His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

Novelist. His various reminiscences based on his experiences in the Philippines during World War II. Comments about Army life in general; jungle patrols; observations on the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay, September 2, 1945; the role of his wartime experiences in his novel, The Naked and the Dead.

Businessman. His experiences in the Philippines during World War II. Enlistment in the Army, August 29, 1944; assignment to the 112th Cavalry, Antipolo, Philippines, May, 1945; jungle patrols; Japanese night infiltration attacks; setting up ambushes; postwar occupation duty in Japan; demolition of Japanese armaments; relations with Japanese civilians.

His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

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 Fort Clark, Brackettville, Texas, 1941; return to Fort Worth for additional mounted training, 1941; Louisiana Maneuvers, July-September, 1941; voyage from San Francisco to New Caledonia, 1942-43; assignment to Townsville, Australia, 1943; assault on Woo

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, December, 1943; combat on Arawe; Battle of the Driniumor River, New Guinea, June, 1944; the Philippines Campaign, 1944-45; his return to the States and separation from the military.

His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

Landscape architect. His experiences with G Troop, 112th Cavalry, in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.

College professor. His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II.