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Summary:
- Interview with Ernest L. Kelley, an Army veteran (A Troop, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard), concerning his recollections as a member of the 112th Cavalry in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His life as a youth in northeast Texas; family experiences during the Great Depression; his long-time love of mules and horses; his decision to join the 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard, November, 1940; mobilization of the Texas National Guard, November 18, 1940; training with horses, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1940-41; advanced training at Fort Clark, Brackettville, Texas, 1941; return to Fort Worth for additional mounted training, 1941; Louisiana Maneuvers, July-September, 1941; voyage from San Francisco to New Caledonia, 1942-43; assignment to Townsville, Australia, 1943; assault on Woodlark Island, July, 1943; dismounting of the cavalry and its conversion to regular infantry; the landing at Arawe, New Britain, December, 1943; combat around Arawe; comments about the fighting qualities of Japanese soldiers; his role as a machine-gunner; rest and relaxation in Australia, July, 1944; combat near the Driniumor River, Aitape, June, 1944; invasion of Leyte, Philippines, November, 1944; combat around the Ormoc Valley; hospitalization due to malaria; landings at Lingayen Gulf, January 27, 1945; his battle wound from a Japanese machine gun burst; rotation back to the States, August, 1945, and subsequent discharge.
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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General Notes:
- Interview conducted in 2003 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Glenn Johnston.
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Physical Description:
- 203 leaves ; 29 cm
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Call Numbers:
- OH 1483
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OCLC Numbers:
- 427908212