Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Thomas recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.

Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Macia recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.

Interview with Melvin Harmon, a paratrooper during World War II. He discusses his paratrooper training and his time on Guadalcanal, Bougainville and other battles in the Solomon Islands. He also contracted malaria.

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.

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.

Interview with Joyce E. Sarvey discussing her work with Western Union in San Antonio, Texas during World War II.

Interview with Glenn E. McDuffie, an Armed Guard in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He discusses lying about his age in order to join the navy at 15 and his experience in boot camp. He served as an Armed Guard on merchant ships that transported supplies across the Atlantic and remembers being in London while German bombers flew overhead. He transported German prisoners out of Marseilles and Naples shortly after the liberation of those cities. He remembers going to Times Square upon hearing that the Japanese had surrendered. He claims to have been the sailor in the iconic photo of the sailor kissing the nurse in Times Square on V-J Day. He describes how he proved he was the sailor in the photo, what he did after the war, and how he learned that his brother survived the Bataan Death March.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing an uneventful day, in which Joe played a game of poker with his squadron, played catch with Holquin, and ate a good dinner. Joe writes that he plans to mail Catherine ten yen for her scrapbook.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing his support for Catherine befriending Williams' wife, encouraging her not to spend too much on his Christmas presents, and missing Nell's cooking.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing seeing the movie "True to Life," having completed two missions, the mail service, and the time difference between him and Catherine.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing seeing the movie "Young Ideas," having a good supper, a new man joining their squadron, the mail service, and his joy at Clifford Smith returning home.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing attending school, the lack of facilities in the barracks he is staying in, and plans to mail Catherine his diploma.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, seeing Captain James Carter, a friend from Luling, having sympathy for Catherine's Uncle Jim having a heart attack, and asking her to send pictures of her with their dog and cat.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing the mail service, seeing the movie "Strike Up the Band," throwing a party without getting too drunk, and sympathizing with Teddy, their dog, rolling around in the mud.

Letter from Joe to his wife Catherine discussing missing church, having turkey for supper, expecting someone to come and take pictures of the crew with their plane, and receiving a letter from Mom.

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe expressing her concern for him due to his proximity to the battle of Iwo Jima. Catherine also shares news from home, including coffee with Urban, the weather, and going out to drink with Lorraine and Mae.

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including supper at Weston's, Tooter and Urban moving to Luling, Worth being transferred and moving to Pleasantom

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including congratulations from people around town on his promotion to Sergeant, and Ollie Luckett moving in next door with a 13 month old baby and another on the way.

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including a chat with Micky and Frank, reports of Hitler's attempted assassination, Stoop Dickson and Red Heye being injured in Saipan, Evelyn's miscarriage, and John Watkins' progress in pharmacy school in the Navy.

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including supper at Tooter's, the improvement of the financial situation at her work, and a party being planned for Pinkie Brown.

Letter from Catherine to her husband Joe discussing news from home, including washing the curtains, loafing around at work with Lorraine, their dog, Teddy, having a new puppy, which Catherine has named Trailer.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Dwight Pendleberry. Pendleberry joined the Army with his brother prior to the outbreak of war with Japan. After training as an ordnance man in the artillery, Pendleberry's company was sent to the Philippines in September, 1941. Pendleberry describes the Japanese attack on the Philippines and the subsequent fall of Bataan. He escaped to Corregidor with a few other people only to be captured there one month later. After being taken to Manila, Pendleberry was sent to Cabanatuan. By that time, he had contracted malaria. From there, he was selected to be on a work detail loading and unloading Japanese ships in Manila. Pendleberry also describes executions, genral mistreatment and outright torture at the hands of the Japanese captors. Eventually, Pendleberry and many other POWs were shipped aboard the Noto Maru to Taiwan, then Japan. Pendleberry wound up at Omori prison camp in Tokyo Bay. He describes the low-level fire bombing mission over Tokyo, which took place one night in March, 1945. After that, Pendleberry was moved to northern Japan to work at a coal mine. After the war, Pendleberry was liberated and repatriated back to the US through …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James H. ""Herb"" Macia. He discusses being a navigator/bombardier on the 14th plane in the Doolittle Raid, including the training leading up to the raid, the trip on the USS Hornet, the raid itself, bailing out over China, the weeks spent there before making it out through India and Egypt and stories about other men in the Raiders. He also discusses meeting with Generalissimo and Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, seeing the Egyptian pyramids, crossing Africa then to Brazil before getting back to the US, landing in Miami, his later deployments in North Africa and Europe, his work after the war and reunions the Raiders have had since the war.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with W. G. (Bill) Campbell. Campbell grew up in Texas, attended Texas A&M, and married in 1939 before joining the Army in 1943. After training, he went to Australia, Dutch New Guinea, Palu, Leyte, and Mindanao. He describes riding in amphibious vehicles and interacting with the natives. He discusses various illnesses he had during the war and his interactions with his brother, an engineer. He also describes surveying work in some detail. After the war, Campbell eventually became a public school teacher.