Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981

Creator

  • Interviewer: Marcello, Ronald E.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Interviewee: Stewart, William J., 1920-
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Name: University of North Texas
    Place of Publication: Denton, Texas

Date

  • Creation: 1981-06-11

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Interview with William Stewart, a Navy veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Forsman talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), the hell ship to Japan (1942), Ohasi, Honshu (1942-1945), and his liberation.
  • Physical Description: [2] 154 p. ; 28 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: People - Individuals
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Oral histories
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Biographies
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Interviews
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal narratives
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Java Sea, Battle of the, Indonesia, 1942
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Sunda Strait, Battle of, Indonesia, 1942
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Bicycle Camp POW Camp (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • Keyword: USS Houston
  • Keyword: prisoners of war
  • Named Person: Stewart, William J., 1920-

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: East & Southeast Asia
  • Place Name: Indonesia
  • Place Name: Japan
  • Historic Place Name: Dutch East Indies
  • Coverage Date: 1942/1945
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Collection

  • Name: UNT Oral Histories
    Code: UNTOH
  • Name: World War Two Collection
    Code: WWII

Institution

  • Name: UNT Oral History Program
    Code: UNTOHP

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights Statement: All rights reserved. To request a copy, contact the Oral History Program.

Resource Type

  • Book

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: Number 544
  • Call Number: OH 544
  • OCLC: 180877331
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1944633

Note

  • Display Note: Interview conducted in 1981 for the World War II Prisoners of War Oral History Project. Interviewer: Dr. Ronald E. Marcello, Professor of History, North Texas State University.
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