Oral history interview with W. W. Hughes, 2003 November 17.

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Oral history interview with W. W. Hughes, 2003 November 17.

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Interview with W. W. Hughes, an Army veteran (.3rd Platoon, Troop A, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard), concerning his experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His boyhood in Dallas, Texas, during the Great Depression; his decision to join the Texas National Guard, in 1940; caring for the troop's horses at Fort Bliss and Fort Clark, Texas; Louisiana Maneuvers, 1941; assignment to New Caledonia, 1942; invasion of Arawe, New Britain, December, 1943; combat on Arawe; Battle of the Driniumor River, New Guinea, June, 1944; the Philippines Campaign, 1944-45; his return to the States and separation from the military.

140 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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