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Oral History Interview with J. Frank Rollins, July 20, 1996

Description: Interview with J. Frank Rollins, an oilman and a geophysicist, concerning his work experience with Petty Geophysical Engineering Company doing refraction seismic work; his employment with Geophysical Service, Inc.; doing reflection and refraction work in 1936; oil exploration in South America; work in oil field instrumentation equipment; work as a "computer" interpreting geological data; founding of Rayflex Exploration Company in 1948; technological developments for oil field exploration; geoch… more
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Date: July 20, 1996
Creator: Daniels, John D. & Rollins, J. Frank
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Oral History Interview with Eugene L. Brown, October 16, 1995

Description: Interview with Eugene Brown concerning his experiences before, during, and after his employment in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Brown worked at camps in Cleburne, Texas (Company 3804) and San Antonio, Texas (Company 3822).
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Date: October 16, 1995
Creator: Ball, Paula & Brown, Eugene L.
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Oral History Interview with Ken Towery, March 19, 1995

Description: Interview with Ken Towery. Towery joined the Army in early 1941 and was sent to Corregidor to join a coast artillery unit. He recalls several details about life under siege at Corregidor before he was captured by the Japanese and taken to Cabanatuan. He left the Philippines later that year and was taken to China. Towery shares his opinions about being a POW as well as several anecdotes. He also comments on being liberated by Russians and how the Russians and Chinese communists cooperated right … more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Towery, R. Ken
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Oral History Interview with Ray Hunt, March 19, 1995

Description: Interview with Ray Hunt. Hunt joined the Army Air Corps in early 1939. After training, Hunt became an aircraft mechanic and went to the Philippines in November, 1941. He was captured on Bataan and made a prisoner of war. Hunt describes his experiences on the Death March. Along the way, he escaped and was aided by Filipinos until he was healthy enough to join a guerrilla band in Tarlac. Hunt describes his activities and the command structure of his guerrilla organization. When the Allies invaded… more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hunt, Ray
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Oral History Interview with John Bumgarner, March 18, 1995

Description: Interview with John Bumgarner, a physician and an Army veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese following the fall of the Philippines during World War II. Bumgarner discusses the fall of Bataan and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), Hakodate, Hokkaido (1944-1945), and his liberation.
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Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bumgarner, John R.
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Oral History Interview with Dorothy Still Danner, March 19, 1995

Description: interview with Dorothy Still Danner. Danner graduated from nursing school in Los Angeles in 1935. In 1939, she applied and was accepted as a nurse in the Navy. After a while, she received orders for the Philippines and arrived in early 1940 on a two-year assignment. Danner recalls the idyllic setting prior to the war before describing activities just after the Japanese invasion. She was stationed at a hospital at Sangley Point near Cavite in Luzon, Philippines. She was captured by the Japanese … more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Danner, Dorothy Still
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Oral History Interview with Ernest Gordon, March 19, 1995

Description: Interview with Ernest Gordon. Gordon was born in Scotland and joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1939 at Stirling Castle. He was sent to Singapore in January 1940 before the Japanese invaded. Gordon recalls defending the Malay Peninsula starting in January 1942. Gordon was the last to go over the causeway into Singapore before it was destroyed. As Singapore fell, Gordon escaped to Sumatra. When Sumatra fell, Gordon escaped on a sailboat but was captured asea and sent back to Singap… more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Gordon, Ernest
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Oral History Interview with John C. ("Jack") Fitch, March 19, 1995

Description: Fitch begins with a summary of the naval career of his father, Admiral Aubrey Fitch. Fitch joined the Navy in early 1942. He was assigned to the USS Wasp (CV-7) just before it sank, then to the USS Hornet (CV-8) just before it sank. He was finally assigned to CASU-3 and sent to Guadalcanal. He reflects on what it was like for him in the service while having a high-ranking father. In April, 1943, Fitch transferred aboard the USS Nicholas (DD-449). Fitch shares several anecdotes of his experience… more
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fitch, John C.
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Oral History Interview with Baine P. Kerr, May 4, 1993

Description: 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.
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Date: May 4, 1993
Creator: Daniels, John & Kerr, Baine P.
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Oral History Interview with George Gowen, May 3, 1993

Description: Interview with George Gowen, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the destroyer Chevalier during the Battle of Vella Lavella in January 1943 in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and his naval career after World War II.
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Date: May 3, 1993
Creator: Byrd, Richard & Gowen, George
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Oral History Interview with J. T. Jackson, April 28, 1990

Description: Interview with J. T. Jackson, a United States Navy veteran from San Antonio, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the cruiser the USS Raleigh.
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Date: April 28, 1990
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Jackson, J. T.
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Oral History Interview with Frank Tremaine, March 18. 1995

Description: Interview with Frank Tremaine, a journalist from Detroit, Michigan, regarding his memories of working as a correspondent for the United Press of the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Tremaine discusses Pearl Harbor, the political environment of the WWII era, major military figures, and a description of the Japanese surrender and ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri.
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Date: March 18, 1995
Creator: Byrd, Richard W. & Tremaine, Frank
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Oral History Interview with Wesley Bott, October 14, 1977

Description: Interview with Wesley Bott, a veteran of the Marine Corps from Racine, Wisconsin, discussing his experiences during the World War II Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Bott discusses training, life at the Kaneohe base, time as a police sergeant, and reminiscence of the attack itself.
Date: October 14, 1977
Creator: Bowman, Larry & Bott, Wesley
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