His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Pauline, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a forestry camp near Flagstaff, Arizona; reenlistment to Company 4842 at DG-41-N in Lake Arthur, New Mexico; company move to Carlsbad, New Mexico; description of camps; life in camps.
Survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of the Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944; Nakhon Pathom…
For the Quakertown Oral History Project. Son of residents of Denton’s historic all-black Quakertown neighborhood and long-time Denton resident. Early childhood and education in Denton, including experiences with racial segregation and experiences with integrating Denton public schools; interest in radical black politics; influence of uncle, Fred…
Physician. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, in 1950s and 1960s. Childhood and education in Dallas; medical school at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, 1942-45; Army career; segregated housing in Dallas; discrimination against African-American physicians; dealing with the white power structure in Dallas; civil…
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Clinton, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp.
Pastor. His experiences as a Navy chaplain in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His early education; Davidson College, 1937-1941; Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia, 1941-44; his decision to enlist in the Navy, 1944; chaplaincy school, William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1944; assignment to Quonset Point, Rhode…
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Project. World War II veteran. Childhood and education in rural Bethlehem, Arkansas; farm life in the Great Depression; 1939 high school graduation; enrollment in Civilian Conservation Corps and work at camps in Utah; work as a truck driver for local lumber and oil companies; marriage to Dorothy Mae Thompson;…
Veteran and his wife. Their experiences while at home in Honolulu and at the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
Realtor, former Texas state legislator. His experiences as a pilot with the 86th Observation Squadron at Bellows Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; capture of a submariner on a Japanese midget submarine on December 8, 1941.
Businessman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, former member of the Texas Senate from Lufkin, Democrat. General views concerning problems in Texas state government. Personal legislation; utilities regulation; appointment of committee members; lobbies; campaign financial disclosure; election filing fees; committee structure; annual…
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, and Iowa; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1996 at F-169 in West Pine Creek, Idaho; reenlistment to Company 2939 at sub-camp F-415 in Lake Fork, Idaho; company move to headquarters at Camp French Creek (F-109…
Airline pilot. His experiences as a B-25 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war job experiences; enlistment in the Army Air Forces, November, 30, 1942; basic training, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1943; college preparatory courses, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 1943; primary flight training, Canton, Mississippi, 1943…
For the Skylab Oral History Project. NASA engineer, flight controller and flight director. Childhood in Langley, Virginia; education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; short career in U.S. Air Force; decision to join NASA; duties in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station programs;…
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Weatherford, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1816 at Lake Worth, Texas; transfer to a camp at Mackenzie State Park near Lubbock, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.
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…
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood; early experiences gardening and outdoors; decision to homestead in Maine.
Homemaker. Observations on land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, 1900-30. Cattle ranching; small town social life; Mexican-Anglo relations.
Survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942- 44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Changi…
Survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. His postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details.
