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Oral History Interview with John C. Reas, June 23, 1998

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Interview with John Reas, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from New Albany, Indiana, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Reas discusses his assignment to the Houston and prewar operations in the Pacific, the start of the war and convoy duty, being bombed by 54 Japanese planes, the Battle of Sunda Strait, the sinking, capture by the Japanese, experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Thanbyuzayat, work on the Burma Railway, the USS Houston Survivors List, liberation, and life after the war. In appendix is the USS Houston Survivors list, letters of his regarding the list, brief accounts written by Reas of different experiences in the war, a letter by Lanson H. Harris confirming how the list was given to OSS officers, and a photo of Reas' wallet that he carried through the war.
Date: June 23, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reas, John C.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Gale E. Nevill, March 23, 1999

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Interview with Gale E. Nevill, a Army WWII veteran from Houston, Texas. Nevill discusses his family background and upbringing, jobs in the oil business, joining the National Guard, attending Rice University, getting commissioned, overseeing a Civilian Conservation Corps camp, working through the Depression, activation and assignment to 6th Army HQ, deployment to Brisbane, 6th Army operations in the South Pacific and Philippines, the end of the war and life afterwards.
Date: March 23, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Nevill, Gale Erwin
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Garvin Kowalke, January 23, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Garvin Kowalke, January 23, 2001

Interview with Garvin Kowalke, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, going to Air Cadet training to become a pilot, and training on various aircraft (AT-17, UC-78, P-36, P-33, T-6, BT-13, B-17, B-29) before becoming a B-29 pilot; he shipped out to Guam and flew standard and fire bombing runs over Japan. He discusses having to ditch the plane on the way back to Guam once when the engines failed, seeing another B-29 crew have to bail out over Toyko Bay and get picked up by a U.S. submarine that was in the Bay, getting pulled down to the fires when they were trying to hide in the smoke to avoid Japanese fighter planes, and getting caught in a storm by Mount Fujiyama, as well as collecting data such wind direction, speed, and temperature over Hiroshima for future bombing runs, which turned out to be for the bombers who dropped the atomic bomb. He also talks about flying over Hiroshima two days after the bombing and gauging how high the radiation levels were at different altitudes. He also talks about being in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, becoming a B-57 pilot, and adopting a …
Date: January 23, 2001
Creator: Cox, Floyd & Kowalke, Garvin
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Joseph B. Brown, March 23, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph B. Brown, March 23, 2001

Interview with Joseph B. Brown of Abilene, Texas, who is a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. Brown recalls memories of growing up and his time in the Marines, particularly from training, being wounded, and working campaigns in the South Pacific.
Date: March 23, 2001
Creator: Cox, William G. & Brown, Joseph B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Norman Apelt, September 23, 2001 transcript

Oral History Interview with Norman Apelt, September 23, 2001

Interview with with Norman Apelt, an airplane mechanic during World War II. He discusses his service in the US Army Air Corps as an airplane mechanic in Pampa, Texas. After the war ended, Apelt was assigned duty in occupied Japan.
Date: September 23, 2001
Creator: Bryk, Clarence & Apelt, Norman
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Clarence Martin, April 23, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Clarence Martin, April 23, 2002

Interview with Clarence Martin, a munitions expert in the US Navy during WWII. He describes his path in the military and answers questions about his time abroad.
Date: April 23, 2002
Creator: Vargas, Laura & Martin, Clarence
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Order of Daedalians Certificate of Membership for Gayle Snell] (open access)

[Order of Daedalians Certificate of Membership for Gayle Snell]

Certificate of membership from the Order of Daedalians given to Gayle Snell, appointing her to the "Founder Membership of William B. Snoot" and signed by the national commander and national secretary.
Date: April 23, 2003
Creator: Order of Daedalians
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arthur Oviedo, April 16, 2001 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Arthur Oviedo, April 16, 2001

Interview with Arthur Oviedo, a seaman in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He describes his time in the military and his experiences overseas
Date: October 23, 2003
Creator: Flores, Jessica & Oviedo, Arthur
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Clarence Kingsley, November 21, 2003

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Interview with Charles Kingsley, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas, who served in the 112th Cavalry. Kingsley discusses his upbringing, joining the Guard, the Louisiana Maneuvers, deployment to New Caledonia, his troop's machine gun section/platoon, Woodlark Island, the Battle of Arawe, New Guinea and the Battle of Drinumor River, the Battles of Leyte and Luzon, his thoughts on the generals he served, and thoughts on the 112th.
Date: November 23, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn T. & Kingsley, Clarence
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Gayle Snell and Woman with Dog]

Photograph of Gayle Snell (right) holding a dog and standing next to another woman on a porch.
Date: June 23, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Frederick T. Phillips, April 15, 2002 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frederick T. Phillips, April 15, 2002

Interview with Frederick T. Phillips, a captain in the US Air Force during WWII. He answers questions about his time in the military and life after the war.
Date: December 23, 2004
Creator: Mayo, Aimee & Phillips, Frederick T.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Sweetwater museum salutes female pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: Sweetwater museum salutes female pilots]

Newspaper clipping describing how the Sweetwater museum honored the Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) with several exhibits about their experiences and services during World War II.
Date: May 23, 2010
Creator: Wiley, Judy
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[White Album] (open access)

[White Album]

Photograph of the back of a white scrapbook album, which contains hundreds of pictures of the 12th Armored Division.
Date: June 23, 2014
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with H. Paul Hudgins, November 23, 2014

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Transcript of an interview with Paul Hudgins, U.S. Army World War II Veteran, illustrator, and author. Hudgins discusses his childhood in Texas; family history; enlistment in U.S. Army as a medic; staged in France on V-E Day; stationed on hospital train running between Germany and France; post-war college; artistic career; writing career; Honor Flight trip. Appendix includes illustrations and short stories by Hudgins as well as photographs.
Date: November 23, 2014
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Hudgins, Paul
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library