Oral History Interview with Martin J. Rodgers, June 22, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Martin J. Rodgers, June 22, 1988

Interview with Martin J. Rodgers, a Army WWII veteran from Butler, New Jersey, who was at the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Rodgers discusses joining the Army and training, assignment to coastal artillery at Fort Shafter, operations there, work in communications, alerts, life in the peacetime Army, the morning of December 7th and reaction to the attack, handling communications at battalion HQ, the aftermath and following days, and his subsequent service in the Pacific War. In appendix is a letter by Rodgers to his mother of December 31, 1941, and a journal of his experiences typed during the war.
Date: June 22, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rodgers, Martin J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Chester B. Willis, September 16, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Chester B. Willis, September 16, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Chester Willis, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 16, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Willis, Chester B., 1918-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William Coughlin, September 17, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with William Coughlin, September 17, 1988

Interview with William Coughlin, a Army WWII veteran who was present at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, from Auburn, New York. Coughlin discusses joining the Army in 1937, transfer to Hawaii in 1940, duties as a grunt in coastal artillery on Sand Island, becoming a guard, engaging Japanese planes on the morning of December 7th, digging in for the evening, and later service. Included is a screenshot of Coughlin's online obituary.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Coughlin, William H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ivan L. Kitterman, September 17, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ivan L. Kitterman, September 17, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Ivan Kitterman, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 17, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kitterman, Ivan L., 1922-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Raymond Stone, September 16, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Raymond Stone, September 16, 1988

Transcript of an interview with Raymond Stone, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer repair ship, the USS Whitney, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: September 16, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Stone, Raymond, 1923-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with T. L. Smyth, April 23, 1988 (open access)

Oral History Interview with T. L. Smyth, April 23, 1988

Interview with T. L. Smyth, an Army WWII veteran from Mount Vernon, Texas, who was at Fort Ruger on Oahu during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Smyth discusses joining the Army and assignment to coast artillery, training, promotion, life in the peacetime Army, combat on the morning of December 7th, the aftermath of the attack and events of the following evening, and later service.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Smyth, T. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library