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Oral History Interview with Ike Kampmann, October 12, 1996

Description: Interview with Ike Kampmann, an Army veteran, concerning his role as the defending attorney for four Japanese soldiers accused of spying during the Philippines Campaign, 1944-45. Assignment to 6th Army Headquarters and appointment as defense attorney by General Walter Krueger; description of the trial proceedings; conviction and execution of the accused Japanese soldiers; personal doubts about the fairness of the trial. Appendix includes personal letter to Dr. Ronald Marcello, Professor of Hist… more
Date: October 12, 1996
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Kampmann, Ike
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Norbert John Wilcox, February 15, 1999

Description: Interview with Norbert John Wilcox, a Navy veteran (Patrol Squadron VPB-44), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Civilian Pilot Training, the University of Chicago, 1942; pre-flight training, University of Iowa, 1942-43; basic flight training, Livermore, California, 1943; advanced flight training, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1943; assignment to flying the PBY; navigation and bombardier training, Banana River Naval Air Station, Florida, 1943; assignment to VPB-44 on… more
Date: February 15, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wilcox, Norbert John
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Oral History Interview with Martin L. Allday, October 8, 1994

Description: Interview with Martin L. Allday, an Army WWII veteran from Austin, Texas. Allday discusses his experiences at the Battle of Okinawa, including being drafted and basic training, transiting the Pacific, assignment to the 96th Infantry Division and arrival on Okinawa, events of the fighting on the Shuri Line at Zebra Hill, being wounded, evacuation and recovery, returning to Okinawa, clean-up operations, souvenirs, and adjustment to civilian life. An appendix includes a letter typed by Allday for … more
Date: October 8, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allday, Martin L.
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Oral History Interview with Bobby J. Chastain, August 2, 1994

Description: Interview with Bobby J. Chastain, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences as a survivor of the sinking of the destroyer Johnston during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944. Chastain also discusses the Marshall Islands invasion, the Carolines invasion, the Marianas invasion, Truk, and the Battle of Samar. Appendix includes a photocopy of Bobby J. Chastain's pre-interview information for the University of North Texas [1 leaf] and a photocopy of a typed account from a spiral-bound book(?) of Chast… more
Date: August 2, 1994
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chastain, Bobby J.
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Oral History Interview with Hans Wohlbier, February 4, 2000

Description: Interview with Hans Wohlbier, Luftwaffe veteran (Stuka Wing 77), concerning his experiences as a dive-bomber pilot on the Eastern Front during World War II. Involvement in the Hitler Youth, 1933-40; pre-war anti-Semitism in Germany; decision to join the Luftwaffe, October, 1940; basic flight training at Breslau Luftkriegsschule, 1941-42; advanced Stuka training on the French Riviera, 1943; assignment to Stuka Wing 77 at Pančevo, Yugoslavia, 1943-44; assignment to the Ukraine, 1944, and ground s… more
Date: February 4, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Wohlbier, Hans
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Oral History Interview with Dan C. Buzzo, February 11 and 16, 1998

Description: Interview with Dan Buzzo, 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. He discusses the fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma- Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Tamuan and Tamuang, Thailand, 1944; Nakhon Nayok, Thailand, 1944-45; and his libe… more
Date: {1998-02-11,1998-02-16}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Buzzo, Dan C.
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Oral History Interview with Dr. Robert B. Toulouse, January 27, 2000

Description: Interview with Dr. Robert B. Toulouse, a college administrator and Army Air Forces veteran (301st Air Depot Group), concerning his experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Induction into the Army, June, 1941; basic training, Camp Roberts, California; Officer Candidate School, Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, July-September, 1942; his transfer to the Army Air Forces after OCS and assignment to the 14th Air Depot Group, 1942; reassignment to the 301st Air Depot Group, 1944; st… more
Date: January 27, 2000
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Toulouse, Robert B.
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Oral History Interview with Abram Millar, June 11, 1999

Description: Interview with Abram Millar, Army Air Forces veteran (365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 gunner/bombardier in the European Theater during World War II. His youth in West Texas; enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1943; Drake University, 1943; pre-flight training, Santa Ana, California, 1943; washing out of the Aviation Cadet Program due to his problems with depth perception; armament school, Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado, 1… more
Date: June 11, 1999
Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Millar, Abram
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Oral History Interview with William P. Hess, February 19, 1999

Description: Interview with William P. Hess, Army Air Forces veteran (384th Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a fighter pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Early interest in flying and aviation; employment at Consolidated Aircraft in San Diego, California, 1939-42; enlistment in the Army Air Forces, 1942; Aviation Cadet Program, 1942-43; primary flight school, Visalia, California, 1943; basic flight training, Bakersfield, California, 1943; ad… more
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hess, William P.
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Oral History Interview with George Duncan, October 9, 1994

