His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His boyhood in Dallas, Texas, during the Great Depression; his decision to join the Texas National Guard, in 1940; caring for the troop’s horses at Fort Bliss and Fort Clark, Texas; Louisiana Maneuvers, 1941; assignment to New Caledonia, 1942; invasion of Arawe, New Britain,…

His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-24 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Legislature. Appointment as chairman of the Finance Committee; Legislative budget board and the budget-making process; comments about Comptroller Bob Bullock; comments about of Governor William Clements; appropriations bill; tax relief legislation; public school financing; Peveto…

His life as a youth in northeast Texas; family experiences during the Great Depression; his long-time love of mules and horses; his decision to join the 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard, November, 1940; mobilization of the Texas National Guard, November 18, 1940; training with horses, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1940-41; advanced training at…

African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. Memories of childhood in Stop Six neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas; experience of attending all-black public schools throughout most of 1960s; perception that African Americans “lost out” in desegregation of schools in Fort Worth; importance of education as a family value; decision to…

Librarian. Her experiences as a student in the Library School at North Texas State College and her career as a public school librarian. Comments about teachers and courses at North Texas; employment at Clinton P. Russell Elementary School, Dallas, 1952; multi-school librarian, Dover, Delaware, 1959; school librarian, Roswell, New Mexico; school…

Member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-sixth Texas Legislature. Biographical information; personal political philosophy; comments about Speaker Bill Clayton; work as chairman of the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee; pari-mutuel betting; local bills;…

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

Community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the l960s and l970s. Childhood memories of the African-American community in Denton; segregated education; decision to join the Fellowship; street paving in the African-American section of Denton; early social meetings of…

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Callahan County, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Brownwood, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

Musician. His experiences as a member of the “Light Crust Doughboys” western swing band, 1935-1945. Early musical career as a banjo player in a traveling tent show; employment with the “Wanderers”; employment with the “Light Crust Doughboys”; comments about W. Lee (“Pappy”) O'Daniel; work with Gene Autry and Republic Pictures; acquiring the…

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

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Brazos, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to BR-83-W in Veteran, Wyoming; reenlistment to F-2-N in Apache Creek, New Mexico; transfer to Conchas Dam near Tucumcari, New Mexico; description of camps; life in camps.

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in North Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2842 at DG-41-N near Lake Arthur, New Mexico; company move to G-148-N in Carlsbad, New Mexico; description of camps; life in camps.

Civil Servant. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. Influence of World War Two on his father’s outlook; clashes with his parents over the Vietnam War; his introduction to the music of the Beatles, 1964; his high school experiences; influence of Jim Morrison and the…

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

Retired federal labor mediator and conciliator. Experiences and reminiscences from his thirty-year career with the U.S. Conciliation Service and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; early boyhood; employment with the International Harvester Company; comments about the Depression and New Deal; Kansas employment Service; employment with U…

His experiences as a B-24 bombardier in the European Theater; also his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. Enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, January, 1943; basic training, Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1943; College Training Detachment, Emporia State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas, 1943; aerial…

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

Member of the “Lost Battalion.” An account by one who escaped capture by the Japanese on Java during World War II. Fall of Java and evacuation by plane with the 19th Bombardment Group.

Commercial airline pilot. His experiences as a B-24 pilot in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. His prewar education through college at the University of Houston; Junior ROTC in high school; joining the Texas Air Guard (111th Observation Squadron) before World War II; flying lessons at Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas; participation…

His experiences during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. Falsifying documents about his age in order to enlist; boot camp, Sampson, New York, 1944; assignment to LST-373, 1944; his detailed account of activities leading up to and during D-Day, June 6, 1944; transfer to the escort carrier USS Shamrock Bay, 1944; brief account of his activities…

His experiences as a machinist at the Pearl Harbor Navy Base, 1942-44; his experiences as a combat infantryman in Germany, 1945; Hermann Goering's headquarters in Munich; liberation of Dachau; his receiving the Bronze Star.

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Project. Childhood and education in Spring Green, Wisconsin; decision to enlist in U.S.Army following 1940 high school graduation; Army Air Forces basic training at Wheeler Field, Hawaii; advanced training in aircraft maintenance at Wheeler, Bellows, and Hickam Fields, Hawaii; social life on base; Pearl Harbor…