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Oral History Interview with Howard L. Patton, January 5, 1999

Interview with Howard L. Patton, a Army WWII veteran from Flora, Illinois. Patton discusses his family background, commissioning into the Army through ROTC, training with anti-air artillery, his marriage, deployment to New Guinea, the assault on Wakde Island, the battle of Leyte, operations at Zamboanga, and the end of the war.

Date: January 5, 1999

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Patton, Howard L.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Howard Charles, March 25, 1998

Interview with Howard Charles, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Partridge, Kansas. Charles discusses growing up in the Great Depression; joining the Marine Corps and training; assignment to the USS Houston (CA-30) at Manila as a heavy machine gunner and events before the war; the Battle of Sunda Strait and sinking of the Houston; capture by the Japanese and being held at Serang, Java; experiences in internment and forced labor at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, various camp… more

Date: March 25, 1998

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Charles, Howard R.