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World War II Pearl Harbor Survivors Oral History Project
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Oral History Interview with Jim Earthman, December 8th, 1972
Interview with Representative Jim Earthman, a Texas State legislator from Houston, Texas. Earthman discusses his experiences in the second, third, and fourth special sessions of the 62nd Legislature, specifically his feelings on state funding of primaries, the "Dirty Thirty," the selection of candidates for House Speaker, opposition to the election of Rayford Price, the legislature's budgeting hearings, his opinion of Bill Heatly, his opinion of Preston Smith, insurance rate making, insurance companies, and his thoughts about his own career on leaving office.
Date:
December 8, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Earthman, Jim
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with H. F. Elliot, January 4, 1972
Interview with H. F. Elliot, a doctor in Aransas County from Ames, Iowa. Elliot discusses his education, the most common illnesses he treats, common diseases in the county, the patients he sees, the capabilities of different hospitals he refers them to, quarantine, hurricanes, the school system, local sports, and his involvement in the Boy Scouts.
Date:
January 4, 1972
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Elliot, H. F.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Arthur Dodge Jr., January 8, 1971
Interview with Arthur B. Dodge, Jr., a US Army WWII veteran from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dodge recounts his service in M Company, 350th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, which landed in Morocco and moved through Algeria in late-1943, before landing in Italy, where his unit took up position on the Cassino-Rapido-Garigliano front in March, 1944. Dodge describes prolonged skirmishing with German forces near Tremesuoli, Lazio, the breakout from Cassino, advancing into northern Italy, and finishing the war in the Po Valley.
Date:
January 8, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Dodge Jr., Arthur B.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Burlage, November 18, 1970
Interview with George Burlage, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Visalia, California. Burlage was stationed in the Philippines before the war and fought at Corregidor in 1942 before his capture by the Japanese, after which he was interned at Camp Cabanatuan #3 in Central Luzon, Las Pinas airfield near Manila, and Moji, Japan.
Date:
November 18, 1970
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald & Burlage, George
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Henry Patton, May 28, 1969
Interview with Henry Patton, banker. The interview includes Patton's observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Port Aransas and Aransas Pass, Texas, 1920-70.
Date:
March 31, 1970
Creator:
Patton, Henry & Stephens, A. Ray
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with T. G. Crews, January 22, 1972
Interview with T. G. Crews, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Stephenville, Texas. Crews, among the first Americans taken prisoner by the Japanese during the war, discusses his time with the North China Marines in Peking, his unit's duties there, his capture, and his experiences during internment at Tianjin, Shanghai, Peking, Busan, and Hakodate.
Date:
January 22, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Crews, T. G.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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 Simon Michael, January 10, 1972
Interview with Simon Michael, an artist, who shares his experiences as an artist and art teacher in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1948 to 1972. He also discusses his early art training, Fulton School of Fine Arts, his move from Fulton to Rockport, Texas, the Simon Michael School of Fine Arts, art exhibitions, art and local architectural styles, art students, techniques for teaching art, the philosophy of art, and the contribution of art to the community of Rockport.
Date:
January 10, 1972
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Michael, Simon, 1905-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marshall E. Fields, February 13, 1972
Interview with Marshall Fields, a Marine WWII veteran from Arkansas. Fields discusses his deployment to Wake Island shortly before the war, the Battle of Wake Island, his capture, and his experiences in internment at Woosung, China, and Sapporo, Japan.
Date:
February 13, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Fields, Marshall E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Miller, January 5, 1972
Interview with Judge John Miller of the 36th Judicial District from Beeville, Texas. Miller discusses his family origins and education, the kinds of criminals he encounters, district organization, fellow justices, grand jury selection, his thoughts on past Texas governors, state elections, and prominent members of the Aransas area.
Date:
January 5, 1972
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Miller, John
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Simon Michael, January 10, 1972
Interview with Simon Michael, an artist from Rockport, Texas. Michael discusses his initial interest in fine art and painting, travels, service in World War Two, work as a portrait artist in Austin, his establishment of the Fulton School of Arts, the school's reception, its growth, local artists, local architecture, the subjects he teaches, and his students.
