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Oral History Interview with Roy G. Armstrong, October 15, 1980

Description: Interview with Roy Armstrong, 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. Armstrong 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), Tamarkan and Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1943), Saigon and Da Lat, French Indo-China (1944-1… more
Date: October 15, 1980
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Armstrong, Roy G., 1919-
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Houston Tom Wright, August 15, 1978

Description: Interview with Houston Tom ("Slug") Wright, 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. Wright 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 and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), American air raids, Tamuang, Thai… more
Date: August 15, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Wright, Houston Tom, 1915-
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Oral History Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., July 15, 1998

Description: Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., concerning his experiences as an infantry platoon leader (3rd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 302nd Regiment, 94th Infantry Division) in the European Theater during World War II.
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Date: July 15, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Bolling, Alexander R. (Alexander Russell), 1922-
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Oral History Interview with Raymond F. "Hap" Halloran, March 15, 1998

Description: Interview with Raymond F. "Hap" Halloran, businessman and U.S. Army Air Force WWII Veteran (878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force) concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
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Date: March 15, 1998
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Halloran, Raymond F.
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Oral History Interview with Albert E. Kennedy, April 15, 1987

Description: Interview with Albert Kennedy, a businessman, a Navy veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Kennedy talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, 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 h… more
Date: April 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kennedy, Albert E.
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Oral History Interview with W. D. Whitson, November 15, 1995

Description: Transcript of an interview with William D. Whitson, a businessman and an Army Air Corps veteran (442nd Bomb Squadron, 8th Air Force), from Denton, Texas, concerning his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Whitson discusses flight training, his flight from the U.S. to Grafton-Underwood, England, his personal relationship with Curtis Le May, his missions and German defenses, his nineteenth mission and crash landing, and his twenty-fifth mission.
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Date: November 15, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Whitson, William D.
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Oral History Interview with John R. Leber, January 15, 1999

Description: Interview with John R. Leber, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, who flew with the 317th Troop Carrier Squadron in the China-Burma-India Theater. Leber discusses enlisting in the Air Corps, training as an aircraft mechanic and becoming a crew chief, the C-46 and the C-47, deployment to India, flying over the Himalayas, living conditions, and continued service postwar. In appendix are handwritten letters of Leber from his time overseas.
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Date: January 15, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Leber, John R.
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Oral History Interview with Colonel John. E. Olson, March 15, 1998

Description: Interview with Colonel John E. Olson, a Army WWII veteran and POW from Leavenworth, Kansas. Olson discusses his family background, commissioning in the Army from West Point, assignment to the Philippines in 1939 as an infantry officer, the start of the war, withdrawal to Bataan and the ensuing battle and surrender, the Bataan Death March, internment at Cabanatuan, transfer to Osaka, experiences there in internment at a factory labor camp, liberation, organizing the evacuation of POWs, returning… more
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Date: March 15, 1998
Creator: Alexander, Bill & Olson, John E.
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Oral History Interview with Russell J. Hampson, December 15, 1976

Description: Interview with Russell J. Hampson, an Army WWII veteran from West Orange, New Jersey. Hampson discusses his experience during the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, including joining the Army in 1940, being stationed at Schofield Barracks, the events of the attack, and operations on Oahu afterward.
Date: December 15, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hampson, Russell J.
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Oral History Interview with Jack Browder, January 15, 1998

Description: Interview with Jack Browder, a Army WWII veteran from Duncan, Oklahoma. Browder was a staff officer with the 741st Tank Battalion in Europe; he recounts his education and entry to active duty in 1941, transfer to the new 741st, armor training and exercises, duties as a supply officer, preparations for the Normandy invasion, DD tanks, D-Day, attachment to the 2nd Infantry Division and advances through northern France, the M4 Sherman, his thoughts on General George S. Patton, the Battle of Saint … more
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Date: January 15, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Browder, Jack
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Oral History Interview with John L. Dillingham, December 15, 1995

Description: Interview with John D. Dellingham, a Navy WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas. Dellingham discusses his experiences aboard the USS Hull at Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941, as well as his decision to join the Navy, training, assignment to the Hull, work and life on the ship, operations prior to December 7th, the crew's reaction to the attack and performance in the battle, operations afterwards, and his service later in the war.
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Date: December 15, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Dillingham, John L.
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Oral History Interview with Nolan Albarado, November 15, 1987

Description: Interview with Nolan Albarado, a Army WWII veteran from Assumption Parish, Louisiana. Albarado discusses his experiences at Schofield Barracks, Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7th, 1941, as well as his entry into the Army and training, assignment to Schofield Barracks, life and operations there, liberty, the stockade, and later service in the war.
Date: November 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Albarado, Nolan
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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