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Oral History Interview with Kelly Bramlett, November 2, 1976

Description: Interview with Kelly Bramlett, U.S. Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bramlett discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon, French Indo-China (1944-1945), and his liberati… more
Date: November 2, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bramlett, Kelly
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Oral History Interview with W. L. Starnes, April 2, 1974

Description: Interview with W. L. Starnes, a businessman, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Starnes talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (194… more
Date: April 2, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Starnes, W. L., 1919-
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Oral History Interview with Keith Naylor, April 2, 1971

Description: Interview with Keith Naylor, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Vernon, Texas, who was captured with 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion") on Java by the Japanese. Naylor discusses joining the Guard, deployment to the Pacific and the war's start, operations at Malang on Java, the American surrender, experiences in internment at Tanjung Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp in Singapore, work on the Burma Railway, internment at Chungkai an… more
Date: April 2, 1971
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
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Oral History Interview with Thomas A. Whitehead, February 2, 1977

Description: Interview with Thomas Whitehead, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Wichita Falls, Texas. Whitehead discusses his experiences as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, the "Lost Battalion" captured on Java in March 1942, including: joining the National Guard; participation in the Louisiana Maneuvers; departure for the Philippines and diversion to Brisbane; assignment to Sangosari Airfield near Malang; the surrender of American forces; internment at Tanjong Priok and Bic… more
Date: February 2, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Whitehead, Thomas A.
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Oral History Interview with Jan Wendell, October 2, 1971

Description: Interview with Jan Wendell, a teacher and president of the Rockport Art Association from Yoakum, Texas. Wendell discusses the origins and missions of the RAA in Rockport, Texas, their building fund, classes and seminars offered, art galleries, the kinds of buyers and students she encounters, and the Association's financing.
Date: October 2, 1971
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Wendell, Janice
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Oral History Interview with Sidney Freeborn, July 2, 1972

Description: Interview with Sidney Freeborn, a resident of Fulton, Texas. Freeborn recounts his time growing up in Fulton in the late-19th century, building and owning homes in the area, working as an armed ranch hand near Carrizo Springs, developing a ranch in Orange Grove, the hurricane of 1942, policing Corpus Christi in the aftermath of the 1919 storm as a member of the Texas Cavalry, the Klan's presence in the area, the Texas Rangers, and Hurricane Celia. Mrs. Freeborn talks about her first husband, he… more
Date: July 2, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Freeborn, Sidney
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Oral History Interview with Robert Taylor, 1974-1975

Description: Interview with Robert Taylor, Protestant chaplain for the U.S. Army and survivor of the Bataan campaign. The interview includes Taylor's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Taylor talks about the Fall of Bataan and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila, American air raids in Manila, hell ship to Japan, Fukuoka Prison Camp, and liberation by Soviet troops.
Date: November 2, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Taylor, Robert
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Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, August 2, 1979

Description: Interview with Democratic Texas Senator Oscar H. Mauzy, from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Oscar discusses his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. He also comments about Governor William Clements, appropriations, teacher salaries, public school financing, consumer legislation, the presidential primary bill, and "Killer Bees".
Date: August 2, 1979
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
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