Oral History Interview with Bullock Hyder, May 12, 1966 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bullock Hyder, May 12, 1966

Interview with Tom Bullock Hyder, a Democratic Texas State Legislator from Denton, Texas. Hyder recounts his time in state government from 1928 to about 1940, discussing lobbying, the growth of the state's industries, liquor laws, state education, his relations with various prominent state figures and politicians, campaigns, and other topics.
Date: May 12, 1966
Creator: Kamp, H. W. & Hyder, Bullock
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Houston James, May 26, 1983 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Houston James, May 26, 1983

Interview with Houston James, a United States Navy veteran from Brooklyn, New York. James recalls his experiences as a member of Patrol Squadron 24 stationed on Ford Island during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 26, 1983
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & James, Houston
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James L. Kent, May 11, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James L. Kent, May 11, 1972

Interview with James L. Kent, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Duncanville, Texas. Kent discusses joining the Marine Corps, being AWOL, his judicial punishment, his deployment to the Philippines at Cavite Navy Yard, the Japanese attack, his experiences in the Battles of Bataan and Corregidor, his capture, and his internment at Bilibid Prison, Cabanatuan #1 & 2, and Mitsushima.
Date: May 11, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kent, James L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with O. R. Sparkman, May 6, 1971 (open access)

Oral History Interview with O. R. Sparkman, May 6, 1971

Interview with O.R. Sparkman, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Stationed in China before the war, Sparkman was captured in December 1941 by the Japanese in Beijing and interned at various camps in occupied China and Korea before finishing the war at Hakodate, Japan.
Date: May 6, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Sparkman, O. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with R. N. Isacksen, May 9, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. N. Isacksen, May 9, 1979

Interview with R. N. Isacksen, a United States Navy veteran from Des Moines, Iowa. Isacksen discusses his experiences aboard the seaplane tender the USS Tangier during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1978.
Date: May 9, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Isacksen, R. N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, May 31, 1979 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, May 31, 1979

Interview with Thomas S. Prentice, a United States Army veteran from Richardson, Texas, discussing his experience stationed at Fort Kamehameha during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941. Prentice provides details about his background, training, and impressions of the pre-attack period as well as of the attack itself.
Date: May 31, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Prentice, Thomas S.
System: The UNT Digital Library