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OH 1553

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1553
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II; his youth in Dallas during the Great Depression; his decision to join the 112th Cavalry, 1939, at age sixteen; mobilization and assignment to Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1940; Louisiana Maneuvers, summer, 1941; assignment to Fort Clark, Brackettville, Texas, and duty along the Texas-Mexico border; assignment to New Caledonia, August, 1942; assignment to New Guinea, June, 1943; landings on Woodlark Island, June, 1943; landings at Arawe, New Britain, December 1943; Battle of the Driniumor River, Aitape, New Guinea, July, 1944; assignment to Leyte, Philippines, 1944; his medical evacuation due to malaria, dysentery, and hookworm, December 1, 1945.
Interviewer(s)Glenn Johnston
Physical Description111 pp.
Terms of UseOpen

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Military Posts

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Years