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Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002 transcript

Oral History Interview with Robert D. Haines, May 15, 2002

Interview with Robert D. Haines, an American prisoner of war during World War II. He discusses the attack on Clark Field in the Philippines on December 8, 1941, as well as his experiences on the Bataan Death March. He also tells of his time spent as a prisoner of war under the Japanese at Camp O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Bilibid prison in Manila. He encountered his brother, who was a civilian internee, at Bilibid. From there, he rode on a hell ship for 39 days to a POW camp in Formosa (Taiwan). When the Americans began bombing Formosa, Haines was moved via another hell ship to Tokyo, Japan. Not long after, he was liberated and returned to San Francisco, then Denver.
Date: May 15, 2002
Creator: Graham, Eddie & Haines, Robert D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with a Palau Native transcript

Oral History Interview with a Palau Native

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with a native of Palau born in 1917. He lived briefly in Saipan and returned to Angaur, Palau, as a young man. In 1943 when the bombing of Palau first began, he volunteered for the Japanese Navy to avoid starvation, since natives were prohibited from buying imported food such as rice. He boarded a ship that was sunk by an American submarine and spent the night floating amidst 12-foot sharks. In the morning, he swam to a damaged but surviving Japanese ship and repaired their engine upon boarding. He then spent 10 months on an island at a Japanese airbase that sustained daily bombings. When the base was invaded by Australian troops, he hid in the jungle for three months before surrendering. He spent 10 months at a prisoner-of-war camp on Morotai. In 1946, he returned to Saipan and was reunited with his family.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tape 905 Side A

Traditional musical performances recorded in Taipei.
Date: August 13, 1972
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 905 Side B

Traditional musical performances recorded in Taipei.
Date: August 13, 1972
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 912 Side A

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.
Date: July 27, 1972
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 912 Side B

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei. Continued from Side A.
Date: July 27, 1972
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 913 Side A

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.
Date: August 13, 1972
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library

Tape 913 Side B

Traditional musical performances and chanting recorded in Taipei.
Date: December 20, 1971
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006 transcript

Oral History Interview with Albert Dimminger, July 5, 2006

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Albert Dimminger. Dimminger worked for Hammond Aircraft and Consolidated in 1939, building aircraft. He joined the Navy in March of 1942. Beginning in mid-June Dimminger served as Aviation Metalsmith Third Class aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8). From August through October they operated around the Solomon Islands. On 26 October, during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, the ship was struck and sank by a dive bomber and torpedo plane attack. He was transferred to the USS Bougainville (CVE-100), and they transported aircraft to the Marshall, Admiralty and Mariana islands. In February of 1944 he was stationed in Honolulu for shore duty and worked as First Class Petty Officer in charge of the supply depot for plane parts. He was discharged in 1945.
Date: July 5, 2006
Creator: Dimminger, Albert
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tape 903 Side A

Traditional musical performances recorded in Taipei in 1971.
Date: December 20, 1971
Creator: Hansson, Inga-Lill
System: The UNT Digital Library