Excerpt from the West Texas Historical Association Yearbook, Vol L. The excerpted section is entitled "General Arnold Comes to Avenger Field."

Interview with James Barclay, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Jim C. Bowery, U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Roger Boyer, U.S. Army WWII veteran, concerning his experiences at the Schofield Barracks with Headquarters Service Company, 3rd Engineer Regiment, Hawaiian Division, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Harry Brooks, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Lawrence Brown, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas. Brown was a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment (the "Lost Battalion"): he recounts working during the Depression; mobilization; deployment to the Philippines and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th, 1941; arrival at Sangosari, Java; the Japanese invasion and American surrender; experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, several work camps on the Burma "Death" Railway, and Saigon; and liberation.

Interview with George Burns, a postal worker, farmer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns talks about 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), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.

Interview with Charles A. Cates, a businessman, U.S. 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. Cates talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1943-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.

Interview with James Caudel, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with the Overhaul and Repair Department during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Horace Chumley, retired law enforcement officer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and member of the “Lost Battalion.” Chumley discusses his experiences while being held as a prisoner-of-war by the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942-45; liberation.

Interview with Earnest Cochran, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, about his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-2 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Jack Connolly, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the seaplane tender-destroyer USS Thornton during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with John M. Cowden, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Navy Mobile Hospital Number Two during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with George J. Deckard, U.S. Army WWII veteran, concerning his experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 11th Signal Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with John J. Dubroff, U.S. Army WWII veteran, about his experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 11th Signal Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with William Eckel, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Hershel Fansler, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences at the Schofield Barracks with the 804th Engineer Aviation Battalion during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Navy veteran Vernon Fuller. The interview includes Fuller's personal experiences while aboard the repair ship USS Argonne during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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.

Interview with Elmer Gauger, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with John Glenewinkel, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the repair ship USS Dobbin during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Joaquin Gomez, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences at the Schofield Barracks with the 24th Division during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with J. V. Hammond, a U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the repair ship USS Medusa during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Interview with Joseph P. Hanley, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the repair ship USS Rigel during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.