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Oral History Interview with Oscar Houser, Jr., February 23, 1992

Description: Interview with Oscar Houser, Jr., an army veteran from Tennessee. This interview delves into his experiences as an Army nurse and anesthetist in Vietnam, 1972-73. Topics include: his decision to enter nurse training and the military; attending anesthesia school at William Beaumont Medical Center, 1972; his attitudes toward Vietnam War; being assigned to 95th Evacuation Hospital, China Beach, Vietnam; camp living conditions; work at Da Nang and Pleiku; the treatment of battle casualties; work wi… more
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Date: February 23, 1992
Creator: Houser, Cindy & Houser, Oscar, Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Clarence Kingsley, November 21, 2003

Description: Interview with Charles Kingsley, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas, who served in the 112th Cavalry. Kingsley discusses his upbringing, joining the Guard, the Louisiana Maneuvers, deployment to New Caledonia, his troop's machine gun section/platoon, Woodlark Island, the Battle of Arawe, New Guinea and the Battle of Drinumor River, the Battles of Leyte and Luzon, his thoughts on the generals he served, and thoughts on the 112th.
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Date: November 23, 2003
Creator: Johnston, Glenn T. & Kingsley, Clarence
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Oral History Interview with L. B. England, January 23, 2002

Description: Interview with Navy veteran L. B. England. The interview includes England's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. England also talks about the death of his brother, Boyd England, who was killed on the West Virginia during the attack. The interview includes an appendix with an article about England.
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Date: January 23, 2002
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & England, L. B.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with H. Paul Hudgins, November 23, 2014

Description: Transcript of an interview with Paul Hudgins, U.S. Army World War II Veteran, illustrator, and author. Hudgins discusses his childhood in Texas; family history; enlistment in U.S. Army as a medic; staged in France on V-E Day; stationed on hospital train running between Germany and France; post-war college; artistic career; writing career; Honor Flight trip. Appendix includes illustrations and short stories by Hudgins as well as photographs.
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Date: November 23, 2014
Creator: Stallings, Chelsea & Hudgins, Paul
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Leonard Davis, March 23, 1977

Description: Interview with Leonard Davis, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 23, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Davis, Leonard, 1923-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Leon Bennett, April 23, 1973

Description: Interview with Leon Bennett, U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the tanker USS Neosho during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 23, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bennett, Leon
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Jack W. Robinson, April 23, 1978

Description: Interview with Navy veteran Paul R. Rose. The interview includes Belotti's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: April 23, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Robinson, Jack W.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Steven Atikinson, November 23, 2013

Description: Interview with Steven Atikinson, a LGBT rights activist from Keller, Texas. Atkinson discusses his childhood in Keller, growing up in a small conservative town, coming to terms with his sexuality, education at Baylor, his brief marriage, coming out, the HIV-AIDS epidemic, the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance, the queer social scene in Dallas in the 1990s, discrimination, grassroots activism, direct action, lobbying, the growth of the Dallas LGBT community and resources, gay rights legislation, a… more
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Date: November 23, 2013
Creator: Graham, Celeste & Atkinson, Steven
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Oral History Interview with John C. Reas, June 23, 1998

Description: 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
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Date: June 23, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reas, John C.
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Oral History Interview with William "Jake" Wehrell, April 23, 2013

Description: Interview with William "Jake" Wehrell, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran and Air America Pilot conducted for the Air America Oral History Project. He discusses his childhood and education in New Jersey and Central College; decision to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Korean War; experiences while stationed at El Toro, California, Japan, Cherry Point, NC, Parris Island, SC, and Beaufort, SC, and aboard an aircraft carrier; decision to join Air America; experiences while stationed in Taiwan, Bangkok… more
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Date: April 23, 2013
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Wehrell, William
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Sarah T. Hughes, August 23, 1979

