For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood in Coquilla, Oregon, Ketchikan, Alaska, and Hayward and San Francisco, California; family’s difficulties in the Great Depression; work as a shoeshine boy and newspaper delivery boy; father’s work with the WPA; expulsion from school; move to Los Angeles and graduation from high…

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. World War II-era veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserves (or SPARs). World War II-era veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserves (or SPARs). Childhood and education in Edwardsville, Virden, and Girard, Ill.; father’s experience in World War I; waitressing and clerical work…

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in the Midwest and Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 901 at Pine Valley, California; description of camp; camp life.

For the Quakertown Oral History Project. Son of residents of Denton’s historic all-black Quakertown neighborhood. Experiences of his parents, Othella and T.C. Hill, and other family members who were forced to move from the all-black Quakertown neighborhood of Denton; career in U.S. Army and as an undertaker in Denton; Quakertown in family’s…

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

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood and education in New York, New York; education at New York University; work with Works Progress Administration-funded physical education programs; career in New York public schools; enlistment in U.S. Navy following Pearl Harbor; experience in the service as a Jew; assignment as…

Her experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Lufkin, Texas; joining the CCC; employment as a clerk with CCC East Texas Headquarters office in Lufkin, Texas; transfer to CCC North Texas District Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas; description of headquarters; life in headquarters.

Member of the “Lost Battalion.” His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Bangkok, 1944-45; liberation.

Attorney. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Educational background; entry into the Navy, 1941; Northwestern Midshipman School, 1941; Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center, Melville, Rhode Island, 1942; operations around the Solomon Islands, 1943; New Georgia Campaign, 1943; accounts of individual exploits of his…

Member of the “Lost Battalion.” His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; hell ship to Japan, 1942; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1942-44; liberation.

His associations with the administration of Governor W. Lee O’Daniel; appointment as executive assistant to O’Daniel, 1941; personal impressions of O’Daniel; transactions tax; relations between O’Daniel and the Legislature; O’Daniel and the Democratic State Executive Committee; O’Daniel and patronage; appointment as Secretary of State for Texas,…

For the Quakertown Oral History Project. Descendant of Quakertown homeowners. Experiences of his father, John Logan, and other family members who were forced to move from the all-black Quakertown neighborhood of Denton; experiences while attending segregated schools in Denton; career in U.S. Air Force and communications industry and as a…

His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 3rd Engineer Battalion during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Draftsman. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II; fall of Wake island and capture; hell ship to China, 1942; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942; Kiangwang Prison Camp, 1942-45; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.

His experiences as a B-17 gunner/bombardier in the European Theater during World War II. His youth in West Texas; enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1943; Drake University, 1943; pre-flight training, Santa Ana, California, 1943; washing out of the Aviation Cadet Program due to his problems with depth perception; armament school, Lowry Air…

His experiences with Headquarters Battery, 24th Infantry Division, Artillery, at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Experiences of a husband and wife at Kaneohe Naval Air Station during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Surgeon. His experiences as a surgeon in North Africa, Italy, and France during World War II. Induction into the U.S. Army Medical Department and assignment to the Surgical Hospital, Fort Meade, 1941; three-month assignment to the Mayo Clinic, 1942; assignment to the Massachusetts General Hospital and the forming of the 2nd Auxiliary Surgical…

Businessman. His experiences as a member of the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College, 1956.

Former executive, Caltex Petroleum Corporation. Service during World War II; initial employment with Caltex (China); aviation representative, South China; Chinese Revolution, 1949; manager, Caltex Okinawan operation, 1957-59; relationswith military government on Okinawa; formation of Ryuku Oil Corporation; head of marketing, Caltex (Japan), 1960;…

Businessman. His experiences at Guadalcanal and Tarawa in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Prewar work experience with the United Fruit Company in Honduras; decision to join the Marine Corps Reserve, 1939, and assignment to a machine gun company in the 15th Battalion; call to active duty, October, 1940, and assignment to H Company at San…

Podiatrist. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Civilian Pilot Training, the University of Chicago, 1942; pre-flight training, University of Iowa, 1942-43; basic flight training, Livermore, California, 1943; advanced flight training, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1943; assignment to flying the PBY; navigation and bombardier…

Attorney. His experiences in the North African and European Theaters during World War II. Education at the South Texas School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1936-40; employment with the Shell Oil Company, 1936-41; induction into the Army, December 2, 1941; basic training, Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1941-42; Officer Candidate School, Fort Belvoir…

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

Schoolteacher. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1959-91. Youth in East Texas; education in segregated schools; decision to move to Hamilton Park; home improvements; church activities; Hamilton Park School; flooding problems; desegregation of Hamilton Park School and coming of Pacesetter; violations of deed restrictions;…