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Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000
Interview with Al Flocke, a radio operator during World War II. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also relates anecdotes about food, rations, and living conditions on the islands.
Date:
October 22, 2000
Creator:
Nichols, Chuck & Flocke, Al
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004
Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after the war and during the Vietnam War.
Date:
October 8, 2004
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004
Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders of New Braunfels, Texas, a veteran of the Army Air Force during World War Two. The interview includes Saunders' personal experiences while in the Air Force, including the China-Burma-India Theater and memories of flying cargo to China over the Himalayas. Mr. Saunders also talks about life before and after his service.
Date:
October 8, 2004
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alena Mosley, October 16, 1979
Interview with Alena Mosley. Topics include the Hstory of Baytown, TX.
Date:
October 16, 1979
Creator:
Austin, Armittie & Mosley, Alena
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alton Warner, October 22, 1983
Interview with Alton Warner, a United States Navy veteran from Bronson, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Worden.
Date:
October 22, 1983
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Warner, Alton
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arthur Manganello, October 23, 1982
Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Arthur Manganello. The interview includes Manganello's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
October 23, 1982
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Manganello, Arthur
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with B. D. Fillmore, October 9, 1973
Audio interview with B. D. Fillmore, a veteran of World War II from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese after being captured on the island of Java in 1942. Fillmore discusses his transfer to several different camps as a part of the "Lost Battalion."
Date:
October 9, 1973
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Fillmore, B. D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ben Bynum, October 10, 1975
Interview with Ben Bynum, a public relations consultant and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Amarillo. Bynum shares his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. He also discusses the House speakership race, committee appointments, public school financing, public utilities legislation, constitutional revision, insurance legislation, his personal legislation, and Governor Dolph Briscoe.
Date:
October 10, 1975
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Bynum, Ben
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979
Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, a resident of Cedar Bayou, Texas circa 1900-1925. Busch details her childhood and early life in Cedar Bayou as well as the oil boom and early days of Baytown, Texas.
Date:
October 2, 1979
Creator:
Swofford, Sarah & Busch, Bessie Jane Kilgore
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Brooks Holt, October 13, 1980
Interview with Brooks Holt, a civil servant and United States Navy veteran from San Antonio, Texas, discussing his experiences and recollections of working as district director of the National Youth Administration during the Great Depression.
Date:
October 13, 1980
Creator:
Acrey, Autry & Holt, Brooks
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002
Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Mr. Gibson's background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.
Date:
October 19, 2002
Creator:
Cox, Bill & Gibson, Buck
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002
Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Strauss' background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.
Date:
October 19, 2002
Creator:
Cox, Bill & Gibson, Buck
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with C. L. Permenter, October 25, 1972
Interview with C. L. Permenter, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Permenter discusses his pre-war service with the North China Marines at Tientsin (Tianjin) and Peking (Beijing), the situation in Japanese-occupied China, his capture, and his experiences in internment at Woosung, Kiangwang, and Fengtai.
Date:
October 25, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Permenter, C. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Catherine Terrill, October 10, 1982
Interview with Catherine Terrill about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date:
October 25, 1982
Creator:
Terrill, Catherine
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Catherine Terrill, October 10, 1982
Interview with Catherine Terrill about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
Date:
October 25, 1982
Creator:
Terrill, Catherine
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, October 22, 1983
Interview with Cecil Hollingshead, a United States Navy veteran from Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 as a member of the VP-11 patrol squadron at Kaneohe Bay.
Date:
October 22, 1983
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hollingshead, Cecil
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles C. Christensen, October 1, 1979
Interview with Navy veteran Charles C. Christensen. The interview includes Christensen's personal experiences while aboard the auxiliary repair ship USS Argonne during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview includes an appendix with postcards and letters.
Date:
October 1, 1979
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Christensen, Charles C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Charles H. Miles, Jr., October 23, 1982
Interview with Army veteran Charles H. Miles. The interview includes Gage's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
October 23, 1982
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Miles, Charles H., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Claude Wilkinson, October 22, 1983
Interview with Claude Wilkinson, a United States Navy veteran from Winona, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the seaplane tender USS Tangier.
Date:
October 22, 1983
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wilkinson, Claude
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with D. D. Hill, October 1, 1989
Interview with D. D. Hill, a United States Navy veteran from Pharr, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.
Date:
October 1, 1989
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hill, D. D.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Dale R. Walker, October 4, 2007
Interview with Dale R. Walker, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He joined the Marine Corps in 1944 and was trained in mortars at Camp Pendleton, California. He then went to Camp Tarawa at Hawaii for further training with the Fifth Marine Division. Walker landed with the sixth wave on D-day at Iwo Jima. While working with mortars supporting the infantry, he was called on to be a stretcher-bearer on occasion. Walker spent 36 days on Iwo Jima. After the Japanese surrendered, Walker served in the occupation of Japan.
Date:
October 4, 2007
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & Walker, Dale R.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Dale R. Walker, October 4, 2007
Interview with Dale R. Walker of Kingsville, Texas, a United States Marine Corps veteran from World War Two. The interview includes Hill's memories about growing up as well as his personal experiences while in the Marines, including details from his involvement in the Iwo Jima attacks, 3rd Battalion, and the occupation of Nagasaki.
Date:
October 4, 2007
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & Walker, Dale R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Earl Smyth, Jr., October 20, 2003
Interview with Earl Smyth, Jr., a serviceman during World War II. He discusses his time aboard the USS Saratoga at the Battle of Midway and at Guadalcanal, where the ship sustained two torpedo attacks. He saw Pearl Harbor three days after the attack.
Date:
October 20, 2003
Creator:
Bryk, Clarence & Smyth, Earl, Jr.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Elmer Duren, October 22, 1983
Interview with Elmer Duren, a United States Navy veteran from Louisiana, regarding his experiences during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dale. Duren discusses his education, training, the construction of the USS Dale, and his memories of the attack.
Date:
October 22, 1983
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Duren, Elmer
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library