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Oral History Interviews with Pete Evans, 1984

Description: Interview with Pete Evans, a Texas National Guard veteran and POW from Hamby, Texas. Evans discusses his time as a member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion") which was captured by the Japanese in March, 1942, including: his upbringing; entering the Guard and training; mobilization, the Louisiana Maneuvers, and deployment to East Asia; diversion from the Philippines to Brisbane and then Java, after December 7th, 1941; assignment to Sangosari near Malang; the Japanese i… more
Date: {1984-02-15,1984-02-29,1984-03-07}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Evans, Pete
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Armed Soldiers]

Description: Photograph of uniformed soldiers standing in rows, the back row holds up rifles. The row in front of them stands with arms at their sides. Behind them are a bunch of trees.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Members of the 746 AAA Gun Battalion]

Description: Photograph of four soldiers standing side by side outside the 746 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion Headquarters. The men wear long-sleeved collared shirts, belts and pants. From left to right the first man is not wearing a hat, the man next to him wears a garrison cap, next to him a man wears a brimmed hat, and the last man wears a garrison cap. Teh man on the right end is partially out of the frame. The men stand in front of a post with a sign that reads "HEADQUARTES 746 AAA GUN BN.".
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Three Uniformed Soldiers]

Description: Photograph of three men standing outside side by side. The men are weaning long-sleeved collared shirts tucked into belted pants, and the two on either side wear garrison caps.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Three Soldiers]

Description: Photograph of three soldiers standing outside side by side. The men are weaning long-sleeved collared shirts tucked into belted pants, the two on the left also wear garrison caps. The man on the right has his arms crossed and a cigarette between his fingers. A building with a straw roof id to their right and a larger building is visible behind them.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Portrait of Paul Bocker in Uniform]

Description: Portrait of Paul O. Bocker sitting with his hands in his lap in uniform. His uniform consists of a garrison cap, glasses, a long-sleeved button up shirt with pins on either side of the collar, a tie, a belt and pants.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Shirtless Soldier Outside Huts]

Description: Photograph of a shirtless soldier standing outside straw roofed huts. He is wearing glasses and a towel wrapped around his waist. To his left the lower body of another person can be seen sunbathing on a cot.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Lounge Outside a Hut]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers sharing a lounge chair outside a straw roofed hut. The man on the left sits with his elbows on his knees in a long sleeve collared shirt, pants dress shoes, and his garrison cap between his fingers. to his right another man sits laid out in a pair of white underwear with a cigarette.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Solider Soaks in the Sun]

Description: Photograph of a solider standing outside a straw roofed hut with his hand to his chest and face tilted slightly back and his eyes closed. He is wearing a long sleeve collared shirt tucked into a belt and pants. In the hand against his chest is his garrison cap.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldier Stands in a Flooded Camp]

Description: Photograph of a soldier standing up to his ankles in water in a flooded camp. He is wearing a wide brimmed hat, a collared trench coat, a button up, dark belts and pants rolled up at the ankles. Behind him are bulletin boards and a sign reading "batter 'G' -derly Room" and a tent.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Sit in Flooded Camp]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers sitting on a crate while up to their ankles in water. They are wearing wide brimmed hats, long sleeved collared jackets, button ups, and long socks. The man on the left is wearing shirts and the man on the right wears long pants rolled up at the ankles. On the left another soldier is walking into the frame with a tobacco pipe in his mouth. Behind them are several light-colored tents.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Soldiers Save Bed Roll from Flood]

Description: Photograph of two soldiers holding a bed frame with a bed roll and leather trunk above the ankle-deep water flooding their camp. The man on the left wears a wide-brimmed hat, a collared jacket and pants rolled over his knees. The man on the right wears a wide brimmed hat and a long sleeve collared jumpsuit rolled up to the knee. Behind them to the left is an open tent that has "US" printed on it and a vehicle on the right.
Date: 1941~
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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