His experiences with the 11th Bomb Group at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences in the European Theater during World War II. Preliminary training in New Mexico, Texas, Oregon, and Kansas; troop convoy to England, 1944; preparations for the Normandy Invasion, 1944; entry into Normandy on D + 6; transfer to 9th…

Miscellaneous comments about his service in the Pacific Theater during World War II. U. S. Naval Academy, 1935-39; assignment to USS Enterprise, 1939; assignment to USS Glimer, 1939-41; flight training at Pensacola, 1941; assignment to Advanced…

College professor. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His pacifistic/isolationist background and the influence of his mother; his parents' attitude toward Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal; his personal dilemma over…

Attorney. His role and experiences as a prosecuting attorney at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East [Tokyo War Crimes Trials], 1945-46. His early law career; acquaintanceship with U.S. Attorney General Tom Clark and appointment to…

His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Induction and stateside training, Camp Hulen, Palacios, Texas, and Camp Cook, Lompoc, California, 1942-43; operations in New Guinea, 1943-44; invasion of Toem, 1944; invasion of Leyte, 1944…

Radio/TV engineer. His experiences as a radio operator on a C-46 in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Enlistment and radio school, 1942; assignment to the 15th Squadron, 1943; transition training in the C-46, Bowman Field,…

Federal prison administrator. His experiences in the Pacific Theater and China during World War II; also his experiences during the Korean War. Service in the peacetime Army, 1933-36; civilian employment, 1936-43; decision to join the Marines, 1943…

Attorney. His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II; also his experiences as a prosecuting attorney of Class C war criminals for International Military Tribunal for the Far East after World War II. Assignment to New Guinea…

His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war youth; entry into the Army and basic training, Camp Blanding, Florida, 1942; combat on Guadalcanal, 1943; New Georgia Campaign, 1943; Munda Campaign, 1943; Bougainville Campaign,…

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…

Missionary. A portion of his unpublished autobiography, “In God’s Hands,” depicting the experience of his family as civilian internees of the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II.

Homemaker. Her experiences as a Red Cross volunteer in the European Theater during World War II. Pre-war German language education in Europe; her activities with “Bundles for Britain” in New York City, 1940-41; employment at the San Antonio, Texas,…

His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Saint Louis during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; also brief comments about naval operations in the Aleutians, Solomons, Philippines, and Okinawa.

Aviation executive. His experiences as an antiaircraft radar operator in the European Theater during World War II. Comments about his German ancestors and growing up in O’Fallon, Missouri; sports activities; college life at the University of…

His experiences as a paratrooper in the European Theater during World War II. His youth in Du Bois, Pennsylvania; attendance at Lock Haven State Teachers College, Pennsylvania; enlistment in the Army, February, 1942; basic training, Camp Croft,…

Postmater. His experiences and observations as a guard during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo after World War II. Enlistment in the Army, October 3, 1946; basic training, Fort Dix, New Jersey, 1946; voyage across the…

His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II; his youth in Dallas during the Great Depression; his decision to join the 112th Cavalry, 1939, at age sixteen; mobilization and assignment to Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1940;…

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. World War II veteran and flight instructor to the Tuskegee Airmen. Childhood and early education in Fort Worth, Texas; early love of flying; decision to attend Tuskegee Institute and 1940…

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Vietnam War-era veteran. Childhood in Phoenix, Arizona; decision to enlist in U.S. Naval Reserves; active duty career, including service on USS Yorktown, USS Bonhomme Richard, and USS…

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood in Buffalo, New York; family experiences in military service; decision to join U.S. Marines at age of seventeen; basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina; assignments to…

For the Denton County Historical Commission. Native resident of Denton, Texas. Family history; relation to the first elected official in Dallas, Texas; Denton’s First State Bank; childhood and schooling in Denton; family during the Great Depression…

His experiences while aboard the submarines USS Batfish and USS Parche in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, San Diego, California, 1942; early torpedo problems; his responsibilities as a fire controlman; assignment to the…

For the Women Veterans Oral History Project. U.S. Navy Avionics Technician, Persian Gulf War-era Veteran. Childhood in Arlington, Texas; effects of parents’ divorce; experience in drug rehab; reasons for joining the Navy; training in a job recently…

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