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Oral History Interview with Thomas P. Emery, February 21, 1995

Description: Interview with Thomas P. Emery, a US Army WWII veteran from Solana Beach, California, who served as a pathfinder in the 6th Army Special Special Recon Unit. Emery discusses joining the Army and airborne training, assignment to G-2, scout and pathfinder training, attending OCS, deployment to New Guinea, formation of the Alamo Scouts, learning to live and fight in the jungle, his first mission, raids and harassing Japanese troops, traveling aboard the USS Missouri, and fighting in the Philippines. more
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Date: February 21, 1995
Creator: Alexander, Wm. J. & Emery, Thomas P.
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Travis Womack, Jr., May 10, 2002

Description: Interview with Travis Womack Jr., a Army WWII veteran from Marshall, Texas, who served with the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division. Womack discusses his family, education, basic and airborne training, deployment to Morocco and movement through North Africa, the invasion of Sicily, the Battle of San Pietro, the Anzio campaign, going to England, marrying, fighting in Operation Market Garden, the Battle of the Bulge, disguised German troops, and the end of the war. In append… more
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Date: May 10, 2002
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Womack Jr., Travis
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Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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