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Oral History Interview with Antonio Amador, April 25, 2001
Interview with Antonio Amador, a veteran who was wounded in action as a sniper with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. The transcript includes a list of questions, which include a focus on Amador being shot and his experiences while serving and back at home.
Date:
February 22, 2003
Creator:
Amador, Y. & Amador, Antonio
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with W. R. Barker, April 25, 2001
Interview with W. R. Barker, a veteran who served as a combat engineer with the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II. The transcript includes a conversation with Barker as he talks freely about his time in basic training at Camp Cook, when Bob Hope visited jungle training in Hawaii, and interactions between U.S. soldiers and the native islanders. He also discusses the Marines mission on Pelilu Island and meeting his brother in the Philippines.
Date:
February 23, 2003
Creator:
Amador, Yacel & Barker, W. R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raymond D. Carter, April 26, 2002
Interview with Raymond D. Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War who served as a bosun's mate on LSTs. Carter describes his experiences in basic training and his impressions of the war.
Date:
March 29, 2003
Creator:
Bottoms, Aaron & Carter, Raymond D.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Robert Edward Harris, April 26, 2002
Interview with Robert Edward Harris, a veteran of World War II, serving in India at the time. Harris answers questions relating to his training, duties, and activities while over in India towards the end of the war; Harrs also answers questions concerning his feelings towards the war and his enemies.
Date:
May 13, 2003
Creator:
Bottoms, Aaron & Harris, Robert Edward
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with James Spears, April 5, 2001
Interview with James Spears, an ammunition worker on the home front during WWII. He describes the war as he saw it from the home front.
Date:
December 3, 2003
Creator:
Brosh, Kate & Spears, James
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, April 22, 2002
Interview with Vaughn Bercaw, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force from East Lansing, Michigan who served in Germany during the Cold War and Thailand in the early days of the Vietnam War. Bercaw describes his training in basic aircraft weapon systems and experiences on various missions in both wars, including life upon returning to the United States.
Date:
February 28, 2003
Creator:
Brown, Chambra & Bercaw, Vaughn
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Pete Craig, July 10, 2002
Interview with Pete Craig, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Pacific Theatre during World War II from Houston, Texas. Craig describes his time as a Private 1st Class in the Infantry, as well as his experiences in basic training and the places he visited throughout the United States. Included at the end of the transcript is a written summarization by the interviewer, Colby Burmaster, which was provided with the two audiotapes of the interview.
Date:
April 26, 2003
Creator:
Burmaster, Colby & Craig, Pete
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, November 6, 2003
Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War from Houston, Texas. Campbell describes his experiences in the war as a Chinook helicopter mechanic and the time his helicopter was shot down.
Date:
November 6, 2003
Creator:
Campbell, Justin & Campbell, Jerry L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, November 6, 2003
Interview with Jerry L. Campbell, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War from Houston, Texas. Campbell describes his experiences in the war as a Chinook helicopter mechanic and the time his helicopter was shot down.
Date:
November 6, 2003
Creator:
Campbell, Justin & Campbell, Jerry L.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Brinton Cate, April 11, 2001
Interview with Brinton Cate, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps who served in World War II from Jackson, Michigan. Cate describes his time as a corporal with the military police and how he was on Iwo Jima when the atomic bomb was dropped, as well as seeing the aftermath at Nagasaki.
Date:
November 6, 2003
Creator:
Campbell, Justin L. & Cate, Brinton
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, April 26, 2001
Interview with Bobbie C. Lamb, a civilian worker in the US Maritime Commission. She answers questions about life on the home front during the war.
Date:
June 17, 2003
Creator:
Chamblin, Marie & Lamb, Bobbie C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Boyd Lamb, February 28, 2001
Interview with Boyd Lamb. He answers questions about his life before enlisting, life on the USS Tennessee, and his life post-war.
Date:
June 18, 2003
Creator:
Chamblin, Marie & Lamb, Boyd
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Usan Fannett, April 20, 2003
Interview with Usan Fannett, a United States Marine during World War II who served in the Pacific theater. Fannett talks about the places that he was sent including the Aleutians, Saipan, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, etc. and the fighting that took place. Towards the end of the interview Fannett talks about what they did in order to get rid of the aircraft.
