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DRIVER, James (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1390
His experiences as a dive-bomber and fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1941; various phases of training, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida; dive-bomber training, Daytona Beach, Florida, and Great Lakes Naval Air Station, 1942-43; assignment to VS-55, New Hebrides, 1943;…
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DuBOSE, Edwin (b. 1917) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, Patrol-Torpedo Boat Squadrons 15 and 33

Interview ID#
OH 1303
His experiences in the North African, Mediterranean, and Pacific Theaters during World War II. Northwestern Midshipman School, 1941-42; Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center, Melville, Rhode Island, 1942; assignment to PT Squadron 15, 1942; operations along the Algerian and Tunisian coasts, 1942-43; invasion of Sicily, 1943; interdiction of…
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DUBROFF, John (b. 1920) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0212
His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 11th Signal Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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DUELL, Hollis G. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1164
His experiences while aboard the submarine USS Sargo in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to the Sargo, 1941; his responsibilities as a yeoman; early war patrols off the Netherlands East Indies and Philippines; transfer to the Submarine Division Commander’s Office, Pearl Harbor, 1944; postwar duty in the Submarine Service.
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DUKE, Wallace “Tim” (b. 1924) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 86th Infantry

Interview ID#
OH 1856
Retired Santa Fe Railroad agent. Childhood in rural North Texas; the Great Depression; war work at Consolidated Steel Shipyard; draft into infantry; training at Camp Howze and Camp Livingston; European Theater; push from Cologne to Altena, Germany; the Ruhr Pocket; push into Austria; V-E Day; reassignment to Pacific Theater; Philippines; post-war…
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DUNCAN, George (b. 1917) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1030
His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pilot training at Pensacola Naval Air Station, 1941; assignment to Air Group 9 on the carrier Essex; discussion of Hellcat fighter; sinking of Fubuki-class destroyer, June, 1944, off Pagan Island; Marianas Campaign, 1944; “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot”; Philippines Campaign and attack on…
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Interview ID#
OH 0960
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Fort Worth, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Redvale, Colorado; camp move to Paradox Valley, Colorado; description of camp; life in camp.
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DUNCAN, Pat P. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0367
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Raleigh during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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DUNGAN, Ross (b. 1914) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0380
His experiences at Fort Weaver with A Battery, 14th Coast Artillery, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 1588
African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. Remembrances about childhood and early education in Fort Worth, Texas; decision to enroll at North Texas in 1958; off-campus life in “Shack Town” and support from black citizens of Denton; social life among African-American students and relations with white students and faculty; decision…
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DUNN, A. J. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0431
His experiences while aboard the heavy minelayer USS Ogallala during the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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DUNN, E. Benjamin (b. 1917) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

Interview ID#
OH 1329
Member of the "Lost Battalion." His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Basic training and assignment to the 26th Field Artillery Brigade, 1941; transfer to Headquarters Battery, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, 1942; fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942;…
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DUNN, Marvin (b. 1931) U.S. Marine Corps Korean War Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1717
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Decision to drop out of college to join the U.S. Marine Corps; boot camp and training; assignment to combat unit; combat in Korea; combat at Hill 749 and Hill 884; battlefield injury at “the Punchbowl” that resulted in leg amputation; recuperation; opinions regarding enemy soldiers and what…
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Interview ID#
OH 2048

For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Ann Dunnewold her training in psychology, her own postpartum depression, and her entry into clinical work in maternal mental health. She discusses her introduction to Postpartum Support International in 1990, and her later presidency of the organization. She…

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DUNPHY, William (b. 1939) U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, Nurse Corps

Interview ID#
OH 1197
Anesthetist. His experiences as an Army nurse in Vietnam, 1969-70. Assignment to an Army hospital in Saigon; personal living accommodations and creature comforts; hospital facilities; relationship between doctors and nurses; work schedules; alcohol abuse by military personnel; drug problems; off-duty activities; rest and recuperation trip to…
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Interview ID#
OH 0842
His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1966-90. Youth in Dallas; service in U.S. military in World War II; musical career; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; church activities; desegregation of Hamilton Park School; Pacesetter; commercial encroachment; the “Buy Out.”
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Interview ID#
OH 1746
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Colombian-born immigrant to Rockwall, Texas. Family background and the risks that accompanied being financially successful in Colombia during the Colombian civil war. Guerrilla violence in Colombia in the 1980s and 1990s; experience as an exchange student to Illinois in 1992; expectations…
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Interview ID#
OH 1821
For the Desegregating DFW Oral History Project. Career Navigator for the Empowering Families Project (Catholic Charities) and Hispanic community activist. Childhood in Fort Worth, Texas; witnessing discrimination against African Americans; navigating an Anglo-dominated world as a Mexican American; experiencing discrimination; participation in…
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Interview ID#
OH 1846
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Argentinian-born immigrant to Dallas, Texas; Entrepreneur and businessman. Childhood in Buenos Aires; educational and work history; living in Puerto Rico; visits to New York; immigration process; differences between Argentina and the United States; becoming American; thoughts on current…
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DUREN, Elmer (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0608
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Dale during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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DUVALL, Robert D. (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0312
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 1881
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood in Maine; memories of the Nearings; homesteading.
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