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Oral History Interview with Charles A. Cates, March 14, 1974

Interview with Charles A. Cates, a businessman, U.S. Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Cates talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1943-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his libe… more

Date: March 14, 1974

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cates, Charles A., 1908-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with George Burns, March 12, 1974

Interview with George Burns, a postal worker, farmer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and a member of the "Lost Battalion," about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns talks about the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and hi… more

Date: March 12, 1974

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, George, 1917-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with R. D. Nicholas, March 3, 1977

Interview with Navy veteran R. D. Nicholas. The interview includes Nicholas' personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Date: March 3, 1977

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Nicholas, R. D.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Billy Allen, March 1, 1976

Interview with Billy Allen, a Marine WWII veteran and POW from Van Alstyne, Texas. Allen discusses his entry into the Marine Corps, deployment to Shanghai with the China Marines in 1940-41, arrival in the Philippines, the Japanese attack on Mariveles Navy Yard, the retreat to Corregidor, capture by the Japanese, and experiences in internment at Bilibid Prison in Manila, Cabanatuan, Osaka, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.

Date: March 1, 1976

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Allen, Billy

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with J. L. Sherman, March 4, 1976

Interview with J. L. "Smokey" Sherman, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Ponder, Texas. Sherman discusses joining the Army in 1940, going to the Philippines and being stationed on Corregidor, the siege and fall of the island, his escape from capture and time as a guerrilla, surrender, and experiences in internment at Cabanatuan and Kobe.

Date: March 4, 1976

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Sherman, J. L.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Earl I. Crow, March 13, 1970

Interview with Earl I. Crow, a farmer and mechanic from Taft, TX. Crow recounts his family's move to Sinton, TX, in 1909, and the establishment of Taft as a community through the 1910s.

Date: March 13, 1970

Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Crow, Earl I.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Tom Blaylock, March 22, 1971

Interview with Tom Blaylock, an Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Blaylock was stationed in the Philippines during the Japanese invasion of December 1941, was captured, forced to partake in the Bataan Death March, and was interned at several major POW camps in the Philippines before transferring to a coal mine camp at Omine-machi, Yamaguchi, Japan.

Date: March 22, 1971

Creator: Marcello, Ronald & Blaylock, Thomas

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Robert Gregg, March 24, 1971

Interview with Robert Gregg, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas, who was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"). Gregg discusses mobilization and deployment to the Pacific, the fall of Java and his capture, internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia and Changi Camp in Singapore, building the Burma-Thailand "Death" Railway, and liberation.

Date: March 24, 1971

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gregg, Robert

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James W. Gee, March 13 and March 19, 1972

Interview with James W. Gee, a sales executive, a Marine Corps veteran, and a survivor of the sinking of the U.S.S. Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Gee talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), coa… more

Date: [1972-03-13,1972-03-19]

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Gee, James Wallace

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, March 23, 1972

Interview with Carlton J. Killgo, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Slocum, Texas, who was shot down and captured by German forces. Killgo discusses enlisting in the Air Corps before the war, training and becoming a B-17 crewmember, deployment to England, his missions, getting shot down, capture by German civilians, transfer to Stalag Luft #4, experiences in internment there, liberation by the Soviet Army, and return to the United States.

Date: March 23, 1972

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Killgo, Carlton J.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Hazen Armstrong, March 29, 1986

Interview with farmer-rancher Hazen Armstrong. The interview includes Armstrong's personal experiences about life in Denton, Texas, from 1910 to 1930. Armstrong talks about business activities around the city square and county courthouse, city streetcar service, Oak Street residences, the Cascade Plunge swimming pool, forced removal of African Americans from the "Quakertown" section of Denton to the east side of the railroad tracks in the 1920s, early automobiles in Denton, Denton during World … more

Date: March 29, 1986

Creator: Martin, Adelene & Armstrong, Hazen

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Charles E. Smith, March 29, 1988

Interview with Charles E. Smith, community leader and longtime resident of the Hamilton Park neighborhood, from Dallas, Texas. Smith discusses his role in the Hamilton Park Civic League, of which he was president in 1973, the Hamilton Park School, its closure, integration and its effects in Richardson ISD, and the Pacesetter program.