Description: Interview with Judge Sarah T. Hughes, former state legislator, state district judge, and federal district judge. In the interview, Sarah describes her experiences and personal views concerning the Sharpstown stock-fraud scandal, the Dallas County Jail, the constitutionality of abortion, and the desegregation of the Dallas Independent School District.
Date: August 23, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hughes, Sarah T.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, March 23, 1972

Description: Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Slocum, Texas, who was shot down and captured by German forces. Killgo discusses enlisting in the Air Corps before the war, training and becoming a B-17 crewmember, deployment to England, his missions, getting shot down, capture by German civilians, transfer to Stalag Luft #4, experiences in internment there, liberation by the Soviet Army, and return to the United States.
Date: March 23, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Killgo, Carlton J.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Rudolph Garza, October 23, 1990

Description: Interview with Rudolph Garza, a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps from Donna, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of participating in the CCC during the Great Depression and living in camps.
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Date: October 23, 1990
Creator: Strickland, Kristi & Garza, Rudolph
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Susan Dowd Stone, September 23, 2022

Description: Interview with Susan Dowd Stone, a clinician, advocator, writer, family pillar, and educator at NYU from Englewood, New Jersey. Stone discusses working in business, transitioning to social work, the joint meeting between Depression After Delivery and Postpartum Support International, becoming PSI president, the Mothers Act, the DSM, and postpartum depression.
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Date: September 23, 2022
Creator: Moran, Rachel Louise & Stone, Susan Dowd
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with James L. Rogers, October 23, 1980

Description: Interview with Former professor, administrator, and director of the North Texas State University New Service James L. Rogers, from Denton, Texas. In the interview, Rogers remembers the desegregation of North Texas State College in the 1950's. He also shares his thoughts and memories on the admission of A. Tennyson Miller in 1954, the Adkins case, the admission of Mrs. Irma E. L. Sephas, the role of President J. C. Matthews in the desegregation of NTSC, and when Abner Haynes became the first Afr… more
Date: October 23, 1980
Creator: Comrie, Moray Hume & Rogers, James L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Roy Eschmann, February 23, 1989

Description: Interview with Roy Eschmann, a Army WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Eschmann discusses joining the Army, basic training, assignment to Schofield Barracks and the 25th Infantry Division, his duties and daily life, Japanese friends on Hawaii, preparation for war, guard duty on the night of December 6/7th, the morning of the attack and shooting at Japanese aircraft, patrols afterwards and fear of invasion, rumors, and later service.
Date: February 23, 1989
Creator: Rosen, Keith & Eschmann, Roy L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Lester Robinson, April 23, 1988

Description: Interview with Lester Robinson, a United States Navy veteran from Tulsa, Oklahoma, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Fort Island Naval Air Station as a member of VP-23.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Robinson, Lester E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with John Kirk, April 23, 1988

Description: Interview with John Kirk, a United States Navy veteran from Oklahoma, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Dewey.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kirk, John
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Joseph McKinley, April 23, 1988

Description: Interview with Joseph McKinley, a United States Navy veteran from Temple, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Cassin.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & McKinley, Joseph
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Ford Edwards, April 23, 1988

Description: Interview with Ford Edwards, a United States Navy veteran from Georgetown, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Patterson.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Edwards, Ford
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Thomas Housenfluck, April 23, 1988

Description: Interview with Thomas Housenfluck, a United States Navy veteran from Nederland, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while aboard the submarine Narwhal, which was stationed at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Housenfluck, Thomas
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with J. M. Myers, April 23, 1988

Description: Interview with J. M. Myers, a United States Navy veteran from Tennyson, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the light cruiser USS Honolulu.
Date: April 23, 1988
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Myers, J. M.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Wallace H. Gage, October 23, 1982

Description: Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Wallace H. Gage. The interview includes Gage's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 23, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gage, Wallace H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Arthur Manganello, October 23, 1982

Description: Interview with Army Air Corps veteran Arthur Manganello. The interview includes Manganello's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the Finance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: October 23, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Manganello, Arthur
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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