His experiences as a naval aviator in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to VF-3 as wingman for "Butch" O'Hare; assignment to the carrier Essex; Wake Island raids, 1943; becoming an Ace at Kwajalein, 1944; Truk raid, 1944; assignment to Fighter Squadron 16 on the carrier Lexington; second Truk raid, 1944; "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," 1944; raids on Clark Field, Philippines; shot down on Luzon and subsequent operations with Filipino guerrillas.

UNT Professor Emeritus of Microbiology. Family history; childhood and early education in Crystal City and San Antonio, Texas; service in World War II-era U.S.

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

His experiences while trapped inside the overturned target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

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

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

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood in North Fort Worth and vocational education received at Technical High School; enlistment in U.S. Navy at age of seventeen; assignment to USS Rockaway and USS Wyandot, USS Paiute, and USS Florida; training missions in Pacific Ocean; various missions to North Africa, France, and Greenland, including Normandy invasion; social life in ports of call; re-enlistment in 1946; struggles with alcoholism and conversion to Pentecostal church; civilian career as a mechanic.

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

His experiences while aboard the fleet repair ship USS Vestal during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

His experiences as a pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II.