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Oral History Interview with Admiral Donald M. Showers, March 13, 1998

Transcript of an interview with Admiral Donald M. Showers, Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a naval officer assigned to the Combat Intelligence Unit, Pearl Harbor, during World War II.

Date: March 13, 1998

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Showers, Donald M.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Alan A. Fouts, December 6, 2001

Interview with Navy veteran Alan A. Fouts. The interview includes Fouts' personal experiences while assigned to the Submarine Base during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and his subsequent service aboard the submarine USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

Date: December 6, 2001

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Fouts, Alan A., 1920-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Bruce Gordon Elliot, May 17, 2002

Interview with Bruce Elliot, a Navy veteran and POW from Montezuma, Kansas. Elliot discusses his family, joining the Navy and volunteering for Asiatic service, the start of war and the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard in the Philippines, retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, escaping internment on Palawan and joining Moro guerillas, sabotage, linking up with Australian forces, evacuation to Australia and returning to the United States, becoming a deepsea diver, and Korean War service. In a… more

Date: May 17, 2002

Creator: Alexander, Bill & Elliot, Bruce Gordon

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Captain Victor Delano, March 13, 1998

Transcript of an interview with Captain Victor Delano, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Delano discusses his first assignment to the battleship USS West Virginia and his experiences during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; assignment to the antiaircraft cruiser USS San Juan, 1942; naval battles around Guadalcanal; Battle of Savo Island; assignment to the destroyer USS Wedderburn, 1944; Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944; Paci… more

Date: March 13, 1998

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Delano, Victor

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Charles H. Roberts, November 6, 1994

Interview with Charles H. Roberts, a Marines WWII veteran from Denton, Texas, who was present at Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station, Oahu, on December 7th, 1941. Roberts discusses the different waves of attacking Japanese aircraft, returning fire, the immediate aftermath, reactions on Oahu and defensive measures, and casualties.

Date: November 6, 1994

Creator: White, Melinda & Roberts, Charles H.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with David Thomas, April 28, 1990

Interview with David Thomas, a Marine WWII veteran from Takio, Missouri, who was at the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Thomas discusses joining the Marine Corps in 1940, assignment to Kaneohe Naval Air Station, life and work there, the attack on December 7th, the immediate aftermath, casualties and damage to Kaneohe, leaving the Marines to attempt becoming a naval aviator, and being drafted into the Army as a bomber navigator.

Date: April 28, 1990

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Thomas, David

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with E. B. Potter, October 8, 1994

Interview with E. B. "Ned" Potter, Navy WWII veteran from Norfolk, Virginia, who served in the intelligence section of the 14th Naval District. Potter discusses his education, teaching, commissioning into the Navy and training in communications, assignment to Oahu, codes and ciphers, interception, President Roosevelt's visit, WAVES, and leaving active duty at the end of the war and becoming a history professor. In appendix is a letter from Potter to Marcello with revisions to the interview.

Date: October 8, 1994

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Potter, E. B. (Ned)

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Elijah Collins, Jr., December 6, 2001

Interview with Navy veteran Elijah Collins Jr. The interview includes Collins' personal experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Blue during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Collins also talks about the Battle of Savo Island and the sinking of the Blue.

Date: December 6, 2001

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Collins, Elijah, Jr.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ernest Brown, October 2, 1996

Transcript of an interview with Ernest A. Brown, an Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences at Bellows Field with the 72th Bomb Squadron at Bellows Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Includes appendix of various military documents.

Date: October 2, 1996

Creator: Rouh, Peggy & Brown, Ernest A., 1916-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Frank Tremaine, March 18, 1995

Transcript of an interview with Frank Tremaine, a journalist and World War II news correspondent, concerning his experiences as a bureau manager in the Pacific Theater for the United Press during World War II. Tremaine discusses the Pearl Harbor attack, military censorship, CINCPAC and Admiral Chester Nimitz, Admiral William ("Bull") Halsey, General Douglas MacArthur, an account of the Japanese surrender and ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945.

Date: March 18, 1995

Creator: Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.) & Tremaine, Frank

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Garlen W. Eslick, April 27, 1990

Interview with Garlen W. Eslick, a Navy WWII veteran from Milan, Missouri who served aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37) when it was sunk at Pearl Harbor. Eslick discusses joining the Navy and basic training, assignment to the Oklahoma, accommodations aboard, the food, the crew, liberty, being bombed and torpedoed, the Oklahoma capsizing, being trapped inside the ship, rescue, work after the attack, and service aboard the Saratoga (CV-3).

