Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981 Page: 97
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mind that we may be talking about some other camp,
and not particularly yours. I do know that these
blankets were so thin that in many cases as many as
four guys would share the blankets. In other words,
they'd make a layer of four blankets, and they'd all
sleep under it.
Yes, I know what you mean. I'm recalling a little bit
more of it now. As I recall, vaguely, on our bedding,
I don't think we had blankets. We had sort of a cotton
comforter, which was fairly heavy. It was designed
for colder weather. You had one to sleep and one to
cover up with. I believe that that was what the
situation was. Then I had this little blanket or
piece of material that I'd had my hammock made out
of, and that helped.
How warm were these barracks?
Well, they were pretty good. They were made out of
flimsy materials, but they were sealed pretty well,
and the sliding windows fit pretty well. Of course,
the outside boards were just paper thin, but inside
they had this sort of bamboo stuff covered with
plaster, kind of like stucco buildings here. The
plaster wasn't really plaster. It was mud just dried
hard, but it sealed up pretty well. Of course, in
0-Hasi there, the temperature was cold about ten monthsStewart:
Marcello:
Stewart:
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Stewart, William J., 1920-. Oral History Interview with William J. Stewart, June 11, 1981, book, June 11, 1981; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1944633/m1/99/?rotate=90: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Oral History Program.