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Oral History Interview with Lester C. Rasbury, June 1978

Description: Interview with Lester C. Rasbury, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Decatur, Texas. Rasbury discusses his experiences as a captured member of 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery (the "Lost Battalion"), including: joining the service and training; the Louisiana Maneuvers; deployment to East Asia in 1941; diversion from the Philippines to Brisbane after December 7th; assignment to Malang, Java; the Japanese attack and American surrender; internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and B… more
Date: {1978-06-10,1978-06-15}
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Rasbury, Lester C.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Sherwin Carlquist field notebook from 1978-1982 expeditions to Fiji, Japan, California, Florida, Sweden and Denmark]

Description: A field notebook containing handwritten notes by botanist Sherwin Carlquist during a field expeditions to Fiji, Japan, California, Florida, Sweden and Denmark between 1978 - 1982. The notebook front and back cover are made of mottled, blue-colored paperboard with sewn binding along the left edge. The notebook has minor dirt stains are visible throughout. The following title is written in pen and pencil on the front cover "FIJI 1978 + 1980 FLORIDA 1981 1982 CALIF. 1982 JAPAN". The contents of th… more
Date: 1978/1982
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Partner: Botanical Research Institute of Texas
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