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Musical Opening Choruses, Finales and Production Numbers for Soldier Shows

Description: A selection of opening choruses, choral finales, sketches with comedy songs, and miniature musical comedies, mostly excerpted from pre-existing Broadway shows with lyrics adapted to Army, Navy, or Marine Corps themes. Soldiers were encouraged to incorporate these numbers into their own shows, adapting them further as needed, and to use them as inspiration for writing their own original numbers.
Date: 1943
Creator: Writers and Material Committee of Camp Shows, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Musical Score/Notation
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Sketches from the Hintok POW Camp, 1943-1944

Description: Postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44, created by John Wisecup, Marine Corps veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details. Includes six leaves of a poem titled, "Saga of Bamboo Jim," an introduction, and a foreword.
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Date: 1999
Creator: Wisecup, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Artwork
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with George Bernard, March 19, 1976

Description: Interview with George Bernard, a printer and U.S. Army veteran (Company E, 1st Battalion, 334th Infantry, 84th Division), concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. Bernard discusses his capture and interrogation in November 1944, Stalag 12-A, Limburg, Germany, civilian hostility, Stalag 3-B, Furstenburg (1944-1945), the forced march to Stalag 3-A, Luckenwalde (1945), and his liberation by Russian troops.
Date: March 19, 1976
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Bernard, George, 1911-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Elmer Wulf, August 17, 1998

Description: Interview with Elmer Wulf, businessman and U.S. Army Air Forces WWII veteran (535th Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, 1st Air Division, 8th Air Force), about his experiences as a B-17 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Appendix includes two photocopies from an unknown book and two photocopies giving information on the B-17.
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Date: August 17, 1998
Creator: Lane, Peter; Byrd, Richard W. & Wulf, Elmer
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Clyde Funk, February 22, 1975

Description: Interview with Clyde Funk, physician and U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Funk discusses the Normandy invasion (1944), the shooting down of his bomber and his capture in France on October 12, 1944, his interrogation at Dalag Luft, Wetzlar, Germany, Oberursel, Stalag Luft 3-A, Sagan, Stalag Luft 7-A, Moosburg, forced marches, and his liberation by American troops.
Date: February 22, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Funk, Clyde
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Frank H. King, December 12, 1978

Description: Interview with Frank King, U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. King talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944-1945), Phet Buri, Thailand (1945), and hi… more
Date: December 12, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & King, Frank H., 1921-2004
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Douglas R. Crawford, February 25, 2004

Description: Interview with Air Force veteran Douglas R. "Roy" Crawford. The interview includes Crawford's personal experiences about early family life, joining the U.S. Army Air Forces, training as a bulldozer operator, removing radioactive debris from Hiroshima, training as a radar operator at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and working as the radar tracker when Major Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in the Bell X-1 on October 19, 1947. Additionally, Crawford talks about his assignments to Clark A… more
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Date: February 25, 2004
Creator: Alexander, William J. & Crawford, Douglas R., 1929-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., July 15, 1998

Description: Interview with General Alexander R. Bolling, Jr., concerning his experiences as an infantry platoon leader (3rd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 302nd Regiment, 94th Infantry Division) in the European Theater during World War II.
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Date: July 15, 1998
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Lane, Peter B. & Bolling, Alexander R. (Alexander Russell), 1922-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Donald C. Brain, March 11, 1981

Description: Interview with Donald C. Brain, U.S. Navy WWII Veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. He discusses the sinking of the USS Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944-45; liberation.
Date: March 11, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Brain, Donald C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with George Duncan, October 9, 1994

Description: Interview with Captain George Duncan, a Navy veteran, concerning his experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Duncan discusses his pilot training at Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1941, his assignment to Air Group 9 on the carrier Essex, the Hellcat fighter, the sinking of Fubuki-class destroyer in June of 1944 off of Pagan Island, the Marianas Campaign in 1944, the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot," the Philippines Campaign and the attack on the Japanese battleship Musashi, and his … more
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Date: October 9, 1994
Creator: Christman, Calvin L. & Duncan, George, 1917-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with John Pataki, July 21, 1990

Description: Interview with John Pataki, a Holocaust survivor from Budapest, Hungary. Pataki discusses his family background, his Jewishness, attending school, the arrival of the Nazis in 1944, being marched out of the city, living in "protected homes," being forced into the ghetto, Soviet liberation, losing his father, his life after the war, and reflections on the impact of his experiences.
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Date: July 21, 1990
Creator: Rosen, Keith & Pataki, John
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Willie L. Benton, March 10, 1975

Description: Interview with Willie Benton, an electrician and a Marine Corps veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Benton discusses his pre-war embassy duty in Peking, North China with the 6th Marines, his capture in Peking, Wusong (Woosung) Prison Camp, Shanghai (1942-1945), Fengtai and Kiangwang (Kiangwan) Prison Camps (1945), Pusan, Korea (1945), Hakodate, Hokkaido (1945), and his liberation.
Date: March 10, 1975
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Benton, Willie L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Griff L. Douglas, April 18, 1978

Description: Interview with Griff Douglas, U.S. Navy WWII veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, about his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. He discusses the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand (1944), Prachin Buri, Thailand (1944-1945), and his liberatio… more
Date: April 18, 1978
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Douglas, Griff
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interviews with Columbus Savage, May 1994

Description: Interview with Colonel Columbus Savage, an Army Air Corps veteran (16th Bomb Squadron) and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Savage discusses Bataan Airfield (1941-1942), the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Cabanatuan (1942), Davao Penal Colony (1942-1944), Bilibid Prison in Manila (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1945), Mojo and Fukuoka, Kyushu (1945), Mukden, … more
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Date: 1994-05-26/1994-05-31
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Savage, Columbus
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Martin Chambers, April 8, 1982

Description: Interview with Martin Chambers, an Army veteran (2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard) and a member of the "Lost Battalion," concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Chambers discusses the fall of Java and his capture, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Bangkok, Thailand (1945), and his liberation.
Date: April 8, 1982
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Chambers, Martin
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Oral History Interview with Albert E. Kennedy, April 15, 1987

Description: Interview with Albert Kennedy, a businessman, a Navy veteran and a survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Kennedy talks about the sinking of the Houston (1942), his capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java, Bicycle Camp in Batavia (1942), Changi Prison Camp in Singapore (1942), building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway (1942-1944), Kanchanaburi, Thailand (1944), Saigon, French Indo-China (1944-1945), and h… more
Date: April 15, 1987
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Kennedy, Albert E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Lloyd V. Willey, March 3, 1999

Description: Interview with Lloyd V. Willey, U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran and survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston, concerning his experiences as as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Appendix includes poems written by the interviewee and photocopied picture of the interviewee.
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Date: March 3, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Willey, Lloyd V.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Ray Hunt, March 19, 1995

Description: Interview with Ray Hunt, U.S. Army Air Corps WWII veteran, concerning his experiences as a prisoner of war and guerrilla fighter in the Philippines during World War II. He discusses his escape during the Bataan Death March and guerrilla operations before and after the American landings on Leyte and Luzon, 1944.
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Date: March 19, 1995
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E.; Byrd, Richard W. & Hunt, Ray C., 1919-
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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