Date: April 27, 1990

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Eslick, Garlen W.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with General Robert E. Galer, March 14, 1998

Transcript of an interview with General Robert E. Galer, a Marine Corps veteran (VMF-224) and recipient of the Medal of Honor, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Galer discusses his pre-war training at Pensacola and Quantico; assignment to Saint Thomas and reminiscences about the "destroyers-for bases" deal, 1940; experiences at Ewa during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; assignment to Guadalcanal as commander of VMF-224, August 30, 19… more

Date: March 14, 1998

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Galer, Robert E., 1913-2005

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with George Charland, December 7, 1998

Transcript of an interview with George E. Charland, a Native American Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences during World War II. Charland discusses his experiences with the 3rd Marine Defense Battalion during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; his experiences with the 2nd Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, at Guadalcanal, 1942; his experiences with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, at Tarawa, 1943; his experiences with the 4t… more

Date: December 7, 1998

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Charland, George E.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Herb Elfering, December 6, 2001

Interview with electrical engineer and Army veteran Herb Elfering, The interview includes Elfering's personal experiences with a searchlight/radar battery, 251st Coast Artillery Regiment, at camp Malekole during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Elfering also gives brief descriptions of his later experiences at Bougainville and Luzon.

Date: December 6, 2001

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Elfering, Herb

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James C. Hardwick, March 17, 1998

Interview with James C. Hardwick, engineer and U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the light cruiser USS Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Appendix includes a letter from the interviewee to Dr. Robert Marcello.

Date: March 17, 1998

Creator: McCabe, Linda & Hardwick, James C.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James G. Turner, August 7, 1999

Transcript of an interview with James G. Turner, Marine Corps veteran (Regimental Headquarters Company, 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division), concerning his experiences on Saipan in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Turner discusses his decision to join the Marine Corps, December 7, 1942; boot camp, Parris Island; formation of the 4th Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California, 1943; preparations on Maui for the invasion of Saipan; the amphibious landings on Saipan, June 15, 194… more

Date: August 7, 1999

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Turner, James G.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John A. McVean, October 25, 1995

Transcript of an interview with John McVean, a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: October 25, 1995

Creator: Maynard, Stephen Ronald & McVean, John A., 1919-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John C. Reas, June 23, 1998

Interview with John Reas, a Navy WWII veteran and POW from New Albany, Indiana, who survived the sinking of the USS Houston (CA-30). Reas discusses his assignment to the Houston and prewar operations in the Pacific, the start of the war and convoy duty, being bombed by 54 Japanese planes, the Battle of Sunda Strait, the sinking, capture by the Japanese, experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Thanbyuzayat, work on the Burma Railway, the USS Houston Survivors List, libe… more

Date: June 23, 1998

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reas, John C.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Cowden, November 27, 1991

Transcript of an interview with John Cowden, a Navy veteran from Missouri, concerning his experiences aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: November 27, 1991

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cowden, John, 1920-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Hargrove, August 12, 1998

Interview with John Hargrove, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Hargrove discusses growing up and his family background, being drafted into the Air Corps, training, assignment to the 18th Reconnaissance Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group at Langley Field as a radio operator, life and work at Langley, transition to the B-26, the start of the war, submarine patrol, deployment to Townsville, Australia via Hawaii, flying his first mission, liberty and recreation, bombing and close … more

Date: August 12, 1998

Creator: Lane, Peter B.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hargrove, John H.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John L. Dillingham, December 15, 1995

Interview with John D. Dellingham, a Navy WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Dellingham discusses his experiences aboard the USS Hull at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, as well as his decision to join the Navy, training, assignment to the Hull, work and life on the ship, operations prior to December 7th, the crew's reaction to the attack and performance in the battle, operations afterwards, and his service later in the war.

Date: December 15, 1995

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dillingham, John L.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John W. Evans, February 25, 1998

Transcript of an interview with John W. Evans, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: February 25, 1998

Creator: Chalkley, John & Evans, John W., 1922-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Kenneth Nine, April 28, 1990

Interview with Kenneth Nine, a Army WWII veteran from Lonaconing, Maryland, who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nine discusses joining the Army, assignment to the 27th Infantry at Schofield Barracks, alerts, athletics, gambling, events of the attack at Schofield, preparing defenses on Oahu, and later service in the war.

Date: April 28, 1990

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Nine, Kenneth

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lloyd Gossell, March 21, 2001

Transcript of an interview with Lloyd Gossell, a Marine Corps veteran (A Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Regiment, 5th Marine Division), concerning his experiences during the assault on Iwo Jima, February-March, 1945. Gossell discusses his enlistment and boot camp, San Diego, California, 1942; assignment to the 3rd Marine Parachute Battalion, 1942; jungle training on New Caledonia, 1942-43; transfer to Guadalcanal, 1943; combat on Bougainville, 1943-44; return to the States to help form the 5th Ma… more

Date: March 21, 2001

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gossell, Lloyd

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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