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World War II Pacific Theater Oral History Project
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World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors Oral History Project
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World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project
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World War II European Theater Oral History Project
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World War II China-India-Burma Theater Oral History Project
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World War II Home Front Oral History Project
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North Texas military biography and memoir series
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Rivertown at War Oral History Project
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World War II Atlantic Theater Oral History Project
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World War II Mediterranean Theater Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Kelley, February 20, 2003
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Interview with Ernest Kelley, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Antioch, Texas (now the Red River Army Depot), who served with the 112th Cavalry. Kelley discusses growing up in the Depression, joining the Guard, mobilization and training, horses, the Louisiana Maneuvers, deployment to New Caledonia, landing on Woodlark island and action there, the Battle of Arawe, redeployment to Australia, the Battle of Driniumor River in New Guinea, the Battles of Leyte and Luzon, returning to the United States, and reflections on his time in the Army. In appendix is a list of people and places named in the interview with lat/long coordinates, descriptions of military equipment, and the 112th's WWII service chronicle.
Date:
February 20, 2003
Creator:
Johnston, Glenn & Kelley, Ernest L.
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William E. Painter, December 21, 1998
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Interview with William Painter, a UNT professor and Army WWII veteran from New Bloomfield, Missouri. Painter discusses growing up in the Depression, being a conscientious objector and feeling pressure to join the war, getting drafted into the infantry and training at Camp Hood and Fort Ord, deployment to the Pacific with the 32nd Infantry Division, operations on Luzon and the Villa Verde Trail, the end of the war, occupation duty in Japan, and returning home. In appendix is a letter to Marcello with a correction for the interview.
Date:
December 21, 1998
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Painter, William E.
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Maj. Gen. Frederick E. Haynes, September 19, 2001
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Interview with Major General Frederick Haynes, a Marine WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Haynes discusses growing up, becoming an officer in the Marine Corps, being a small arms instructor, assignment to the 28th Marines and training for combat, various experiences fighting the Battle of Iwo Jima, and reflections on battle.
Date:
September 19, 2001
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Haynes, Frederick E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Willie Fred Sander, May 22, 2002
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Interview with Willie Fred Sander, a Navy WWII veteran from Brenham, Texas. Sander discusses his background and life before the war, joining the Navy and aviator training, flying PBM patrol bombers throughout the Pacific, and his family life after the war.
Date:
May 22, 2002
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Sander, Willie Fred
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Smeltzer, August 3, 1996
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Interview with William Smeltzer, a Army WWII veteran and Navy contractor from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Smeltzer discusses quitting high school and moving to California in 1940, experiences working at Mare and Pearl Harbor Navy Yards as a civilian contractor before and after the start of the war, the raising of the sunken USS Oklahoma (BB-37), being drafted into the Army and infantry training, assignment to the 45th Infantry Division and participating in the drive into Germany, the end of the war and demobilization, and his career afterwards. In appendix are a photo of the insignia for the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard and two photos of the capsized Oklahoma.
Date:
August 3, 1996
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Smeltzer, William
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Robert M. Bane, January 11, 2013
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Interview with Robert Bane, a Army WWII veteran from Garland, Texas. Bane discusses his family background, basic training, deployment to the Battle of the Bulge, General George S. Patton, experiences in combat with the 63rd Infantry Division during the drive into Germany, his comrades, crossing the Rhine, liberating Dachau, returning to the states, and his work with the Freemasons. In appendix is a photograph of Bane with his medals.
Date:
November 13, 2013
Creator:
Malone, Timothy & Bane, Robert M.
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harve D. King, May 22, 2001
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Interview with Harve D. King, a Army WWII veteran from Copeville, Texas, who served in the 350th Engineer Regiment. King discusses his upbringing on a cotton farm, school in Farmersville, discrimination as an African-American, attending Texas College, joining the Army, training, assignment at Camp Shelby, deployment to New Guinea, operations at Hollandia, building a hospital, recreation, visiting Australia, returning to the United States and discharge, and life after the war.
Date:
May 22, 2001
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & King, Harve D.
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James C. Hardwick, March 17, 1998
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Interview with James C. Hardwick, engineer and U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the light cruiser USS Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Appendix includes a letter from the interviewee to Dr. Robert Marcello.
Date:
March 17, 1998
Creator:
McCabe, Linda & Hardwick, James C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. L. Summers, August 21, 1995
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Interview with J.L. Summers, U.S. 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. Summers discusses 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), railway maintenance work in Burma (1944), Phet Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), Bangkok (1945), and his liberation. The Appendix includes photocopies of various documents provided by Mr. Summers [13 p.].
