His experiences with the 72nd Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group, at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while trapped inside the overturned battleship USS Oklahoma during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; other wartime experiences aboard the carriers USS Saratoga and USS Hancock.

His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His early youth in rural Texas (Jack County); his mother’s interest in music and honkytonks; attendance at the “Big D Jamboree” at the Sportatorium, Dallas, Texas, during the Sixties; effects of his parents' divorce; influence of…

His experiences while assigned to the Submarine Base during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; his subsequent service aboard the submarine USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

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

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Dallas; chef, maintenance director for 2011 Cedar Springs building. Born in Durango, Mexico; early life with family in agriculture in the 1960s; educated in Mexico; crossed the border illegally by swimming the Rio Grande, walked 80 miles and worked various jobs;…

Her experiences while employed by the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant, Texarkana, Texas, during World War II. Hiring procedures and job assignments; relationships between male and female workers.

Survivor of the siege of Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war duty at International Settlement, Shanghai, with 4th Marines; fall of Corregidor and capture; Camp O’Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-43; Clark Field, 1943-44; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1944; American air…

Owner and operator, Jim Hardin’s Paint and Wallcovering, Denton, Texas. Family background; employment with Esler paint and Paper Company, Denison; promotion to assistant manager and outside salesman; effects of Depression in Denison; comments on union activities in Denison; military service in World War II; experiences in hanging wallcovering;…

His experiences as a corpsman at Tripler General Hospital during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences while aboard the submarine USS Pargo in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Arkansas and Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Peaceful Valley, Colorado; camp move to Bonham, Texas; Durango, Colorado; Camp Mesa Verde, Colorado; Alamosa, Colorado; Jasper, Texas; Bowie, Arizona; description of camps; life…

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

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

College professor. His experiences concerning the desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-56.

His experiences as an Army officer in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Iowa; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2726-V near Winterset, Iowa; reassignment to Company 783 in Leon, Iowa; reassignment to Company 1742 in Tarkio, Missouri; company move to Gallatin, Missouri; transfer to Company 3773-V in…

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

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

For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Chinese-born immigrant to Denton, Texas. Childhood and education in China; family life; parents’ role in decision-making; decision to enter U.S. to study accounting; practice of Christianity in China; immigration process; religious freedom in U.S. vs. China; struggles to acculturate.

Early childhood and adolescence; early teaching experiences; student at North Texas State Normal College during 1920s; appointment as a teacher in the college Laboratory School; principal, college Laboratory School; curriculum committee, State Department of Education; dean, College of Education; curriculum planning in College of Education; the…

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

Pioneer aviator. His reminiscences from his career in aviation, 1920-63. Influence of the early aircraft designer Glenn Curtiss; his meeting with the aviatrix Ruth Law; influence of the book Aerobatics by Horatio Barber; his meeting with barnstorming pilot “Swanee” Taylor; Taylor’s gift of his aircraft to Miller; teaching himself to fly without…

His experiences as a B-24 bombardier in the European Theater during World War II. His education and employment in the oil industry; enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; basic training, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1942; primary flight training, Victory Field, Vernon, Texas, 1942; his washing out of pilot training; ground school,…

Mechanical engineer. His experiences with the Corps of Engineers in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war job experiences; enlistment in the Corps of Engineers Reserve, 1933; service with the Civilian Conservation Corps in Arizona and Colorado, 1933-34; active duty, December, 1941; assignment to Headquarters, 3rd Army, Fort Sam Houston…

Librarian. Her experiences as a student at the Library School at North Texas State College and as a public school librarian.