His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the minelayer USS Sicard during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Hull during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Civil engineer. His experiences as a PBJ (B-25) co-pilot in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

His experiences at Schofield Barracks as an officer in the Field Artillery during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

For the Weatherford Oral History Project. Longtime resident and school administrator of Weatherford, Texas. Family history; birth, childhood, and education in Collin County, Texas; farm life in the Great Depression; World War II service in U.S. Navy; education at UNT under the GI Bill; career as a teacher, administrator, and coach in various public school districts, concluding with Weatherford ISD; marriage to Betty Jo Hallett; integration of Weatherford schools; school-building program; career as CEO of Weatherford Chamber of Commerce.

His experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences at the West Loch ammunition dump during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.