Oral History Interview with Marguerite Loveless, April 29, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Marguerite Loveless, April 29, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Marguerite Loveless. Loveless was born in Centerville, Texas in 1921. After attending Houston Brown College she was employed by the Texas Department of Public Welfare. She married Cleatus “Chuck” E. Loveless in 1941. She tells of her husband joining the Army Air Corps soon after the declaration of war and of the numerous moves and living conditions they encountered and of the long lasting relationships that developed with many of the people she met. While her husband was serving in the Philippines she was employed at Harmon General Hospital in Longview, Texas, and tells of German prisoners of war working maintenance at the hospital.
Date: April 29, 2008
Creator: Loveless, Marguerite
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Barker, April 29, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Allen Barker, April 29, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Allen Barker. Barker was born 29 July 1922 in Sairlie, Texas. He joined the Army Air Corps in August 1942. Following completion of basic training in Greenville, Texas he was assigned to the signal corps. He was shuttled around to various bases in the United States and finally boarded a troop ship, USS General A.E. Anderson for a 30 day sea trip to Bombay, India. His unit built a base about 60 miles northwest of Imphal, India. After the Japanese surrender he was involved in closing various bases in India until being shipped back to the United States and receiving his discharged in 1946.
Date: April 29, 2008
Creator: Barker, Allen
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Marguerite Loveless, April 29, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marguerite Loveless, April 29, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Marguerite Loveless. Loveless was born in Centerville, Texas in 1921. After attending Houston Brown College she was employed by the Texas Department of Public Welfare. She married Cleatus “Chuck” E. Loveless in 1941. She tells of her husband joining the Army Air Corps soon after the declaration of war and of the numerous moves and living conditions they encountered and of the long lasting relationships that developed with many of the people she met. While her husband was serving in the Philippines she was employed at Harmon General Hospital in Longview, Texas, and tells of German prisoners of war working maintenance at the hospital.
Date: April 29, 2008
Creator: Loveless, Marguerite
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Allen Barker, April 29, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Allen Barker, April 29, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Allen Barker. Barker was born 29 July 1922 in Sairlie, Texas. He joined the Army Air Corps in August 1942. Following completion of basic training in Greenville, Texas he was assigned to the signal corps. He was shuttled around to various bases in the United States and finally boarded a troop ship, USS General A.E. Anderson for a 30 day sea trip to Bombay, India. His unit built a base about 60 miles northwest of Imphal, India. After the Japanese surrender he was involved in closing various bases in India until being shipped back to the United States and receiving his discharged in 1946.
Date: April 29, 2008
Creator: Barker, Allen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History