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Oral History Interview with Thomas S. Matney, September 27, 2007
Interview tith Dr. Thomas S. Matney discussing his youth, family, education, and career at MD Anderson. He begins the interview by talking about growing up in Texas and attending Trinity University of his bachelor's and master's degrees. He discusses his early career at MD Anderson and his research into bacteria and genetics.
Date:
September 26, 2007
Creator:
Matney, Thomas S. & Brunet, Lesley Williams
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Lee Hill, September 20, 2003
Interview with David Lee "Tex" Hill of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of pre-war flight training in Florida, the Flying Tigers, and the Salween River Gorge attack.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Cox, William G. & Hill, David Lee
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Lee Hill, September 20, 2003
Interview with David Lee "Tex" Hill of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of pre-war flight training in Florida, the Flying Tigers, and the Salween River Gorge attack. There is a photograph and a short biography of Hill after the interview transcription.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Cox, William G. & Hill, David Lee
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert O. Andrews, September 20, 2003
Interview with Robert O. Andrews, a businessman and United States Army Air Force veteran from Jean, Texas, regarding his experience in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Andrews discusses enlistment, training, assignments including his overseas assignments in India and Burma, reaction to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and his postwar career.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Andrews, Robert O.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with W. A. Henderson, September 20, 2003
Interview with W. A. (Bill) Henderson, a pilot during World War II. He discusses his time as a bombardier and navigator on a B-24 in the China-Burma-India Theater. His crew hit the bridge over River Kwai (Mae Klong) while making bombing runs along the Burma Railway and also flew runs to supply gasoline to various bases in China, India and Burma. He relates anecdotes about the food and living quarters on the bases and the time he saved his co-pilot's life. He helped his co-pilot land the plane after a bullet tore through the plane's nose wheel and injured the man's leg.
Date:
September 20, 2003
Creator:
Johnson, Kep & Henderson, W. A.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Ornell H. Balzer, September 4, 2003
Interview with Ornell Balzer, beginning with the evolution of her career at M.D. Anderson. She recounts how she moved to Houston after graduating from nursing school and her return to M.D. Anderson. Ms. Balzer then details her memories of time spent working at Baker Estate and her interactions with colleagues and patients.
Date:
September 4, 2003
Creator:
Balzer, Ornell H. & Brunet, Lesley Williams
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with O. H. King, September 28, 2002
Interview with O. H. "Karl" King of Fort Worth, Texas, who is a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. King recalls memories of his travels, the Japanese attack on Clark Field, the Battle for Bataan, and when he was a Japanese prisoner-of-war. He also talks about other experiences he had while serving in the Marines and his life before and after the war.
Date:
September 28, 2002
Creator:
Graham, Eddie & King, O. H.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with O. H. King, September 28, 2002
Interview with O. H. "Karl" King of Fort Worth, Texas, who is a World War Two veteran of the United States Marine Corps. In the interview, Mr. King recalls memories of his travels, the Japanese attack on Clark Field, the Battle for Bataan, and when he was a Japanese prisoner-of-war. He also talks about other experiences he had while serving in the Marines and his life before and after the war.
Date:
September 28, 2002
Creator:
Graham, Eddie & King, O. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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 Willie Higgs, September 21, 2001
Interview with Willie Higgs, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He joined the Marines in 1944 and trained at Camp Pendleton before being assigned to the 4th Marine Division. Higgs discusses arriving at Iwo Jima, making a grenade attack on a cave there, and subsequently breaking his leg. He then spent time aboard the hospital ship, USS Solace (AH-5). Upon returning home, Higgs finished his degree at Southwest Texas State in San Marcos, where he majored in music.
Date:
September 21, 2001
Creator:
Pickard, Kevin & Higgs, Willie
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001
Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date:
September 17, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001
Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.
Date:
September 17, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Straus, David
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with David Braden, September 30, 2000
Interview with David Braden, a member of the U.S. Air Force during World War II. He discusses his training in the U.S. to become a navigator; his deployment to Saipan with the 870th Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Wing; initial attacks on Tokyo in a B-29 bomber at high altitude (during which the jet stream interfered with the bombing raids); a low-altitude fire-bombing mission over Tokyo in March, 1945; living conditions on base at Saipan; a mission in which the B-29 he was on ditched in the ocean and his subsequent rescue; Victory in Europe (V-E) Day on Saipan; completing 35 missions; and going home.
Date:
September 30, 2000
Creator:
Johnson, Kep & Braden, David
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jack Kleiss, September 29, 2000
Interview with Jack Kleiss, a pilot during World War II. He discusses training for carrier landings on USS Enterprise; the arrival of VMF-211 aboard Enterprise and their delivery to Wake Island; and the attack on Pealr Harbor on 7 December 1941. Kleiss was in a dive bomber and attacked Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway, where he earned the Navy Cross.
Date:
September 29, 2000
Creator:
Nichols, Chuck & Kleiss, Jack
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles R. Easley, September 39, 1989
Interview with Charles R. Easley, a United States Navy veteran from Newport, Oregon, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.
Date:
September 30, 1989
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Easley, Charles Richard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marler W. Owen, September 29, 1989
Interview with Marler W. Owen, a United States Navy veteran from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.
Date:
September 29, 1989
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Owen, Marler W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joe C. Turner, September 19, 1989
Interview with Joe C. Turner, a United States Navy veteran from Merryville, Louisiana, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer tender USS Dobbin.
Date:
September 19, 1989
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Turner, Joseph C.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lawrence Kloeppel, September 17, 1988
Interview with Lawrence Kloeppel, a United States Navy veteran from Dixon, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the target battleship USS Utah.
Date:
September 17, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Kloeppel, Lawrence
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul J. Sherrard, September 17, 1988
Interview with Paul J. Sherrard, a United States Navy veteran from Morehouse, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at the dispensary at the Ford Island Naval Air Station.
Date:
September 17, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Sherrard, Paul J., Sr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Ellis, September 17, 1988
Interview with William Ellis, a United States Navy veteran from Denison, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the naval supply vessel USS Antares. It includes an Appendix with more details recording the history of the vessel.
Date:
September 17, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Ellis, William
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Curtis Schulze, September 16, 1988
Interview with Curtis Schulze, a United States Navy veteran from Vandalia, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Downes.
Date:
September 16, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Schulze, Curtis P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ernest Galeassi, September 16, 1988
Interview with Army veteran Ernest Galeassi. The interview includes Galeassi's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 324th Signal Company during the Japanese attack a Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
September 16, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Galeassi, Ernest
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Glennon Ryan, September 16, 1988
Interview with Glennon Ryan, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Louis, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island Naval Air Station as a member of the Assembly and Repair Division.
Date:
September 16, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Ryan, Glennon
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Kenneth K. Anderson, September 16, 1988
Interview with Kenneth K Anderson, a United States Navy veteran from South Dakota, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island as a member of VP-24, a Navy PBY patrol squadron.
Date:
September 16, 1988
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Anderson, Kenneth K.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library