Oral History Interview with Roy D. Much, February 3, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Roy D. Much, Army veteran (987th Field Artillery Battalion), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Much discusses his pre-war education and employment; basic training in the artillery, Camp Bowie, Brownwood, Texas, 1942; and general comments about his experiences at Normandy, Saint-Lô, liberation of Paris, Huertgen Forest, Remagen Bridge, Battle of the Bulge, and the liberation of Czechoslovakia.
Date: February 3, 1999
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Much, Roy D.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harry Strawn, August 16, 1997

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Transcript of an interview with Harry C. Strawn, Army Air Forces veteran (31st Fighter Group, 12th Air Force; and 413th Fighter Group, 14th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a fighter pilot in the European, Mediterranean, and Pacific Theaters during World War II. Appendix includes the introduction to "In a now forgotten sky: the 31st fighter group in WW2" by Dennis C. Kucera.
Date: August 16, 1997
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Strawn, Harry C., 1918-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Asa M. Duncan transcript

Oral History Interview with Asa M. Duncan

Interview with Asa M. Duncan, an infantryman in the US Army during WWII. He answers questions about service overseas and his experiences of coming home.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Jeffrey, Erin & Duncan, Asa M.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summary of an Interview with Asa M. Duncan] (open access)

[Summary of an Interview with Asa M. Duncan]

Summary describing an interview with Asa M. Duncan, highlighting his service to the military as an infantryman in the US Army during WWII, and his experiences of coming home. It also includes comments and observations by the author about the interview experience and Mr. Duncan himself.
Date: 1995~
Creator: Jeffrey, Erin & Duncan, Asa M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Oral History Interview with George B. Andrews, March 5, 1999

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Transcript of an interview withGeorge B. Andrews, Army Air Forces veteran (526th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a fighter pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes thirty-six pages of recollections from the interviewee.
Date: March 5, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Andrews, George B.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Jack Browder, January 15, 1998

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Interview with Jack Browder, a Army WWII veteran from Duncan, Oklahoma. Browder was a staff officer with the 741st Tank Battalion in Europe; he recounts his education and entry to active duty in 1941, transfer to the new 741st, armor training and exercises, duties as a supply officer, preparations for the Normandy invasion, DD tanks, D-Day, attachment to the 2nd Infantry Division and advances through northern France, the M4 Sherman, his thoughts on General George S. Patton, the Battle of Saint Lô, souvenirs and trading, the Battle of the Bulge, crossing Germany into Czechoslovakia, returning to the States, and postwar service.
Date: January 15, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Browder, Jack
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with William H. Haugh, January 12, 1999

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Interview with William H. Haugh, a Army WWII veteran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania. Haugh discusses growing up in Wrightsville, getting his own farm, the wartime economy, being drafted into the Army, becoming a machine gunner in the 35th Infantry Division, arrival in Metz and advancing to the Battle of the Bulge, artillery, experiences in combat, the Rhineland Campaign, the Ruhr Valley, being wounded, the German surrender and the Army of Occupation, reflections on combat, and returning to civilian life.
Date: January 12, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Haugh, William H.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Harry Bradford Urey, Jr., October 14, 1999

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Transcript of an interview with Harry Bradford Urey, Jr., a mechanical engineer and Army Air Forces veteran (454th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group, 9th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-26 pilot in the European Theater during World War II.
Date: October 14, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Urey, Harry Bradford, Jr.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., July 15, 1998

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Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., concerning his experiences as an infantry platoon leader (3rd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 302nd Regiment, 94th Infantry Division) in the European Theater during World War II.
Date: July 15, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Bolling, Alexander R. (Alexander Russell), 1922-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A Bank in Rohrbach, France]

Photograph of a bank situated on the corner of a street in Rohrbach, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Defensive Area at Herrlisheim, France]

Photograph of a defensive position used during the war in Herrlisheim, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Defensive Area in Weyersheim, France]

Photograph of a defensive area used during the war in Weyersheim, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Defensive Position of Co. A, 17th AIB]

Photograph of a defensive position of Co. A, 17th AIB in Hoeling, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking at an Area of Attack Taken by German Tanks]

Photograph of a piece of land that was once an area of attack by German tanks during the war. This location is near the town of Offendorf, France.
Date: 1991
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking at Rohrbach from Bining, France]

Photograph of the town of Bining, France. You can see Rohrbach in the distance as well.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking at the Area of Advance Near Hoeling, France]

Photograph of the area of advance taken during the war near Hoeling, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking Southwest at the Area of Advance]

Photograph of the area of advance used by Co. A, 17 AIB during the war. A sign for Herrlisheim, France is crossed out with a red line.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Looking Towards Rohrbach From Binning, France]

Photograph of Bining, on the road looking towards Rohrbach, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Man Standing Along the Maginot Line]

Photograph of a man standing next to a barbed wire fence. The area he is overlooking is the area of attack, along the Maginot Line, and north of Rohrbach, taken by Co. A, 17 AIB during the war.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A Man Standing on a Herrlisheim Street]

Photograph of a man standing on a street in the south end of Herrlisheim, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Overlooking a Field Near Herrlisheim, France]

Photograph of a field used for farming west of Herrlisheim, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Building in Bining, France]

Photograph of a building in the town of Bining, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of a Man Standing on a Road]

Photograph of a man standing on the road leading to Binning from Rahling, France.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Binning Through the Trees]

Photograph of Bining, France as seen from the barrack near Bining.
Date: 1991?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History