Date:
January 10, 1972
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Michael, Simon
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fred J. Agnich, January 6, 1972
Interview with Representative Fred Agnich, a Republican Texas state legislator from Minnesota. Agnich discusses his childhood and education; moving to Texas and becoming a statesman; lobbying and how to control its influence; staffing in government offices; reform of the legislating process; his thoughts on proposed ethics legislation; single-member and multi-member congressional districts; party dynamics in the legislature; the "Dirty Thirty" and the Sharpestown scandal; reform of the insurance industry; and voter registration.
Date:
January 6, 1972
Creator:
Riddlesperger, James & Agnich, Fred J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Eugene R. Cronin, February 1, 1972
Interview with Eugene Cronin, a US Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Kansas City, Missouri. Cronin discusses his time as a B-24 crewmember stationed at Cerignola, Italy, the kinds of missions flown, his being shot down over Hungary and captured by the German Army, and his experiences in captivity at Vienna, Frankfurt, and Stalag Luft #1 near Barth in Western Pommerania.
Date:
February 1, 1972
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Cronin, Eugene R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Emory M. Spencer, September 30, 1971
Interview with attorney Emory M. Spencer. The interview includes Spencer's personal experiences about being an attorney. Spencer talks about the development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas 1920-71, cotton farming, Irish settlers and the Ku Klux Klan, gambling, the development of the Aransas County Airport, oil exploration, housing subdivisions, the Coastal Bend Regional Planning Commission, hurricanes, agriculture, property values, and prominent citizens of the county.
Date:
September 30, 1971
Creator:
Stephens, A. Ray & Spencer, Emory M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sam Zangari, January 5, 1971
Interview with Sam Zangari, an Army WWII veteran from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Zangari was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
February 12, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald & Zangari, Sam
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Jack Blanton, June 29, 1971
Interview with Jack Blanton, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Carrollton, Texas. Blanton recounts his experiences during the first session of 62nd Texas State Legislature in 1971, including his response to Governor Smith's deficit funding plan, state finance, education reform, taxation, his role on the Appropriations Committee, manipulation of stocks and insurance, the so-called "Dirty Thirty," ethics legislation, and redistricting.
Date:
June 29, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Blanton, C. F. (Jack)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interviews with Charley L. Pryor, 1972-1973
Interview with Charley L. Pryor, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Lubbock, Texas, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Pryor discusses the sinking of the Houston, his capture, experiences in imprisonment at Serang, Java, experiences at Bicycle Camp in Batavia and Changi Camp in Singapore, building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, American air raids, and liberation.
Date:
1972-11/1973-02
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Pryor, Charley L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George Burns, March 12, 1974
Interview with George Burns, a postal worker, farmer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns talks about 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, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Date:
March 12, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, George, 1917-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George J. Deckard, May 18, 1974
Interview with George J. Deckard, U.S. Army WWII veteran, concerning his experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 11th Signal Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 18, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Deckard, George J., 1919-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Everett Johnson, May 18, 1974
Interview with Everett Johnson, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 18, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Johnson, Everett, 1921-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fred R. Runce, July 6, 1974
Interview with Fred R. Runce, U.S. Army WWII Veteran about his experiences at Wheeler Field with the Army Ordnance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
July 6, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Runce, Fred R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with George R. Sanner, Jr., December 7, 1974
Interview with George Sanner, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences at the Schofield Barracks with the 11th Field Artillery, 24th Division, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
December 7, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Sanner, George R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Gelane Matthews Barron, July 7, 1974
Interview with Gelane Matthews Barron, former Army nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas. The interview includes Barron's experiences at Tipler General Hospital at Fort Shafter during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
July 7, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Barron, Gelane Matthews
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Crayton R. Gordon, January 31, 1977
Transcript of an interview with Crayton Gordon, an 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:
January 31, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Crayton, Gordon R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library