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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 “Lost Battalion.” 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 Jack J. White, June 3, 1976

Description: Interview with Jack J. White, a university purchasing agent and U.S. Navy veteran, concerning his experiences aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: June 3, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & White, Jack J., 1922-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Vernon Fuller, July 3, 1974

Description: Interview with Navy veteran Vernon Fuller. The interview includes Fuller's personal experiences while aboard the repair ship USS Argonne during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: July 3, 1974
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Fuller, Vernon
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

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

Description: 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 John Hubenak, November 3, 1976

Description: Interview with John Hubenak, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, concerning his experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with the Fleet Air Wing Two during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: November 3, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hubenak, John
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with L. DeWitt Hale, September 3, 1975

Description: Interview with Democratic attorney and member of the Texas House of Representatives L. DeWitt Hale, from Corpus Christi, Texas. In the interview, Hale discusses his experiences as a member of the Sixty-fourth Legislature. He also expresses his personal thoughts and memories on the House speakership race, appropriations, committee appointments, public school financing, public utilities legislation, constitutional revisions, personal legislation, and comments on fellow politician Governor Dolph B… more
Date: September 3, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Hale, L. DeWitt
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John E. Darst, March 3, 1976

Description: Interview with John E. Darst, U.S. Navy WWII veteran, about his experiences while aboard the minelayer USS Sicard during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: March 3, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Darst, John E.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Robert Warren Saunders, December 3, 1977

Description: Interview with Robert Saunders, U.S. Army veteran, concerning his experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion, M Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
Date: December 3, 1977
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Saunders, Robert Warren
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with James Sorenson Jr., July 3, 1972

Description: Interview with James H. Sorenson Jr., president of First National Bank in Rockport, Texas. Sorenson discusses his growing up in the Corpus area, his education, his service in World War Two, the Rockport areas growth and changes through the years, the local economy, property developments, his family's ties to the region, natural conservation, local politics, the Aransas County Navigation District, the Intracoastal Channel, hurricanes, oil and gas, the school system, recreation in the area, the c… more
Date: July 3, 1972
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Sorenson, Jr., James H.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Frederick E. Gaupp, November 3, 1973

Description: Interview with Frederick E. Gaupp, a college professor, concerning the experiences of a German intellectual during the period of the Weimar Republic and the early Hitler years. Gaupp discusses his middle-class family background, his service in World War I with a Rhenish artillery regiment, his education at the University of Breslau, the Sparticist uprising, Kapp Putsch, Freicorps activities, rampant inflation (1923-1924), and the effects of Allied reparations. He also talks about his employment… more
Date: November 3, 1973
Creator: Burke, Kenneth Alton & Gaupp, Friedrich, 1897-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with George P. Lawley, November 3, 1973

Description: Interview with George P. Lawley, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Odessa, Texas. Lawley discusses his time with the so-called "Lost Battalion" on Java and his experiences as a Japanese prisoner-of-war, including: joining the National Guard in 1940 and training, deployment for East Asia with 2nd Battallion, 131st Field Artillery Regiment; diversion to Java at the start of the war; the Japanese attack and his unit's capture; and his experiences in internment and labor at Tanjong Priok in Batavia… more
Date: November 3, 1973
Creator: Teague, William J. & Lawley, George P.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ben Bynum, July 3, 1973

Description: Interview with Representative Ben Bynum, a Democratic Texas state legislator from Amarillo, Texas. Bynum discusses his experience during the regular session of the 63rd legislature, including: the large influx of freshman representatives and their effect on the session; the political makeup of the House; debates in the House; the selection of committee chairmen; and the Ethics Commission and related reform legislation.
Date: July 3, 1973
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bynum, Ben
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Louis B. Read, November 3, 1972

Description: Interview conducted in 1972 for the World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project with Louis B. Read, a businessman, an Army veteran, and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II.
Date: November 3, 1972
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Read, Louis B.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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