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Oral History Interview with Herbert R. Morris, May 8, 1989
Transcript of an interview with Herbert Morris, an 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. Morris discusses 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), Changi Jail (1944-1945), and his liberation.
Date:
May 8, 1989
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Morris, Herbert R., 1919-
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The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with J. L. Sherman, March 4, 1976
Interview with J. L. "Smokey" Sherman, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Ponder, Texas. Sherman discusses joining the Army in 1940, going to the Philippines and being stationed on Corregidor, the siege and fall of the island, his escape from capture and time as a guerrilla, surrender, and experiences in internment at Cabanatuan and Kobe.
Date:
March 4, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Sherman, J. L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Roy Cudd, March 19, 1997
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Interview with Roy Cudd, a Navy WWII veteran of the USS Bougainville (CVE-100, an escort carrier) from Denton, Texas. Cudd discusses his family life, their reaction to the start of war, enlisting in the Navy and boot camp, assignment to the Bougainville, duties aboard ship and daily life, missions in the Pacific, the Okinawa Typhoon, combat, initiation as a "shellback," kamikazes, liberty, ranking up, and the end of the war.
Date:
March 19, 1997
Creator:
Byrd, Richard W. & Cudd, Roy
System:
The UNT Digital Library