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Oral History Interview with Harcourt G. Bull, July 31, 1972

Description: Interview with tax consultant Harcourt G. Bull, Army veteran and survivor of the siege of Corregidor. The interview includes Bull's personal experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Bull talks about the Fall of Corregidor and his capture, the Bilibid Prison in 1942, Tanagawa and Zentsuji, Honshu, and liberation. The interview includes an appendix with a notebook and a narrative written by Bull.
Date: July 31, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bull, Harcourt G.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jake Guiles, June 20, 1972

Description: Interview with Jake Guiles, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Guiles discusses joining the service, training, being stationed at Nichols Field in the Philippines, the Japanese invasion and American retreat to Bataan, fighting as infantry, surrender at Marivales, the Bataan Death March, experiences in internment at Camp O'Donnell and Cabantuan, transit to Japan, internment at Hitachi mining camp, liberation, and reflections. In appendix is a notebook kept by Guiā€¦ more
Date: June 20, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Guiles, Jake
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Charles Witt, September 28, 1977

Description: Interview with Navy veteran Charles Witt. The interview includes Witt's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The interview also includes an appendix with a travel journal.
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Witt, Charles
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Saint James A. M. E. Church 135th Anniversary Book]

Description: Booklet containing information about the history of the Saint James African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E.) Church and a program of events held for the one hundred and thirty-fifth anniversary on October 10-17, 2010. It also contains membership and church information from 2010 and local advertisements.
Date: 2010
Creator: Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, June 9, 1981

Description: Interview with Granville T. Summerlin, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Hughes Springs, Texas. Summerlin discusses his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, or the "Lost Battalion" of the 36th Infantry Division, including: being drafted in 1940 and training; deployment to East Asia and diversion to Brisbane after December 7th; assignment to Sangosari Airfield, Malang, Java; the Japanese assault and American surrender; internment and labor at Tā€¦ more
Date: June 9, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Summerlin, Granville T.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Horace Chumley, April 3, 1974

Description: Interview with Horace Chumley, retired law enforcement officer, U.S. Army WWII veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard), and member of the ā€œLost Battalion.ā€ Chumley discusses his experiences while being held as a prisoner-of-war by the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942-45; liberation.
Date: April 3, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chumley, Horace, 1916-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with B. D. Fillmore, October 9, 1973

Description: Interview with B. D. Fillmore, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Jacksboro, Texas, who was captured with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion") by Japanese forces on Java. Fillmore discusses joining the Guard and mobilization, deployment to the Pacific, diversion to Java and operations at Malang, the Japanese invasion and American surrender, internment at Tanjung Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, transfer to Changi Camp in Singapore, transfer to Thanbyuzā€¦ more
Date: October 9, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with B. D. Fillmore, October 9, 1973

Description: Audio interview with B. D. Fillmore, a veteran of World War II from Dallas, Texas, regarding his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese after being captured on the island of Java in 1942. Fillmore discusses his transfer to several different camps as a part of the "Lost Battalion."
Date: October 9, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fillmore, B. D.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Hugh E. Law, May 15, 1982

Description: Interview with Hugh E. Law, a United States Army veteran from Corvallis, Oregon. Law describes his experiences as a member of the Detach Finance Department stationed at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack there and on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: May 15, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Law, Hugh E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Gib Lewis, February 12, 1982

Description: Transcript of an interview with Gibson ("Gib") Lewis, a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from Fort Worth, concerning his experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-seventh Legislature. Lewis discusses the elections of 1980, his quest for the House speakership, initiative-referendum, interest rates, tax relief, the state water plan, redistricting, law-and-order issues, and property tax legislation.
Date: February 12, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Lewis, Gib, 1936-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Henry Stanley, March 12, 1973

Description: Interview with Henry Stanley, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran and POW who survived the Bataan Death March. Stanley discusses joining the Air Corps and prewar service, the Japanese invasion, Bataan and Corregidor, capture by Japanese forces, the march, internment at Clark Field, transit to Japan and internment there, and the war's end. In appendix are letters Stanley wrote during the war, telegrams and letters to his family from the War Department regarding his status, and a statement recording hiā€¦ more
Date: March 12, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Oscar H. Mauzy, February 19, 1982

Description: Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas Senate Oscar H. Mauzy from Dallas, Texas. In the interview, Mauzy recollects memories and experiences as a member of the Sixty-seventh legislature. He discusses his personal views on issues including the elections of 1980, initiative-referendum, the abortion issue, law-and-order legislation, redistricting, and the state water plan. Mauzy also comments on Ross Perot, Governor William Clements, Lieutenant Governor William Hobby, and Attorā€¦ more
Date: February 19, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Mauzy, Oscar H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Marvin Robinson, May 25, 1982

Description: Interview with Marvin Robinson, a veteran of the United States Marines from Handley, Texas. Robinson 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 the Sunda Strait in 1942.
Date: May 25, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Robinson, Marvin
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with George W. McDaniel, October 23, 1973

Description: Interview with George W. McDaniel, draftsman and U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. McDaniel discusses the fall of Wake island and capture; hell ship to China, 1942; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942; Kiangwang Prison Camp, 1942-45; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
Date: October 23, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & McDaniel, George W., 1915-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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