Date: March 29, 1988

Creator: Wilson, William & Smith, Charles E.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 13, 1974

Interview with Lawrence Brown, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas. Brown was a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment (the "Lost Battalion"): he recounts working during the Depression; mobilization; deployment to the Philippines and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th, 1941; arrival at Sangosari, Java; the Japanese invasion and American surrender; experiences in internment at Bicycle Camp in Batavia, Changi Camp in Singapore, several w… more

Date: March 13, 1974

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Lawrence

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lawrence Brown, March 20, 1974

Interview with Lawrence Brown, a civil servant, concerning his experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Brown worked at a camp in Boyd, Texas (Company 850).

Date: March 20, 1974

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Lawrence

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with J. L. Ashmore, March 8, 1989

Interview with J. L. Ashmore, a United States Navy veteran from Peoria, Illinois, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia.

Date: March 8, 1989

Creator: Richardson, Louis Gene & Ashmore, J. L.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John W. Flemmons, Jr., March 18, 1989

Interview with John W. Flemmons, Jr., a United States Navy veteran from Lubbock, Texas, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the target battleship USS Utah.

Date: March 18, 1989

Creator: Burley, Rick & Flemmons, John W., Jr.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Judge L. A. Bedford, Jr., March 28, 1977

Interview with Judge L. A. Bedford, Jr. an associate judge and attorney from Dallas, Texas. Bedford discusses his experiences working on desegregation cases with the NAACP from 1955 to 1961, including: his education; his entry into civil law; his initial involvement with the NAACP; other notable attorneys; his thoughts on Thurgood Marshall; Bell v. Rippy; Borders v. Rippey; problems with the district courts and work with the 5th Circuit Court; threats against black attorneys and retaliation; "N… more

Date: March 28, 1977

Creator: Bodnar, John & Bedford, L. A., Jr.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Earle Cabell, 1974

Interview with Representative Earle Cabell, former mayor of Dallas, Texas, and later a Democratic member of the House of Representatives, from Dallas, Texas. Cabell offers a biography of himself and his family, including: his family origins in Virginia; his father's career; his upbringing and first jobs; his entry into the dairy business and subsequent experiences in producing milk-products; his interests in civil affairs and his decision to run for mayor of Dallas; his campaign; his agenda and… more

Date: 1974-03/1974-10

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Cabell, Earle

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Alf Brown Jr., March 26, 1974

Transcript of an interview with Alf Brown Jr., an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.

Date: March 24, 1974

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brown, Alf, Jr.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Bob and Ada Reed Brewer, March 14, 1984

Interview with Ada Reed and Bob Brewer, owners and operators of A. B. McGill and Company General Merchants. In the interview, the Brewers discuss their family backgrounds, marriage, losses on charge accounts during the Great Depression, the change from clerk-service to self-service operation of the store, the credit business, purchasing clothes at the Dallas fashion market, customer interests, changes in product lines, commercial and residential growth in the Bertram area, using direct mail and… more

Date: March 14, 1984

Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Brewer, Ada Reed & Brewer, Bob

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Elston Brooks, March 21, 1984

Audio interview with Elston Brooks, a journalist who worked at the Fort Worth Press and then the Star-Telegram, discussing his memories and experiences of being a newspaperman during the Kennedy assassination on November 22, 1963. Brooks also discusses his love of music and performance.

Date: March 21, 1984

Creator: Bowen, Alice Anita & Brooks, Elston

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Donald C. Brain, March 11, 1981

Interview with Donald C. Brain, a United States Navy veteran from Long Beach, California. Brain discusses his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II after his cruiser, the USS Houston, was sunk off the coast of Java in 1942.

Date: March 11, 1981

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brain, Donald C.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Henry Moore, March 13, 1970

Interview with Mrs. Henry Moore, a teacher from Taft, Texas. Moore discusses her experiences living and schooling in Taft from 1909, her time at Texas A&M, and President Taft's visit to the town.

Date: March 13, 1970

Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Moore, Mrs. Henry

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Edwin F. Flato, March 13, 1970

Interview with Edwin Flato, a businessman from Corpus Christi, Texas. Flato discusses his arrival in Kingsville in 1904, his construction of a hardware store in Robstown, TX, and various experiences in the Corpus area economy.

Date: March 13, 1970

Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Flato, Edwin F.

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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