Date:
1995-08-21/1995-08-22
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Summers, J. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Alvin Morgan, February 17, 1997
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Interview with Alvin Morgan, U.S. 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. 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, Thailand (1944-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date:
{1997-02-17,1997-02-24,1997-03-03}
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Morgan, Alvin
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thurman L. Capps, July 8, 1997
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Interview with Thurman Capps, U.S. 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.
Date:
July 8, 1997
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Capps, Thurman L.
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul D. Stein, March 11, 1998
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Interview with Paul Stein, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), member of the "Lost Battalion." His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; imprisonment in Surabaya, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; hell ship to Japan, 1943; Nagasaki shipyards, 1943-45; Orio, Kyushu, 1945, and American air raids; liberation; description of damage at Nagasaki after the dropping of the atomic bomb.
Date:
March 11, 1998
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Stein, Paul Daniel, 1920-2007
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Raymond F. "Hap" Halloran, March 15, 1998
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Interview with Raymond F. "Hap" Halloran, businessman and U.S. Army Air Force WWII Veteran (878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force) concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date:
March 15, 1998
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Halloran, Raymond F.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elmer Wulf, August 17, 1998
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Interview with Elmer Wulf, businessman and U.S. Army Air Forces WWII veteran (535th Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force), about his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes two photocopies from an unknown book and two photocopies giving information on the B-17.
Date:
August 17, 1998
Creator:
Lane, Peter; Byrd, Richard W. & Wulf, Elmer
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Barton B. Wallace, Jr., September 19, 2003
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Interview with Barton B. Wallace, Jr., engineer and Army veteran (Quartermaster Corps Graves Registration Service-China Zone), concerning his experiences with Recovery Team No. 4 in the recovery of the remains of American military personnel in China, 1945-46. Appendix consists of letters, chronology, Separation Qualification Record, and extracts from various forms.
Date:
September 19, 2003
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wallace, Barton B., Jr.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John R. Bumgarner, March 18, 1995
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Transcript of an interview with John R. Bumgarner, physician, U.S. Army WWII veteran, and prisoner-of-war of the Japanese following the fall of the Philippines in World War II. He discusses the fall of Bataan and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1944-45; and his liberation.
Date:
March 18, 1995
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Bumgarner, John R. (John Reed)
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with R. Kenneth Towery, March 19, 1995
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Interview with Ken Towery, journalist, Army veteran (59th Coast Artillery Regiment), and survivor of the siege of Corregidor, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Towery discusses the fall of Corregidor and his capture, Cabanatuan (1942), Mukden, Manchuria (1942-1945), and his liberation by Russian troops.
Date:
March 19, 1995
Creator:
Byrd, Richard W. & Towery, Roland Kenneth, 1923-2016
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with David W. Peake, Sr., October 9, 1994
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Interview with Acting Sergeant David W. Peake, Sr., a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II as a member of the 5th Marine Division. Peake discusses Iwo Jima and his occupation duty in postwar Japan. Appendix includes a photocopy of a "Veteran's Questionnaire" from the Admiral Nimitz Museum and Historical Center, filled-out by David W. Peake, Sr. [3 pages]
Date:
October 9, 1994
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Peake, David W., 1924-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Rudy Kiehne, March 3, 1999
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Interview with Rudy Kiehne, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
March 3, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Kiehne, Rudy, 1919-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John W. Evans, February 25, 1998
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Transcript of an interview with John W. Evans, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
February 25, 1998
Creator:
Chalkley, John & Evans, John W., 1922-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Cowden, November 27, 1991
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Transcript of an interview with John Cowden, a Navy veteran from Missouri, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
November 27, 1991
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Cowden, John, 1920-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Lloyd Ruddick, September 9, 1994
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Transcript of an interview with John Ruddick, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Melvin during World War II in the Pacific Theater. Ruddick discusses the Marianas invasion, the Carolines invasion, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the Battle of Surigao Strait, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Kurile operations, and the occupation of Japan.
Date:
September 9, 1994
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Ruddick, John Lloyd, 1923-
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ernest Brown, October 2, 1996
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Transcript of an interview with Ernest A. Brown, an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Bellows Field with the 72th Bomb Squadron at Bellows Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Includes appendix of various military documents.
Date:
October 2, 1996
Creator:
Rouh, Peggy & Brown, Ernest A., 1916-
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ralph O. Robinson, January 17, 1997
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Transcript of an interview with Ralph Robinson, a scientist, engineer, and physicist, concerning his role in the development of the proximity fuse in World War II. Robinson discusses his education and technical training, employment with the Office of Scientific Research and Development in 1942, technical aspects of developing proximity fuse, the practical applications of the proximity fuse in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean Theaters, and offers comments about the roles of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Hopkins, and Vannevar Bush. Appendix includes photograph of Ralph Robinson.
Date:
January 17, 1997
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Robinson, Ralph O.
System:
The UNT Digital Library