Oral History Interview with Kyle O. Thompson, March 9, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Kyle O. Thompson, March 9, 1977

Interview with Kyle Thompson, a journalist, 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. Thompson talks about 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), Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), American air raids, Nakhon Nayok, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date: March 9, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Thompson, Kyle, 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Alton O. Crawley, March 9, 1999

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Interview with electrical engineer and Army veteran Alton O. Crawley. The interview includes Crawley's personal experiences about the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, having pre-war civilian jobs in radio/communications work, training for Office of Strategic Services operations, being assigned to Wudu, China, coast watching activities and radio transmissions, and various miscellaneous accounts of his tour of duty in China. The interview includes an appendix with various letters accompanied by a list detailing them, and an itinerary for per diem claims.
Date: March 9, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Crawley, Alton O.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Ken W. Duncan, March 9, 1994

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Interview with Ken Duncan concerning his experiences during and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Duncan worked at camps in Redvale, Colorado (Company 3844) and Paradox Valley, Colorado.
Date: March 9, 1994
Creator: Gonzalez, Linda Ott & Duncan, Ken W.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library