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Oral History Interview with William E. Moore, Jr., March 4, 1998

Interview with William E. Moore Jr., a Army WWII veteran from Temple, Texas, who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Moore discusses his time in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, assignment to 24th Division Artillery at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, training and alerts, the attack at Wheeler Field and taking defensive positions around Oahu, and service afterwards.

Date: March 4, 1998

Creator: Meisch, Lisa & Moore Jr., William E.

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with William E. Painter, December 21, 1998

Interview with William Painter, a UNT professor and Army WWII veteran from New Bloomfield, Missouri. Painter discusses growing up in the Depression, being a conscientious objector and feeling pressure to join the war, getting drafted into the infantry and training at Camp Hood and Fort Ord, deployment to the Pacific with the 32nd Infantry Division, operations on Luzon and the Villa Verde Trail, the end of the war, occupation duty in Japan, and returning home. In appendix is a letter to Marcello… more

Date: December 21, 1998

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Painter, William E.