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[Pentagon fires lesbian Colonel]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper clipping pertaining to the Pentagon discharging Col. Margerethe Cammermeyer for her sexual orientation. The National Guard offered her a position despite the dismissal of her military career.
Date: 1989
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Roy Eschmann, February 23, 1989

Description: Interview with Roy Eschmann, a Army WWII veteran from Dallas, Texas who was present at the attack on Pearl Harbor. Eschmann discusses joining the Army, basic training, assignment to Schofield Barracks and the 25th Infantry Division, his duties and daily life, Japanese friends on Hawaii, preparation for war, guard duty on the night of December 6/7th, the morning of the attack and shooting at Japanese aircraft, patrols afterwards and fear of invasion, rumors, and later service.
Date: February 23, 1989
Creator: Rosen, Keith & Eschmann, Roy L.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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