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Oral History Interview with William Coughlin, September 17, 1988
Interview with William Coughlin, a Army WWII veteran who was present at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, from Auburn, New York. Coughlin discusses joining the Army in 1937, transfer to Hawaii in 1940, duties as a grunt in coastal artillery on Sand Island, becoming a guard, engaging Japanese planes on the morning of December 7th, digging in for the evening, and later service. Included is a screenshot of Coughlin's online obituary.
Date:
September 17, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Coughlin, William H.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Tucker, September 25, 1985
Interview with William Tucker, a business executive from Boston, regarding his experiences working for Caltex Petroleum Corporation, their refinery construction and expansion during World War II and after the war, the oil industry, and Caltex in India, Australia, Germany, Japan, Korea, and South Africa.
Date:
September 25, 1985
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Tucker, William
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frederick W. Dittus, September 13, 1985
Interview with Frederick Dittus, an executive at Caltex Petroleum Corporation. He discusses his educational background, his early job experience with Standard Oil Company of California, the Dittus-Boelter equation, his pre-World War II experiences in Nazi Germany, construction of the Bahrain refinery for Bapco, the formation of Caltex in 1936, his transfer to Caltex, his activities during World War II, the postwar refinery expansion, and the evolution of the Technical Services Division.
Date:
September 13, 1985
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Dittus, Frederick W., 1897-
System:
The UNT Digital Library