Oral History Interview with Harold Tetlie, April 5, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Harold Tetlie, April 5, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Tetlie. Tetlie joined the Army in February of 1945. He served with the 869th Ordnance Company as a radio operator aboard an M10 tank destroyer. He deployed to the Philippine Islands in August of 1945 aboard the USS President Jackson (APA-18). He worked as a typist at a base in San Fernando, La Union in the Philippines through September of 1946. Tetlie was discharged in December.
Date: April 5, 2004
Creator: Tetlie, Harold
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Harold Tetlie, April 5, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harold Tetlie, April 5, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Harold Tetlie. Tetlie joined the Army in February of 1945. He served with the 869th Ordnance Company as a radio operator aboard an M10 tank destroyer. He deployed to the Philippine Islands in August of 1945 aboard the USS President Jackson (APA-18). He worked as a typist at a base in San Fernando, La Union in the Philippines through September of 1946. Tetlie was discharged in December.
Date: April 5, 2004
Creator: Tetlie, Harold
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Leroy Cox, February 5, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Leroy Cox, February 5, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Leroy Cox. Cox was flying a crop duster in Colorado when he was drafted into the Army. He did not tell the Army he could fly and was trained as an armorer for B-17 bombers. Once someone found he could fly, he was sent to flight school. He eventually trained as a tow pilot for gliders, then as a glider pilot in South Carolina. He never was called to go overseas and was discharged in November 1945.
Date: February 5, 2004
Creator: Cox, Leroy
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History