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Oral History Interview with A. B. Rawlinson, June 25, 2002
Interview with A. B. Rawlinson, a machine gunner in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his life during the war and his experience abroad.
Date:
June 25, 2002
Creator:
Collins, Kim & Rawlinson, A. B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Flocke, October 22, 2000
Interview with Al Flocke, a radio operator during World War II. He discusses his flight training and being the radio operator on a B-24 bomber which did raids on Guam, Turk, Iwo Jima and other islands. He also relates anecdotes about food, rations, and living conditions on the islands.
Date:
October 22, 2000
Creator:
Nichols, Chuck & Flocke, Al
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alan W. Saunders, October 8, 2004
Interview with Alan W. "Buck" Saunders, a pilot during World War II. He discusses joining the Army Air Corps, becoming an airplane mechanic, and going to flight school for pilot training. He was stationed in India and flew supplies into China over the Himalayas (known by pilots as "the Hump"). In China, he traded items such as jewelry or opium for information on Japanese troop placements in Burma. He also discusses his meetings with native Burmese and talks about later experiences he had after the war and during the Vietnam War.
Date:
October 8, 2004
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Saunders, Alan W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Albert Bouley, June 27, 2001
Interview with Albert Bouley, a U. S. Marine during World War II. He discusses his enlistment in the Marines just after Pearl Harbor; his assignment to the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division; the battle of Guadalcanal; malaria and dysentery; the battle of Cape Gloucester; the use of Pavuvu as a base; the battle of Peleliu; his return to the United States; guard duty at the Brooklyn Naval Yard and his service as an instructor in a heavy weapons school before the end of the war. He joined the Air Force 2 1/2 years later to be able to fly and work on planes, then retire to become a teacher in California, and finally settled in Texas.
Date:
June 27, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Bouley, Albert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alf Klaveness, April 16, 2004
Interview with Alf Klaveness, a commanding officer on the destroyer USS Benham. Klaveness begins by discussing his family history after coming here from Norway and working for John Rockefeller; he answers questions about his role in the Navy and describes being in Tokyo Bay during the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri.
Date:
April 16, 2004
Creator:
Walker, Tracy & Klaveness, Alf
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alfonso Nava, March 26, 2004
Interview with Alfonso Nava, a technical sergeant in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his decision to enlist and his experiences in the military.
Date:
March 26, 2004
Creator:
Coy, Marisa E. & Nava, Alfonso
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alstern L. Reick, November 27, 2001
Interview with Alstern L. Reick, an electrician in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life in the military and his experiences abroad.
Date:
November 27, 2001
Creator:
Evans, Celeste & Reick, Alstern L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Annie May Web, March 24, 2001
Interview with Annie (Amy) May Webb discussing her husband's service and her experiences on the homefront during World War II. She describes delivering word of the birth of their daughter to her husband while he was aboard the USS Bennington serving with VMF-112.
Date:
March 24, 2001
Creator:
Bloomfield, Vivian & Webb, Annie May
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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:
April 16, 2001
Creator:
Flores, Jessica & Oviedo, Arthur
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Arwin Bowden, March 9, 2000
Interview with Arwin Bowden, a marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his training in San Diego and New Zealand before the Battle of Tarawa. He describes being wounded in the battle, the casualties he saw, and being shipped back to Pearl Harbor for treatment before joining the battle of Saipan. He describes ancedotes about Japanese killing themselves rather than surrendering, eating food from a garden watered from rainwater running down from outhouses, the wages he made, and the time he had leave.
Date:
March 9, 2000
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Bowden, Arwin J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Asa M. Duncan
Interview with Asa M. Duncan, an infantryman in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about service overseas and his experiences of coming home.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Jeffrey, Erin & Duncan, Asa M.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Austin Karr
Interview with Austin Karr, a POW in WWII. He talks about his time as a POW and his reason for joining the service.
Date:
1995~
Creator:
Musfy, Omar & Karr, Austin
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with B. J. Nelson, April 22, 2002
Interview with B. J. Nelson, a staff sergeant in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He answers questions about his life in the military and coming home post-war.
