Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Collection: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History Collectionhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/NMPW/browse/?fq=str_location_county:Bexar+County,+TX&fq=dc_type:text&fq=untl_collection:TOHC2011-12-08T11:32:11-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Collection: National Museum of the Pacific War Oral History CollectionOral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 20012011-12-08T11:32:11-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193888/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193888/"><img alt="Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001" title="Oral History Interview with David Straus, September 17, 2001" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193888/small/"/></a></p><p>Interview with David Straus of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Marine Corps during World War Two in the Pacific Theater as well as the Korean War. The interview includes some of Straus' background before the war and his personal experiences while in the Marines, including memories of Okinawa, various weapons, what happened at the end of World War Two, and his assignment in Korea.</p>Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 20002011-12-08T11:32:11-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193884/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193884/"><img alt="Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000" title="Oral History Interview with James Macia, July 21, 2000" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193884/small/"/></a></p><p>Interview with James "Herb" Macia of San Antonio, Texas, who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces during World War Two. In the interview, Mr. Thomas recalls memories about growing up as well as his days as a mining engineer, the Doolittle Raid, North Africa, Normandy, and D-Day.</p>Oral History Interview with David Lee Hill, September 20, 20032011-12-08T11:32:11-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193882/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193882/"><img alt="Oral History Interview with David Lee Hill, September 20, 2003" title="Oral History Interview with David Lee Hill, September 20, 2003" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193882/small/"/></a></p><p>Interview with David Lee "Tex" Hill of San Antonio, Texas, a veteran from the United States Navy during World War II in the China-Burma-India Theater. The interview includes Hill's personal experiences while in the Navy, including memories of pre-war flight training in Florida, the Flying Tigers, and the Salween River Gorge attack. There is a photograph and a short biography of Hill after the interview transcription.</p>