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Oral History Interview with Davis Porter Newton, October 12, 1996

Interview with Davis Porter Newton, Army WWII veteran of the Pacific Theater from Birmingham, Alabama. Newton discusses his family background, working during the Depression and his education, commissioning into the Army, assignment to the 346th Harbor Craft Company and deployment to Finschhafen, New Guinea, acting as defense counsel in a court martial, sea-transport operations around New Guinea and the Philippines, working with POWs, and investigating war crimes.

Date: October 12, 1996

Creator: Alexander, William J. & Newton, Davis Porter

Item Type: Book

Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ralph L. Cerny, September 18, 2000

Interview with Army veteran Ralph L. Cerny. The interview includes Cerny's personal experiences about being a combat infantryman in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II, joining the Illinois National Guard, federalization of the Illinois National Guard, training at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, shipping to Camp Darwin, Australia, and combat around Mount Austen on Guadalcanal. Additionally, Cerny talks about the formation of the American Division and landings at New Caledonia, transferri… more

Date: September 18, 2000

Creator: Lane, Peter B. & Cerny, Ralph L.