Resource Type

[Furlough Form] (open access)

[Furlough Form]

Form giving Corporal Justin L. Bible leave to go on furlough.
Date: December 18, 1943
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Allotment Authorization] (open access)

[Allotment Authorization]

Allotment authorization between Justin L. Bible and his wife Laura L. Bible.
Date: October 19, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Separation Qualification Record] (open access)

[Separation Qualification Record]

Separation qualification record, detailing the jobs Justin L. Bible held in the army.
Date: November 29, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[War Savings Bond] (open access)

[War Savings Bond]

War savings bond belonging to Justin L. Bible.
Date: November 5, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[File for Discharge Record] (open access)

[File for Discharge Record]

Slip of paper filed for record in Grayson County. It reads: "The State of Texas, county of Grayson. I, J. C. Buchanan, Clerk of the County Court of said County, hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing, with it Certificate of Authentication, was filed for record in my office on the 14 day of Dec, 1945 at 3 o'clock P.M. and duly recorded this 19 day of Dec, 1945 in the Discharge Records of said County, in Vol. 8, pages 86. Witness my hand and seal of said Court at Sherman, Texas this 19 day of Dec, 1945. J. C. Buchanan, Clerk County Court, Grayson County, Texas."
Date: December 14, 1945
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for Servicemen's Readjustment Allowance] (open access)

[Application for Servicemen's Readjustment Allowance]

Application for a serviceman's readjustment allowance, filled out by Justin L. Bible.
Date: February 5, 1946
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Application for National Service Life Insurance] (open access)

[Application for National Service Life Insurance]

Application for National Service Life Insurance filled by Justin L. Bible. There are instructions on the back of the application.
Date: October 25, 1950
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flight Certificate Form] (open access)

[Flight Certificate Form]

Checklist form for passing a flight examination, filled out by WASP, June L. Wolfe, and checked and approved by Robert R. Wandt.
Date: December 15, 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Glenn Pace, October 24, 1972 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Glenn Pace, October 24, 1972

Interview with Glenn W. Pace regarding his experiences in the military during WWII. Mr. Pace was a member of the Texas National Guard, 36th Division, 131st Field Artillery, 2nd Battalion, also known as the "Lost Battalion" but was one of the few members of the battalion that were not captured and made it to Australia.
Date: October 24, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Pace, Glenn W.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Billy Allen, March 1, 1976 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Billy Allen, March 1, 1976

Interview with Billy Allen, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Van Alstyne, Texas. Allen discusses his entry into the Marine Corps, deployment to Shanghai with the China Marines in 1940-41, arrival in the Philippines, the Japanese attack on Mariveles Navy Yard, the retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, and experiences in internment at Bilibid Prison in Manila, Cabanatuan, Osaka, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.
Date: March 1, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allen, Billy
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with P. J. Smallwood, October 1973 (open access)

Oral History Interview with P. J. Smallwood, October 1973

Interview with P. J. Smallwood, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Sherman, Texas. Smallwood recounts his experiences with the "Lost Battallion" which was captured on Java in March, 1942, and his subsequent time as a POW, including: joining the National Guard; mobilization and deployment to East Asia; diversion to Java at the start of the war; the Japanese attack and the unit's capture; and his internment and labor at the Bicycle Camp in Batavia (Jakarta), Changi Camp in Singapore, the "15 Kilo Camp" in Malaysia, where he worked on the Death Railway, Kanchanaburi in Thailand, and Saigon.
Date: {1973-10-11,1973-10-25}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Smallwood, P. J.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library