Interviewee | HUGHES, W. W. (b. 1918) |
Military Service | U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 3rd Platoon, A Troop, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard |
Interview ID # | OH 1554 |
Date(s) of interview | |
Description | 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. |
Interviewer(s) | Glenn Johnston |
Physical Description | 124 pp. |
Terms of Use | Open |