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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, libeā€¦ more
Date: June 23, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Reas, John C.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Forrest Biard, June 11, 1992

Description: Interview with Forrest Biard, a United States Navy veteran from Bonham, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of World War II while serving as a cryptanalyst. Biard discusses his education, learning Japanese in Japan right before the war hit, codes, Pearl Harbor, and Midway.
Date: June 11, 1992
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Biard, Forrest R.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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