Description: Interview with Captain George Duncan, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Duncan discusses his pilot training at Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1941, his assignment to Air Group 9 on the carrier Essex, the Hellcat fighter, the sinking of Fubuki-class destroyer in June of 1944 off of Pagan Island, the Marianas Campaign in 1944, the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," the Philippines Campaign and the attack on the Japanese battleship Musashi, and his … more
Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Christman, Calvin L. & Duncan, George
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Oral History Interview with Floyd Thorn, August 14, 2000

Description: Interview with Floyd Thorn, a Navy veteran (VP-44), concerning his experiences as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth in Texas; pre-war flying experience; decision to join the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1938; flight training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Florida, 1938-39; Mine Warfare Laboratory, Yorktown, Virginia, 1939; operational training, North Island, San Diego, California, 1939-40; assignment to VP-44; training with PBYs, Ford Island, Oahu, Hawaii, 1941; his e… more
Date: August 14, 2000
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Thorn, Floyd
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Oral History Interview with Alan A. Fouts, December 6, 2001

Description: 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.
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Oral History Interview with Clyde Funk, February 22, 1975

Description: Interview with Clyde Funk, physician and U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Funk discusses the Normandy invasion (1944), the shooting down of his bomber and his capture in France on October 12, 1944, his interrogation at Dalag Luft, Wetzlar, Germany, Oberursel, Stalag Luft 3-A, Sagan, Stalag Luft 7-A, Moosburg, forced marches, and his liberation by American troops.
Date: February 22, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Funk, Clyde
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Oral History Interview with Richard E. Keresey, February 22, 1997

Description: Interview with Richard E. Keresey, a Navy veteran (Patrol-Torpedo Boat Squadron 5), concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Educational background; entry into the Navy, 1941; Northwestern Midshipman School, 1941; Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center, Melville, Rhode Island, 1942; operations around the Solomon Islands, 1943; New Georgia Campaign, 1943; accounts of individual exploits of his boat, PT-105; action with Marine paratroopers on Choiseul Island, 1… more
Date: February 22, 1997
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Keresey, Richard E.
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Oral History Interview with George W. B. Whiting, October 3, 1996

Description: Interview with George W. B. Whiting, a Navy veteran (USS Jamestown), concerning his experiences aboard the motor torpedo boat tender USS Jamestown in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Navy, 1938; boot camp, Newport, Rhode Island, 1938; electrician's school and assignment to the battleship USS Texas, 1939; transfer to the destroyer USS Simpson, 1940; assignment to the Ship Repair Unit, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 1940-41; transfer to the Jamestown, 1941; Motor Torp… more
Date: October 3, 1996
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Whiting, George W. B.
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Oral History Interview with John W. Lee, April 5, 2003

Description: Interview with John W. Lee, a Navy veteran (USS Balao), concerning his experiences aboard the submarine USS Balao in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth in San Antonio, Texas; his decision to join the Navy, June, 1942; boot camp, San Diego, California, 1942; assignment to the submarine tender USS Sperry, 1942, and stationing at Brisbane, Australia; his volunteering for submarine duty and assignment to the Balao, September, 1943; general accounts of various war patrols; being dept… more
Date: April 5, 2003
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Lee, John W.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Pat Yates Spillman, September 13, 1999

Description: Interview with Pat Yates Spillman, Army Air Forces veteran (326th Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a B-17 bombardier in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment into the Aviation Cadet Program, February, 1943; basic training, Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1943; Aviation Cadet Classification Center, Nashville, Tennessee, 1943; pre-flight training, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, 1943; flexible gunnery school, Eagle Pass, Texas, 1943; b… more
Date: September 13, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Spillman, Pat Yates
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Weldon O. Western, February 16, 1987

Description: Interview with Weldon Western, 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. Western 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 (1945), American air raids, and … more
Date: February 16, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Western, Weldon O.
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Oral History Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, January 16, 1980

Description: Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, 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. Rayburn 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 (1944-1945), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1945), Ameri… more
Date: January 16, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rayburn, Eldridge L.
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Oral History Interview with Martin Chambers, April 8, 1982

Description: Interview with Martin Chambers, 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. Chambers 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), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Date: April 8, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chambers, Martin
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Oral History Interview with Richard Mulberry, Jr., November 15, 1999

Description: Interview with Richard Mulberry, Jr., a Marine Corps veteran (VMSB-243), concerning his experiences as a dive-bomber pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Flight training, Opa Locka Naval Air Station, Florida, 1941-42; meeting and courting his future wife; advanced flight training, Jacksonville Naval Air Station, Florida, 1942; decision to take his commission with the Marine Corps; assignment to VMSB-243, Santa Barbara Naval Air Station, California, 1942; character sketches of indiv… more
Date: November 15, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mulberry, Richard, Jr.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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