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Oral History Interview with Frank Fujita, November 9, 1970 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Frank Fujita, November 9, 1970

Interview with Frank Fujita, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Abilene, Texas. Fujita recounts his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "the Lost Battalion"), including: joining the Guard and deploying to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and assignment to Malang, Java; repelling a Japanese infantry assault; attempted evasion of Japanese forces before being captured; and internment and labor at Surabaja, Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Nagasaki, and Omori Camp in Tokyo. Fujita recorded his POW experiences in an encrypted diary.
Date: November 9, 1970
Creator: Marcello, Ronald & Fujita Jr., Frank
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Jack Sayles to J. W. Glahn, November 2, 1939] (open access)

[Letter from Jack Sayles to J. W. Glahn, November 2, 1939]

Letter from Jack Sayles to J. W. Glahn discussing requirement sheets and abstracts for several properties covered by oil and gas leases held by the Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company. The notegram is copied to C. F. Rayburn.
Date: November 2, 1939
Creator: Sayles, Jack
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. R. Ely to State Highway Commission of Oklahoma - November 3, 1927] (open access)

[Letter from W. R. Ely to State Highway Commission of Oklahoma - November 3, 1927]

A letter written to the State Highway Commission of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, from W. R. Ely, Member Texas Highway Commission, Abilene, dated November 3, 1927. Letter of introduction for Mr. T. N. Carswell of Abilene, Texas as a representative of the various towns touched by Highway No. 4 in Texas and an advisement that he has the endorsement of the Texas Highway Commission.
Date: November 3, 1927
Creator: Ely, W. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. A. Kemp to Charles B. Shelby, November 11, 1907] (open access)

[Letter from J. A. Kemp to Charles B. Shelby, November 11, 1907]

Letter from J. A. Kemp to Charles B. Shelby discussing land sold to Joseph Galaske. The writer also mentions land owned by himself and three others, with Henry Sayles acting as the trustee.
Date: November 11, 1907
Creator: Kemp, J. A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History