Date:
May 29, 2003
Creator:
Childers, D. & Fannett, Usan
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Usan Fannett, April 20, 2003
Interview with Usan Fannett, a United States Marine during World War II who served in the Pacific theater. Fannett talks about the places that he was sent including the Aleutians, Saipan, Tarawa, Iwo Jima, etc. and the fighting that took place. Towards the end of the interview Fannett talks about what they did in order to get rid of the aircraft.
Date:
April 20, 2003
Creator:
Childers, D. & Fannett, Usan
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fritz Kornegay, March 2003
Interview with Fritz Kornegay, a signal engineer in the US Army during WWII. He describes his time in the military and coming home post-war.
Date:
July 21, 2003
Creator:
Childress, D. & Kornegay, Fritz
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Fritz Kornegay, March 2003
Interview with Fritz Kornegay, a signal engineer in the US Army during WWII. He describes his time in the military and coming home post-war.
Date:
March 2003
Creator:
Childress, D. & Kornegay, Fritz
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, August 16, 2002
Interview with Paul F. Lemmon, a fireman in the US Navy during WWII. He answers questions about his life prior to enlisting and his experience overseas.
Date:
September 21, 2003
Creator:
Coates, Evan & Lemmon, Paul F.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John C. Hencke, April 25, 2003
Interview with John C. Hencke, a veteran of the United States Army during World War II, from New York City, New York. Hencke responds to questions regarding his time in the service and overseas, as well as what was going on back home. He notes his relationships that he kept up while he was away and the duties he maintained in the Army.
Date:
June 9, 2003
Creator:
Coffey, Stephen & Hencke, John C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with John C. Hencke, April 25, 2003
Interview with John C. Hencke, a veteran of the United States Army during World War II, from New York City, New York. Hencke responds to questions regarding his time in the service and overseas, as well as what was going on back home. He notes his relationships that he kept up while he was away and the duties he maintained in the Army.
Date:
April 25, 2003
Creator:
Coffey, Stephen & Hencke, John C.
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mike Shields, April 24, 2003
Interview with Mike Shields, an infantryman in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He answers questions about his experience in the military during the war.
Date:
April 24, 2003
Creator:
Coffey, Stephen & Shields, Mike
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Charley Cole, April 14, 2001
Interview with Charley Cole, a veteran of the U.S. Army who served in the Korean War and was wounded in action. Cole describes his time with the 34th Regiment in Korea at length, with many details about various combat missions and the weapons utilized. He also speaks on his injuries, including being shot in the shoulder.
Date:
October 23, 2003
Creator:
Cole, Charley
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Gary Anderson, April 29, 2002
Interview with Gary Anderson, a veteran of the U.S. Army National Guard from Wausau, Wisconsin. The transcript includes a list of questions about Anderson's time as a medic in the late 1970s in Baltimore and Houston, where he was part of the 389th Transportation Battalion, as well as his opinions on Desert Storm and September 11th.
Date:
February 22, 2003
Creator:
Contreras, Francisco & Anderson, Gary
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Carl Clay, May 7, 2002
Interview with Carl Clay, a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Persian Gulf War, who also served in the civil wars in Lebanon, Kosovo, and Somalia. Clay describes his time working in aviation on the flight deck of ships and the many countries he visited while in the service, such as Brazil, Spain, and Cuba.
Date:
April 15, 2003
Creator:
DeVore, Danielle & Clay, Carl
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Aiken, April 9, 2002
Interview with Harold Aiken, a veteran of the Korean War from Highlands, Texas. The transcript includes a list of questions and Aiken's responses about his service in the U.S. Army (1946-1949) and impressions while stationed in Korea. While in the service, Aiken served as a truck mechanic for the 7th Division.
Date:
February 19, 2003
Creator:
Eakin, Elizabeth & Aiken, Harold G., Jr.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History