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Oral History Interview with Robert Taylor, 1974-1975

Interview with Robert Taylor, Protestant chaplain for the U.S. Army and survivor of the Bataan campaign. The interview includes Taylor's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Taylor talks about the Fall of Bataan and his capture, Bilibid Prison in Manila, American air raids in Manila, hell ship to Japan, Fukuoka Prison Camp, and liberation by Soviet troops.

Date: November 2, 1974

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Taylor, Robert

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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Oral History Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, October 2, 1979

Interview with Bessie Jane Kilgore Busch, a resident of Cedar Bayou, Texas circa 1900-1925. Busch details her childhood and early life in Cedar Bayou as well as the oil boom and early days of Baytown, Texas.

Date: October 2, 1979

Duration: 48 minutes 10 seconds

Creator: Swofford, Sarah & Busch, Bessie Jane Kilgore

Item Type: Sound

Partner: Lee College

Oral History Interview with Sidney Freeborn, July 2, 1972

Interview with Sidney Freeborn, a resident of Fulton, Texas. Freeborn recounts his time growing up in Fulton in the late-19th century, building and owning homes in the area, working as an armed ranch hand near Carrizo Springs, developing a ranch in Orange Grove, the hurricane of 1942, policing Corpus Christi in the aftermath of the 1919 storm as a member of the Texas Cavalry, the Klan's presence in the area, the Texas Rangers, and Hurricane Celia. Mrs. Freeborn talks about her first husband, he… more

Date: July 2, 1972

Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Freeborn, Sidney