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Oral History Interview with David Braden, February 4, 2005

Interview with David Braden, architect and Army Air Forces veteran. In the interview, Braden speaks about his impressions of General Curtis LeMay in the Pacific Theater during World War II, his assignment to Saipan, Mariana Islands, for bombing operations against the Japanese homeland, LeMay's arrival in the Marianas and changes in bombing techniques, the thirty-five mission limitation and improvement in aircrew morale, his functions as a B-29 navigator, LeMay's decision to conduct incendiary n… more

Date: February 4, 2005

Creator: Hurley, Alfred F. & Braden, David, 1924-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with David Braden, October 8, 1994

Interview with David Braden, an Army Air Force WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Braden served as a navigator/radar-bombardier on a B-29 Superfortress in the Pacific; he recounts being in ROTC at North Texas Agricultural College and signing up for the Air Corps Reserves, flight training, the B-29, his crewmates, assignment to Saipan, organization of a bombing mission, the jetstream, flak and fighters, being shot down, switching crews, targets, briefings, recreation, Japanese holdouts on Saipan, … more

Date: October 8, 1994

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Braden, David, 1924-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Carl Gorman, October 9, 1994

Interview with Marine Corps veteran Carl Gorman. The interview includes Gorman's personal experiences as a Navajo code talker with the 2nd Marines on Guadacanal, Tarawa, and Saipan.

Date: October 9, 1994

Creator: Christman, Calvin & Gorman, Carl

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Raymond F. "Hap" Halloran, March 15, 1998

Interview with Raymond F. "Hap" Halloran, businessman and U.S. Army Air Force WWII Veteran (878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force) concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.

Date: March 15, 1998

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Halloran, Raymond F.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Rich, October 12, 1996

Transcript of an interview with John Rich, journalist and Marine Corps veteran (4th Marine Division), concerning his experiences as a Japanese language interpreter/interrogator in the Pacific Theater during World War II and his observations as a journalist while covering the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Rich discusses his pre-war career in journalism; U.S. Navy Japanese Language School, University of Colorado, 1942-43; assignment to the 4th Marine Divisio… more

Date: October 12, 1996

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Rich, John, 1917-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Edmund T. Thomassen, May 4, 1993

Transcript of an interview with Commander Edmund Thomassen, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a naval officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Thomassen discusses the New York State Merchant Marine Academy in 1941, his assignment to the USS Sheridan (APA 51), Tarawa landing, Marshall Island landings, Saipan landing, his assignment to Newport, Rhode Island, his assignment to the USS Dutchess for amphibious landings, and his Korean War experiences.

Date: May 4, 1993

Creator: Byrd, R. W. (Richard W.) & Thomassen, Edmund T., 1924-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Baine P. Kerr, May 4, 1993

Interview with Baine Kerr, an attorney and Marine Corps veteran, concerning his combat experiences with the 3rd Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Kerr discusses Guadacanal, his machine gun wound at Guadacanal, Kwajalein, Saipan, and his assignment to a legal office at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

Date: May 4, 1993

Creator: Daniels, John & Kerr, Baine P.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Martin L. Allday, October 8, 1994

Interview with Martin L. Allday, an Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Allday discusses his experiences at the Battle of Okinawa, including being drafted and basic training, transiting the Pacific, assignment to the 96th Infantry Division and arrival on Okinawa, events of the fighting on the Shuri Line at Zebra Hill, being wounded, evacuation and recovery, returning to Okinawa, clean-up operations, souvenirs, and adjustment to civilian life. An appendix includes a letter typed by Allday for … more

Date: October 8, 1994

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allday, Martin L.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lewis J. Michelony, Jr., May 2, 1993

Interview with First Sergeant Lewis J. Michelony, Jr., a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II and the Korean War. Michelony discusses his assignment to the 6th Marines in 1943, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian, as well as Korea and the Chosin Reservoir.

Date: May 2, 1993

Creator: Daniels, John D. (John David), 1946- & Michelony, Lewis. J., 1920-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Donald Boots, May 17, 2001

Interview with building contractor and Marine Corps veteran Donald Boots. The interview includes Boots' personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, childhood, boot camp, camouflage school, training in beachhead organization with the 4th Pioneer Battalion, mopping-up operations on Kwajalein, rest and retraining on Maui, being assigned as a BAR man, invading Saipan, and assaulting enemy caves on Saipan. Boots also talks about the stress of battle, returning to Maui for res… more

Date: May 17, 2001

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Boots, Donald

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 James Roberson, March 8, 1997

Interview with James Roberson, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences while aboard the submarines USS Sailfish in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1942; his responsibilities as a motor machinist's mate; qualification examinations; various patrols off the Aleutian Islands and in the South China Sea; lifeguard duty off the Mariana Islands for downed airmen.

Date: March 8, 1997

Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Roberson, James

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 William Coffey, May 20, 1996

Interview with William Coffey, a Navy WWII veteran from Hopkins County, Texas. Coffey discusses joining the Navy in 1937, boot camp in San Diego, service aboard the USS Oklahoma (BB-37), transfer to submarines in the Philippines, the bombing of Cavite Navy Yard at the start of the war, assignment to the S-41 as a cook, combat around the Solomon Islands, attaining submarine qualifications, patrolling the northern Pacific, the character of the crew, transfer to the USS Sterlet (SS-392), patrols, … more

Date: May 20, 1998

Creator: Maglaughlin, Barry & Coffey, William

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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