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Oral History Interview with Thomas Spencer, February 5, 1979

Interview with Thomas Spencer, a Texas National Guard WWII veteran and POW from Joplin, Texas. Spencer discusses his experiences with the 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, the "Lost Battalion" captured on Java in March 1942, including: joining the service; training; deployment to East Asia; diversion to Brisbane and Malang; the Japanese attack on Java; the American surrender; experiences in internment and labor at Tanjong Priok and Bicycle Camp in Batavia, several camps on the Burma Railway… more

Date: February 5, 1979

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Spencer, Thomas

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Olgie Ivey, Mary Louise Ivey Bardas, and Ben Ivey Jr., 1979

Interviews with Ben Ivey Jr., Olgie (Mrs. Ben) Ivey Sr., and Mary Louise Ivey Bardas, from Denton, Texas. The interviewees discuss Ben Ivey Sr's business ventures in Denton, including their family history, each's upbringing and education, the history and operations of businesses owned by the family, life in Denton, neighbors, and local government.

Date: {1979-10-17,1979-11-14}

Creator: Jenkins, Floyd; Ivey, Olgie; Bardas, Mary Louise Ivey & Ivey, Ben, Jr.