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Oral History Interview with Ray Robinson, June 25, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ray Robinson, June 25, 1979

Interview with Ray Robinson regarding his experiences in the military and as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War II. He was part of the Texas National Guard, 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, also known as the "Lost Battalion." He was captured on the island of Java in March of 1942 and spent the duration of the war thereafter as a prison of war in camps in South East Asia and in Japan.
Date: June 25, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Ray Robinson
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Edward Schreiber, August 25, 1966] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Edward Schreiber, August 25, 1966]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Edward Schreiber discussing about requesting Mr. Coyne to write a letter of introduction for his plan to Indonesia.
Date: August 25, 1966
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Howard Charles, March 25, 1998

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
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