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Oral History Interviews with Pete Evans, 1984 (open access)

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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mary Louise Mujica, February 15, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mary Louise Mujica, February 15, 1984

Interview with Mary Louise Mujica regarding her experiences growing up in Basque Country, speaking the Basque language and learning English, working at Bastanchury Ranch and the conditions there, Basque traditions such as dances, and her life and family in America.
Date: February 15, 1984
Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Mujica, Mary Louise
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Johnny Yturri, February 16, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Johnny Yturri, February 16, 1984

Interview with Johnny Yturri discussing his experiences growing up with Basque parents, Basque customs, learning English, early jobs, and sheep ranching in Orange County, California.
Date: February 16, 1984
Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Yturri, Johnny
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Echanis, February 16, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Echanis, February 16, 1984

Interview with Lorenzo Echanis discussing his experiences growing up in Basque Country with Basque parents, attending church and learning catechism, immigration to the United States, working as a shepherd, marriage, and returning to visit his hometown years later.
Date: February 16, 1984
Creator: Echeverria, Jeri & Echanis, Lorenzo
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Nipawan Teepanont, February 17, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Nipawan Teepanont, February 17, 1984

Audio interview with Nipawan Teepanont, a graduate student from Thailand studying education at North Texas State University. Teepanont discusses his background, comparisons between education in Thailand and the United States, adjusting, the international community at the university, and his job.
Date: February 17, 1984
Creator: Bohlcke, Diane & Teepanont, Nipawan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Bob and Ada Reed Brewer, March 14, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Bob and Ada Reed Brewer, March 14, 1984

Interview with Ada Reed and Bob Brewer, owners and operators of A. B. McGill and Company General Merchants. In the interview, the Brewers discuss their family backgrounds, marriage, losses on charge accounts during the Great Depression, the change from clerk-service to self-service operation of the store, the credit business, purchasing clothes at the Dallas fashion market, customer interests, changes in product lines, commercial and residential growth in the Bertram area, using direct mail and radio advertising, their involvement with the Texas Retail Association, factors in developing a successful business, and civic activities. The interview includes an appendix with a flyer, photographs, articles, and letters.
Date: March 14, 1984
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Brewer, Ada Reed & Brewer, Bob
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Elston Brooks, March 21, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Elston Brooks, March 21, 1984

Audio interview with Elston Brooks, a journalist who worked at the Fort Worth Press and then the Star-Telegram, discussing his memories and experiences of being a newspaperman during the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963. Brooks also discusses his love of music and performance.
Date: March 21, 1984
Creator: Bowen, Alice Anita & Brooks, Elston
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Urban J. Endres, April 4, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Urban J. Endres, April 4, 1984

Interview with Urban J. Endres, a businessman from Muenster, Texas, about the period of prohibition of alcohol and bootlegging in the United States, his memories of the local option election of 1959, and his experience establishing his own beer distributorship.
Date: April 4, 1984
Creator: McDaniel, Robert Wayne & Endres, Urban J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John Korba, May 3, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John Korba, May 3, 1984

Interview with Navy veteran John Korba. The interview includes Korba's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 3, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Korba, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Russell R. Argabrite, May 3, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Russell R. Argabrite, May 3, 1984

Interview with Navy veteran Russell R. Argabrite. The interview includes Argabrite's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 3, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Argabrite, Russell R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Clarence Kindl, May 4, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Clarence Kindl, May 4, 1984

Interview with Alton Warner, a United States Army Air Corps veteran from Loyalhanna, Pennsylvania, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Wheeler Field as a member of the Air Corps.
Date: May 4, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kindl, Clarence
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Earl Selover, May 4, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Earl Selover, May 4, 1984

Interview with Navy veteran Earl Selover. The interview includes Selover's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 4, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Selover, Earl
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with H. Brandon Perkins, May 4, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with H. Brandon Perkins, May 4, 1984

Interview with H. Brandon Perkins, a United States Army veteran from Lennig, Virginia, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of the 34th Combat Engineers.
Date: May 4, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Perkins, H. Brandon
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Hobart Gates, May 4, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Hobart Gates, May 4, 1984

Interview with Hobart Gates, a United States Army veteran from Fort Yates, North Dakota, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of the 98th Coast Artillery.
Date: May 4, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gates, Hobart
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with H. T. Hudgins, May 5, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with H. T. Hudgins, May 5, 1984

Interview with H. T. Hudgins, a United States Navy veteran from Mathews County, Virginia, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Bagley.
Date: May 5, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hudgins, Hezekiah T., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Harry Hopkins, May 5, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Harry Hopkins, May 5, 1984

Interview with Harry Hopkins, a United States Navy veteran from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser USS St. Louis.
Date: May 5, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald & Hopkins, Harry
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Stephen P. Yorden, May 5, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Stephen P. Yorden, May 5, 1984

Interview with Stephen P. Yorden, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Benedict, Pennsylvania, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.
Date: May 5, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Yorden, Stephen P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Floyd H. Laughlin, May 6, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Floyd H. Laughlin, May 6, 1984

Interview with Floyd H. Laughlin, a United States Army veteran from Ulrichsville, Ohio, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Fort Kamehameha as a member of A Battery, 97th Coast Artillery.
Date: May 6, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Laughlin, Floyd H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John D. Gunther, May 6, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John D. Gunther, May 6, 1984

Interview with John D. Gunther, a United States Army veteran from Galesburg, Illinois, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Schofield Barracks as a member of Headquarters Company, 65th Engineers.
Date: May 6, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gunther, John D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John N. Delia, May 6, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with John N. Delia, May 6, 1984

Interview with Navy veteran John N. Delia. The interview includes Delia's personal experiences aboard YSD-19 (Yard Salvage Derrick) during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 6, 1984
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Delia, John N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Ruth Roach Salmon, November 7, 1984 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Roach Salmon, November 7, 1984

Interview with Ruth Roach Salmon concerning her experiences as a rancher and rodeo performer in Nocona, Texas. Salmon discusses her family background; her work as an extra on a movie western in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; her marriage to Bryant Roach; her employment as a trick rider for Joe Miller's 101 Ranch in Oklahoma; the Miller Brothers' wild west shows; her rodeo tour in Europe in 1914; and her participation in Tom Burnett's European tour in 1924. She also talks about her marriage to Fred Salmon and her entry into ranching at Nocona in 1938; Fred Salmon's family background; ranching activities and shipping cattle to the Fort Worth and Bowie markets; her experiences raising sheep, chickens, hogs, and horses, and a description of the ranch hands.
Date: November 7, 1984
Creator: Jenkins, Floyd Harold & Salmon, Ruth Scantlin Roach, 1896-1986
System: The UNT Digital Library