Oral History Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., January 11, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., January 11, 1972

Interview with Onnie Clem, Jr., Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Clem discusses his time as a Marine in Northern China before the war; his transfer to Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines; the Japanese invasion; the Battle of Bataan; his capture and internment at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan, and Davao; escaping from a sinking transport off the coast of Mindanao; and reuniting with American forces.
Date: January 11, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Clem, Onnie, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Script: POWs update] (open access)

[News Script: POWs update]

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: February 11, 1973, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Script
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James L. Kent, May 11, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James L. Kent, May 11, 1972

Interview with James L. Kent, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Duncanville, Texas. Kent discusses joining the Marine Corps, being AWOL, his judicial punishment, his deployment to the Philippines at Cavite Navy Yard, the Japanese attack, his experiences in the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor, his capture, and his internment at Bilibid Prison, Cabanatuan #1 & 2, and Mitsushima.
Date: May 11, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kent, James L.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Harris K. Weston to Harris Leon Kempner, March 11, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Harris K. Weston to Harris Leon Kempner, March 11, 1954]

Letter from Harris K. Weston to Harris Leon Kempner discussing about the negotiations of cotton sales in Manila.
Date: March 11, 1954
Creator: Weston, Harris Kempner
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 11, 1907] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 11, 1907]

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from the USS Decatur (DD-5) in the Philippines, mentions recent target practice in Manila Bay. Nimitz also mentions anticipating war with Japan.
Date: December 11, 1907
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 11, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, December 11, 1907]

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz, writing from the USS Decatur (DD-5) in the Philippines, mentions recent target practice in Manila Bay. Nimitz also mentions anticipating war with Japan.
Date: December 11, 1907
Creator: Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History