Texas Oral History Collection - 14 Matching Results
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- Oral History Interview with Ernest Galeassi, September 16, 1988
- Interview with Army veteran Ernest Galeassi. The interview includes Galeassi's personal experiences at Hickam Field with the 324th Signal Company during the Japanese attack a Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Eunice Gray, October 16, 1987
- Interview with Eunice Gray, schoolteacher and local historian. The interview includes Gray's personal experiences about Denton County, Texas from 1900 to 1987. Gray talks about the early history of her descendants, cattle raising and marketing, and the oil industry.
- Oral History Interview with W. M. Crawford, May 16, 1982
- Interview with Navy veteran W. M. Crawford. The interview includes Crawford's personal experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Glen Dyer, January 16, 1982
- Interview with Glen Dyer about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
- Oral History Interview with Nancy Florence McPherson, July 16, 1982
- Interview with Nancy Florence McPherson about the history of Grapevine, Texas.
- Oral History Interview with Eldridge Rayburn, January 16, 1980
- Audio interview with Eldridge Rayburn, a veteran of the Texas National Guard from Lubbock, Texas, about his experiences as a member of the "Lost Battalion" captured at Java in 1942 by the Japanese army during World War II. Rayburn discusses his memories of being in a Field Artillery unit, a prisoner of war, and surviving.
- Oral History Interview with Steve P. Warren, May 16, 1982
- Interview with Steve P. Warren, a United States Navy veteran from Lubbock, Texas. Warren recollects his experiences aboard the converted yacht the USS Elvida during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- Oral History Interview with Lorenzo Echanis, February 16, 1984
- Interview with Lorenzo Echanis discussing his experiences growing up in Basque Country with Basque parents, attending church and learning catechism, immigration to the United States, working as a shepherd, marriage, and returning to visit his hometown years later.
- Oral History Interview with Johnny Yturri, February 16, 1984
- Interview with Johnny Yturri discussing his experiences growing up with Basque parents, Basque customs, learning English, early jobs, and sheep ranching in Orange County, California.
- Oral History Interview with Darwin McMillan, September 16, 1985
- Interview with Darwin "Mac" McMillan, a long-term employee of Caltex from California, discussing his background, employment with Texaco and Standard Oil, the history of Caltex and his work as an executive there, his various assignment experiences in China the Philippines, Germany, India, and South Africa, and the oil market.
- Oral History Interview with Kenneth K. Anderson, September 16, 1988
- Interview with Kenneth K Anderson, a United States Navy veteran from South Dakota, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island as a member of VP-24, a Navy PBY patrol squadron.
- Oral History Interview with Glennon Ryan, September 16, 1988
- Interview with Glennon Ryan, a United States Navy veteran from Saint Louis, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at Ford Island Naval Air Station as a member of the Assembly and Repair Division.
- Oral History Interview with Leonard Webb, September 16, 1988
- Interview with Leonard Webb, a United States Navy veteran from East Saint Louis, Illinois, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while stationed at the Staff Headquarters, 14th Naval District.
- Oral History Interview with Curtis Schulze, September 16, 1988
- Interview with Curtis Schulze, a United States Navy veteran from Vandalia, Missouri, regarding his experiences and memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of December 7, 1941 while aboard the destroyer USS Downes.