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Oral History Interview with Marvin B. Edwards, March 6, 1971

Interview with Marvin B. Edwards, chemist and Army Air Corps veteran (95th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force), concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Edwards discusses his rescue by the Belgian underground, his capture and interrogation (1944), solitary confinement, Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Germany, Nürnberg (Stalag 13-D) and Moosburg (Stalag 7-A) (1945), and his liberation by American troops. Appendix incl… more

Date: March 6, 1971

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Edwards, Marvin B., 1923-

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Scrapbook of John Briggs travels to Germany, Italy, The Czech Republic and Belgium]

Scrapbook containing color photographs, opera programs, tickets, stickers, coins, maps, and restaurant menus in relation to John Brigg's travels to Venice, Berlin, Dresden, Prague, and Bruges. It also includes images of monuments, museums, and landmarks. John Logan Briggs Jr. is the creator of "The Experience," a self-discovery workshop for the LGBT community.

Date: 1977/1978

Creator: Briggs, John Logan, Jr.

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Oral History Interview with Harry A. Thompson, April 18, 1973

Interview with Harry Thompson, an Army WWII veteran and POW from Dallas, Texas. Thompson discusses being drafted before the war and training for field artillery at Fort Sill, his assignment to the 99th Infantry Division, training in England, the Siegfried Line, the Battle of the Bulge and his capture at Büllingen, Belgium, being interrogated and transported into Germany, and his experiences in internment at Limburg.

Date: April 18, 1973

Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Thompson, Harry A.