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Oral History Interview with Glen McDole, October 10, 1996

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Interview with Glen McDole, a Marine Corps WWII veteran and POW from Des Moines, Iowa. McDole discusses joining the Marines in 1940, assignment to the 1st Separate Marine Battalion and deployment to Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, the Japanese attack on December 8th, 1941, withdrawal to Corregidor, Douglas MacArthur, the surrender, experiences in internment at Cabanatuan, transfer to Palawan, American bombing raids, surviving the Palawan massacre, rescue by Philippines civilians, the American liberation, and testifying about his former captors after the war.
Date: October 10, 1996
Creator: Alexander, William J. & McDole, Glen
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner, May 22, 1959] (open access)

[Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner, May 22, 1959]

Letter from Fred H. Rayner to Harris Leon Kempner mentioning a few things while he's still in Taipei. He mentioned that they got a letter from The Pacific Commerce Company on May 18th. He also mentions about the cotton sales to them and then says that their business has picked up in Orleans and Texas.
Date: May 22, 1959
Creator: Rayner, Fred H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History