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 G. C. Mitchell, April 6, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with G. C. Mitchell, April 6, 1974

Interview with G. C. Mitchell, a realtor and a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mitchell, G. C., 1919-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Townsend, July 6, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Townsend, July 6, 1974

Interview with Frank Townsend, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Townsend, Frank, 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Fred R. Runce, July 6, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Fred R. Runce, July 6, 1974

Interview with Fred R. Runce, U.S. Army WWII Veteran about his experiences at Wheeler Field with the Army Ordnance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Runce, Fred R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Henry C. Zais, July 6, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Henry C. Zais, July 6, 1974

Interview with Henry Zais, U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Wheeler Field with the 47th Pursuit Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Zais, Henry C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joseph E. Gately, July 6, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Joseph E. Gately, July 6, 1974

Interview with Joe Gately, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Ralph Talbot during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gately, Joseph E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Naipo P. Robertson, July 6, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Naipo P. Robertson, July 6, 1974

Interview with Naipo Robertson, U.S. Army (28th Infantry) and Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences while home on pass in Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Robertson, Naipo P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with R. S. Spangler, July 6, 1974 (open access)

Oral History Interview with R. S. Spangler, July 6, 1974

Interview with R. S. Spangler, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences when caught on the number one tee at the Schofield Barracks Golf Course during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 6, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Spangler, R. S., 1909-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Vernon A. Lileks, December 6, 1977 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Vernon A. Lileks, December 6, 1977

Interview with Vernon Lileks, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 6, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lileks, Vernon A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Howard E. Riley, August 6, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Howard E. Riley, August 6, 1978

Transcript of an interview with Howard Riley, an Army veteran from Arkansas, concerning his experiences at Fort Shafter with the 64th Coast Artillery during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: August 6, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Riley, Howard E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Marvin E. Tilghman, September 6, 1978 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Marvin E. Tilghman, September 6, 1978

Interview with Marvin Tilghman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Tilghman discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1945), American air raids, and his liberation.
Date: September 6, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Tilghman, Marvin E., 1917-
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Sweetwater Scrapbook] (open access)

[Sweetwater Scrapbook]

Scrapbook filled with newspaper clippings, letters, and some photos, primarily relating to the Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion and memorial dedication ceremony held in Sweetwater in 1972, as well as another WASP reunion held in 1986.
Date: November 6, 1986
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Roberts, November 6, 1994

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Interview with Charles H. Roberts, a Marines WWII veteran from Denton, Texas, who was present at Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station, Oahu, on December 7th, 1941. Roberts discusses the different waves of attacking Japanese aircraft, returning fire, the immediate aftermath, reactions on Oahu and defensive measures, and casualties.
Date: November 6, 1994
Creator: White, Melinda & Roberts, Charles H.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Donald W. Peters, August 6, 1998

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Transcript of an interview with Donald W. Peters, Army veteran (C Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion), concerning his experiences in the Italian Campaign and experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans in the European Theater during World War II. Peters discusses his entry into the Army and basic training, 1943; transit across the Atlantic to North Africa and then to Naples; assignment as a replacement to the 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion; Monte Cassino; Anzio landing and being wounded by shrapnel when his ship sank; recuperation in Naples and return to his unit; murder of German POWs; Rome-Arno Campaign, 1944; invasion of southern France, 1944; transfer of the unit to the French Alps and his capture, 1944; initial incarceration in Torino (Turin); permanent POW camp at Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany; POW life at Stalag VII-A; liberation; and postwar adjustments to civilian life.
Date: August 6, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Peters, Donald W., 1924-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Tom Peays, February 6, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Thomas "Tom" Peay, a rancher and Army Air Forces veteran (Air Transport Command), concerning his experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Peay discusses his enrollment in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1942; tenure as a primary flight training instructor of Aviation Air Cadets, Harmon Training Center, Ballinger, Texas, 1942-43; Air Ferry Command, 1943; induction into the Army Air Forces, 1943; assignment to the Air Transport Command, 1943; stationing at Tezgaon-Kurmitola, India, 1944; flying C-109s loaded with gasoline over "The Hump" into China; weather problems over the Himalaya Mountains; and his separation from the military, 1946.
Date: February 6, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Peays, Thomas
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Alan A. Fouts, December 6, 2001

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Interview with Navy veteran Alan A. Fouts. The interview includes Fouts' personal experiences while assigned to the Submarine Base during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and his subsequent service aboard the submarine USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Fouts, Alan A., 1920-
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Elijah Collins, Jr., December 6, 2001

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Interview with Navy veteran Elijah Collins Jr. The interview includes Collins' personal experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Collins also talks about the Battle of Savo Island and the sinking of the Blue.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Collins, Elijah, Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Herb Elfering, December 6, 2001

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Interview with electrical engineer and Army veteran Herb Elfering, The interview includes Elfering's personal experiences with a searchlight/radar battery, 251st Coast Artillery Regiment, at camp Malekole during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Elfering also gives brief descriptions of his later experiences at Bougainville and Luzon.
Date: December 6, 2001
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Elfering, Herb
System: The UNT Digital Library