A. Fouts. The interview includes Fouts' personal experiences while assigned to the Submarine Base during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and his subsequent service aboard the submarine USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Date:
December 6, 2001
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Fouts, Alan A., 1920-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert E. Galer, August 27, 1998
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Interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences concerning the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; the Guadalcanal Campaign as commander of VMF-224; and as head of the 584 Radar units during the campaigns for the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Navy ROTC at the University of Washington, 1931-35; pilot training at Sand Point, Pensacola, and Quantico, 1935-38; assignment to amphibian squadron on Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, 1938-40, and his minor role in the "destroyers-for-bases" deal with Great Britain, 1940; assignment as commander of VMF-224, 1942; description of the Grumman Wildcat fighter plane; assignment to Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, 1942; episodes involving aerial combat against the Japanese; aerial combat tactics; living conditions at Henderson Field; shot down for the first time on September 12, 1942; shot down for a second time on October 2, 1942; personnel problems with dysentery and malaria; reassignment to COMAIRPAC, November, 1943; Command and Staff College, 1943; awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for twenty-nine consecutive days of combat and eleven-and-one-half kills; meeting President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Oval Office; development of the 584 Radar for close-air support; Iwo Jima, …
Date:
August 27, 1998
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Galer, Robert E., 1913-2005
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Captain Victor Delano, March 13, 1998
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Transcript of an interview with Captain Victor Delano, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Delano discusses his first assignment to the battleship USS West Virginia and his experiences during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; assignment to the antiaircraft cruiser USS San Juan, 1942; naval battles around Guadalcanal; Battle of Savo Island; assignment to the destroyer USS Wedderburn, 1944; Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944; Pacific typhoons; Iwo Jima and Okinawa operations, 1945.
Date:
March 13, 1998
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Delano, Victor
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with General Robert E. Galer, March 14, 1998
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Transcript of an interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Galer discusses his pre-war training at Pensacola and Quantico; assignment to Saint Thomas and reminiscences about the "destroyers-for bases" deal, 1940; experiences at Ewa during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; assignment to Guadalcanal as commander of VMF-224, August 30, 1942-December 31, 1942; air combat around Guadalcanal; his receiving the Medal of Honor; reassignment to the States for war bond drives; experiences on Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945, as commander of a 584 Radar Team; and assignment to the Philippines and Okinawa, 1945.
Date:
March 14, 1998
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Galer, Robert E., 1913-2005
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Archie Wilkerson, January 28, 1977
Interview with Archie Wilkerson, a realtor and a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-23 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
January 28, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wilkerson, Archie, 1924-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal Diary of Frank Fujita, Jr.
A copy of Frank Fujita Jr.'s war diary, obtained by Dr. Ron Marcello to accompany Fujita's oral history interview. Fujita was an Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment captured on Java in March 1942. Included is Fujita's original bound diary, and a rewritten version he made in a Japanese logbook in internment and continued. They contain daily activities, doodles, lists of dozens of servicemen and captives encountered, and the key to an encoded script Fujita developed for sensitive information. Also included is a postwar newspaper clipping about Fujita's unit.
Date:
December 19, 1970
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Fujita Jr., Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James G. Turner, August 7, 1999
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Transcript of an interview with James G. Turner, Marine Corps veteran (Regimental Headquarters Company, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division), concerning his experiences on Saipan in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Turner discusses his decision to join the Marine Corps, December 7, 1942; boot camp, Parris Island; formation of the 4th Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California, 1943; preparations on Maui for the invasion of Saipan; the amphibious landings on Saipan, June 15, 1945; his duties with the Motor Transport Section and Headquarters Company; return to Maui.
Date:
August 7, 1999
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Turner, James G.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lloyd Gossell, March 21, 2001
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Transcript of an interview with Lloyd Gossell, a Marine Corps veteran (A Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Regiment, 5th Marine Division), concerning his experiences during the assault on Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945. Gossell discusses his enlistment and boot camp, San Diego, California, 1942; assignment to the 3rd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1942; jungle training on New Caledonia, 1942-43; transfer to Guadalcanal, 1943; combat on Bougainville, 1943-44; return to the States to help form the 5th Marine Division; final training, Camp Tarawa, Hawaii, 1944-45; briefings and meetings en route to Iwo Jima; the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima; the initial assault on February 17, 1945; conditions on Green Beach; the assault across terraces to the base of Mount Suribachi; isolating Mount Suribachi from the rest of the island; transfer to the north end of Iwo Jima and combat on Hill 362-A; combat in "Death Valley"; occupation of Japan. Appendix includes a map of the landings for the invasion of Iwo Jima.
Date:
March 21, 2001
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Gossell, Lloyd
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Tremaine, March 18, 1995
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Transcript of an interview with Frank Tremaine, a journalist and World War II news correspondent, concerning his experiences as a bureau manager in the Pacific Theater for the United Press during World War II. Tremaine discusses the Pearl Harbor attack, military censorship, CINCPAC and Admiral Chester Nimitz, Admiral William ("Bull") Halsey, General Douglas MacArthur, an account of the Japanese surrender and ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.
Date:
March 18, 1995
Creator:
Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.) & Tremaine, Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Herb Elfering, December 6, 2001
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Interview with electrical engineer and Army veteran Herb Elfering, The interview includes Elfering's personal experiences with a searchlight/radar battery, 251st Coast Artillery Regiment, at camp Malekole during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Elfering also gives brief descriptions of his later experiences at Bougainville and Luzon.
Date:
December 6, 2001
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Elfering, Herb
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Richard Schultz, April 29, 1990
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Interview with Richard Schultz, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Louis, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans.
Date:
April 29, 1990
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Schultz, Richard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Emil Matula, May 18, 1974
Interview with Emil Matula, U.S. Army WWII veteran, concerning his background and experiences at the Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 18, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Matula, Emil, 1918-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ross Dungan, July 11, 1977
Interview with Ross Dungan, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences at Fort Weaver with the A Battery, 14th Coast Artillery during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
July 11, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Dungan, Ross, 1914-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elmer Childress, July 11, 1977
Interview with Elmer Childress, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Reid during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
July 11, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Childress, Elmer
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Warren Thompson, October 7, 1977
Interview with Warren Thompson, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Helena during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
October 7, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Thompson, Warren W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library