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Oral History Interviews with Pete Evans, 1984
Interview with Pete Evans, a Texas National Guard veteran and POW from Hamby, Texas. Evans discusses his time as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion") which was captured by the Japanese in March, 1942, including: his upbringing; entering the Guard and training; mobilization, the Louisiana Maneuvers, and deployment to East Asia; diversion from the Philippines to Brisbane and then Java, after December 7th, 1941; assignment to Sangosari near Malang; the Japanese invasion and the American surrender; and experiences in internment at Surabaya, Tanjong Priok in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Nagasaki, and the Orio district of Kitakyūshū.
Date:
{1984-02-15,1984-02-29,1984-03-07}
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Evans, Pete
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Frank Fujita, November 9, 1970
Interview with Frank Fujita, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Abilene, Texas. Fujita recounts his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "the Lost Battalion"), including: joining the Guard and deploying to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and assignment to Malang, Java; repelling a Japanese infantry assault; attempted evasion of Japanese forces before being captured; and internment and labor at Surabaja, Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, Nagasaki, and Omori Camp in Tokyo. Fujita recorded his POW experiences in an encrypted diary.
Date:
November 9, 1970
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald & Fujita Jr., Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal Diary of Frank Fujita, Jr.
A copy of Frank Fujita Jr.'s war diary, obtained by Dr. Ron Marcello to accompany Fujita's oral history interview. Fujita was an Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment captured on Java in March 1942. Included is Fujita's original bound diary, and a rewritten version he made in a Japanese logbook in internment and continued. They contain daily activities, doodles, lists of dozens of servicemen and captives encountered, and the key to an encoded script Fujita developed for sensitive information. Also included is a postwar newspaper clipping about Fujita's unit.
Date:
December 19, 1970
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Fujita Jr., Frank
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sam Zangari, January 5, 1971
Interview with Sam Zangari, an Army WWII veteran from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Zangari was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941.
Date:
February 12, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald & Zangari, Sam
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Sykes, September 27, 1971
Interview with Mr. C. S. Sykes, a US Army WWII veteran from Ardmore, Oklahoma, and his wife, from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Both were on Oahu on December 7th, 1941, and witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. They discuss the peacetime army, being stationed at Schofield Barracks, living on Kawailoa Beach, events prior to the attack, and events during the attack on Oahu.
Date:
September 27, 1971
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E.; Sykes, C. S. & Sykes, Mrs. C. S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Phillip Willis, February 18, 1974
Interview with Phillip Willis, an Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Peeltown, Texas. Willis discusses his experiences at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including: his upbringing; joining the Army Air Corps; pilot training; assignment to Bellows Field on Oahu with an O-47 squadron and their activities there; perceptions of the Japanese and expectations about a potential conflict; the Japanese air attack on Bellows; and following preparations for an invasion.
Date:
February 18, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Willis, Phillip
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with C. R. Gross, April 8, 1974
Interview with C. R. Gross, civil servant and Army Air Corps veteran. The interview includes Gross' personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
April 8, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Gross, C. R.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Paul W. Neff, April 13, 1974
Interview with Paul W. Neff, businessman and Army Air Corps veteran. The interview includes Neff's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 31st Bombardment Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
April 13, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Neff, Paul W.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Sterling Edwards, May 9, 1974
Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Sterling Edwards. The interview includes Edwards' personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 407th Signal Aviation Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview includes an appendix with a narrative and letters.
Date:
May 9, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Edwards, Sterling
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joel E. Bachner, May 17, 1974
Interview with Navy veteran Joel E. Bachner. The interview includes Bachner's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 17, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Bachner, Joel E.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Joseph S. Staley, May 17, 1974
Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Joseph S. Staley. The interview includes Staley's personal experiences with the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 17, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Staley, Joseph S.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Otto V. Horky, May 17, 1974
Interview with Otto Horky, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Kaneohe Naval Air Station with VP-11 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 17, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Horky, Otto V.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Earl L. Moudy, May 18, 1974
Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Earl L. Moudy. The interview includes Moudy's personal experiences at Hickam Field with base security during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 18, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Moudy, Earl L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Werner A. Land, May 18, 1974
Interview with Navy veteran Werner A. Land. The interview includes Land's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 18, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Land, Werner A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with William P. Harris, May 19, 1974
Interview with Navy veteran William P. Harris. The interview includes Harris' personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
May 19, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Harris, William P.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Herbert Straus, July 7, 1974
Interview with Herbert Straus, Jewish chaplain for the U. S. Navy. The interview includes Strauss' personal experiences at the Pearl Harbor Base during the Japanese attack there on December 7, 1941.
Date:
July 7, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Straus, Herbert
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John A. Murphy, December 6, 1974
Interview with John Murphy, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the repair ship USS Vestal during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
December 6, 1974
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Murphy, John A., 1921-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clay H. Musick, May 14, 1976
Interview with Clay Musick, a Navy WWII veteran from Weslaco, Texas. Musick discusses his experiences aboard the USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Navy in 1940, training, life and work aboard the Arizona, the bombing and sinking of the ship, his wounding and recovery, and work after discharge.
Date:
May 14, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Musick, Clay H.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Kuhn, October 25, 1976
Interview with John Kuhn, a Navy WWII veteran from Winnebago, Minnesota. Kuhn discusses his experience at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Navy in 1940 and training, attachment to the USS Thornton, radio duty on Ford Island, the events of the attack, and the following evening.
Date:
October 25, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Kuhn, John
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Russell J. Hampson, December 15, 1976
Interview with Russell J. Hampson, an Army WWII veteran from West Orange, New Jersey. Hampson discusses his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Army in 1940, being stationed at Schofield Barracks, the events of the attack, and operations on Oahu afterward.
Date:
December 15, 1976
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Hampson, Russell J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Archie Wilkerson, January 28, 1977
Interview with Archie Wilkerson, a realtor and a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-23 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date:
January 28, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wilkerson, Archie, 1924-
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Thomas A. Whitehead, February 2, 1977
Interview with Thomas Whitehead, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Wichita Falls, Texas. Whitehead discusses his experiences as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, the "Lost Battalion" captured on Java in March 1942, including: joining the National Guard; participation in the Louisiana Maneuvers; departure for the Philippines and diversion to Brisbane; assignment to Sangosari Airfield near Malang; the surrender of American forces; internment at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Prison in Singapore, several camps on the Burma Railway, and Non Pladuk and Ubon Airfield, Thailand; and liberation.
Date:
February 2, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Whitehead, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Phillip L. Daffron, February 9, 1977
Interview with Phillip Daffron, a Army WWII veteran from Plano, Texas. Daffron discusses his experiences at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 including his education and entry into service, assignment to Schofield Barracks, Hawaii in 1940, training in field artillery, events during the day of the attack at Schofield Barracks and Punchbowl Crater, subsequent events on Oahu, and some details about his service afterwards.
Date:
February 9, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Daffron, Phillip L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Willard Wall, July 12, 1977
Interview with Willard Wall, a Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Willard discusses his experiences on Oahu during the attack on Pearl Harbor, including his entry into the Army, assignment to Schofield Barracks, the morning of the attack, and preparations of the island for invasion afterwards.
Date:
July 11, 1977
Creator:
Marcello, Ronald E. & Wall, Willard
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library