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In God's hands: a posthumous autobiography of Stephen Lloyd Smith

A portion of missionary Stephen Lloyd Smith's unpublished autobiography, "In God's Hands," depicting the experience of his family as civilian internees of the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II.

Date: May 1, 2001

Creator: Smith, Stephan Lloyd, 1893-1983 & Smith, Donald P., 1922-

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 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 Fred Vogel, August 8, 2001

Interview with Fred Vogel, a Army WWII veteran from Austin, Minnesota. Vogel discusses his family and upbringing, football and college, working as a lawyer, joining the Army and basic training, attending Officer Candidate School, infantry training, deployment to New Guinea with the 33rd Infantry Division, the invasion of Morotai, combat around Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines, and occupation duty in Japan.

Date: June 13, 2001

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Vogel, Fred

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Harve D. King, May 22, 2001

Interview with Harve D. King, a Army WWII veteran from Copeville, Texas, who served in the 350th Engineer Regiment. King discusses his upbringing on a cotton farm, school in Farmersville, discrimination as an African-American, attending Texas College, joining the Army, training, assignment at Camp Shelby, deployment to New Guinea, operations at Hollandia, building a hospital, recreation, visiting Australia, returning to the United States and discharge, and life after the war.

Date: May 22, 2001

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & King, Harve D.

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 Hudson, May 30, 2001

Transcript of an interview with James Hudson, Army veteran (3rd Platoon, 36th/83rd Quartermaster Trucking Company, 470th Quartermaster Regiment), concerning his experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Hudson discusses his youth in segregated Yalobusha County, Mississippi; his reaction to being drafted, December, 1942; basic training, Camp McCain, Grenada, Mississippi, 1942-43; segregated training facilities; maneuvers at Camp Polk, Louisiana, 1943; training in truck maintenanc… more

Date: May 30, 2001

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hudson, James I.,1921-

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

Oral History Interview with Maj. Gen. Frederick E. Haynes, September 19, 2001

Interview with Major General Frederick Haynes, a Marine WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Haynes discusses growing up, becoming an officer in the Marine Corps, being a small arms instructor, assignment to the 28th Marines and training for combat, various experiences fighting the Battle of Iwo Jima, and reflections on battle.

Date: September 19, 2001

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Haynes, Frederick E.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Richard E. Cole, August 8, 2000

Interview with Army Air Forces veteran Richard E. Cole describing personal experiences about being Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot during the Tokyo Raid on April 8, 1942, pre-war education, flight training, volunteering for a secret mission and meeting Colonel Doolittle, being assigned as Doolittle's co-pilot, mission training, various B-25 missions against Japanese targets in China and Burma, flying supplies over "The Hump." transferring to the states and volunteering for service in Burma with the … more

Date: August 8, 2001

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Cole, Richard E.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with William J. Bates, February 7, 2001

Interview with Navy veteran William J. Bates including personal experiences about the Pacific Theater during World War II, youth and education, the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, flight training, leaving naval aviation and attending Midshipman's School, being assigned to APc-21, operations off the coast of New Guinea with the VII Amphibious Force, providing escort duty for LCTs during assaults along the coast of New Guinea, the sinking of APc-21 by Japanese planes off New Britain Island, recupera… more

Date: February 7, 2001

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Bates, William J.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program