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

His experiences as a cryptanalyst during World War II. U.S. Naval Academy, 1930-34.

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

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood and early education in rural Northwest Illinois; enlistment in Army Air Forces; training as aviation cadet and service at various stateside bases; combat experience in Pacific theater; postwar minor league baseball career; return to service during Korean conflict; career as pilot for American Airlines.

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

Electrician. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war embassy duty in Peking, north China, with 6th Marines; capture in Peking; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942-45; Fengtai and Kiangwang Prison Camps, 1945; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.

Childhood experiences in upstate New York, including Depression-era economy; education at Cornell University; drafting into the U.S. Army Infantry and service at several stateside bases; transfer to Cavalry and combat in Pacific Theater; memories of Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay; opinions on war in general; career as author of biological field guides.

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

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

His experiences as an engineering officer with Submarine Division 46 and Submarine Division 106 in the Pacific Theater while stationed at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Assignment to the USS Cuttlefish, 1941; transfer to the Engineering and Repair Department, Pearl Harbor, 1942, as a division engineer; comments about submarine maintenance, repair, and modernization.