Date:
April 22, 2002
Creator:
DeVore, Danielle & Nelson, B. J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bert Van Natter, April 10, 2003
Interview with Bert Van Natter, a communications specialist in the Air Force. He answers questions about his life prior to joining the military and what life was like during WWII.
Date:
April 10, 2003
Creator:
Purdin, Joel & Van Natter, Bert
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill J. Ripkowski, March 28, 2002
Interview with Bill J. Ripkowski, a sergeant in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about his life in the military and his time abroad during the war.
Date:
March 28, 2002
Creator:
Smith, Tonya & Ripkowski, Bill J.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bill Snead, April 14, 2003
Interview with Bill Snead, a communications specialist in the US Air Force during WWII. He answers questions about his experiences during the war.
Date:
April 14, 2003
Creator:
Ferguson, Cody & Snead, Bill
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, February 9, 1976
Interview with Blanche DuPlantis, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include 1923 through post World War II: Baytown in the 1920's and 1930's, the effect of World War II, banking business, the founding of Trinity Episcopal Church.
Date:
February 9, 1976
Creator:
Maroney, James C. & DuPlantis, Blanche
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, April 26, 2001
Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, a civilian worker in the US Maritime Commission. She answers questions about life on the home front during WWII.
Date:
April 26, 2001
Creator:
Chamblin, Marie & Lamb, Bobbie C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Boyd K. Miller, January 21, 2003
Interview with Boyd K. Miller, a draftsman and pilot during World War II. He discusses being drafted out of college and working as an artist and draftsman. Since he studied art in college, he worked on diagrams and charts. He then transferred to the Air Corps to become a pilot and trained in Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Alabama, New York, Georgia, Florida and Texas.
Date:
January 21, 2003
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & Miller, Boyd K.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Boyd Lamb, February 28, 2001
Interview with Boyd Lamb. He answers questions about his life before enlisting, life on the USS Tennessee, and his life post-war.
Date:
February 28, 2001
Creator:
Chamblin, Marie & Lamb, Boyd
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Buck Gibson, October 19, 2002
Interview with Buck Gibson of Waco, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War Two. The interview includes some of Mr. Gibson's background before and after the war as well as his personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of his training, life in the Navy, the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and what happened after he was rescued.
Date:
October 19, 2002
Creator:
Cox, Bill & Gibson, Buck
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Peltier, March 4, 2001
Interview with Carl Peltier, a U. S Marine during World War II. He begins by discussing his reaction to the attack on Pearl Harbor. He then joined the Marines when he was old enough. He trained in San Diego before shipping out to Hawaii where he joined the 2nd Marine Division. Further training included heavy weapons and mortars. Later, he landed on Saipan and describes his small arms and rations. He witnessed General Simon Buckner getting killed on Okinawa. He was later wounded on Okinawa. After the war ended, Peltier served in the Pentagon during the Korean War.
Date:
March 4, 2001
Creator:
Nichols, Chuck & Peltier, Carl
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charles Pase, April 12, 2001
Interview with Charles Pase, a marine during World War II. He discusses joining the Marines and training on New Zealand and other Pacific islands. He describes landing on Tarawa, the battle of Tarawa itself, and locating and burying the dead bodies after the battle. He also talks about going to Hawaii for more training before going to Saipan, various guns and artillery he used, encountering natives on Saipan and being in Nagasaki after the bomb was dropped. He relates ancedotes about having tonsillitis during the Tarawa attack, fights that some Marines got into with local Hawaiians while training there and prejudices against Japanese-Americans, mistaking a land crab that pinched the back of his neck for a bayonet, getting Dengue Fever, and faking a landing on April Fools' Day.
Date:
April 12, 2001
Creator:
Cox, Floyd & Pase, Charles
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chris Walker, February 11, 2003
Interview with Chris Walker, a carpenter during World War II. He discusses working as a carpenter in the Marines at Camp Pendleton and on Tinian and Saipan. He was present at Okinawa and in Nagasaki after Japan surrendered. He also tells stories about generals, his colonel, rations, and friendly fire. He describes some of the memorabilia he kept.
Date:
February 11, 2003
Creator:
Misenhimer, Richard & Walker, Chris
System:
The Portal to Texas History