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Oral history interview with George E. Fortenberry, 2003 September 24

Resource Type:
Manuscript (Paper)
Publication:
2003
Serial Holdings:
Shelved in Oral History Transcripts Collection, University Archives.
Related Series:
Oral History; [volume] 1551

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Summary:
Interview with George E. Fortenberry, a college professor and Army veteran (Medical Detachment, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard), concerning his experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His attendance at various schools in Texas and Oklahoma during the Great Depression; decision to join the Texas National Guard, 1940; basic cavalry training, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1940; assignment as a clerk to the veterinary section; assignment to Fort Clark, Brackettville, Texas, February, 1941; return to Fort Bliss, 1941, for additional training; return to Fort Clark; shipment overseas to Noumea, New Caledonia, July 8, 1942; his transfer to the Medical Detachment as a clerk; various stories about his experiences in New Britain, New Guinea, and the Philippines; first-hand and second-hand accounts of combat at Aitape, New Guinea; tropical diseases, combat-related psychological problems; everyday camp life in the Southwest Pacific.
Author/Creator:
Fortenberry, George E., 1920-
Contributors:
Johnston, Glenn
World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Oral history interview with George E. Fortenberry, 2003 September 24 [by Fortenberry, G.E.]
Related Works:
University of North Texas oral history collection
Related Series:
Oral History; [volume] 1551
Subjects:
Fortenberry, George E., 1920- — Oral history
United States Army — History — World War, 1939-1945 — Oral history
Texas National Guard — History — World War, 1939-1945 — Oral history
Texas National Guard — Cavalry, 112th — Oral history
World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American — Oral history
World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — New Guinea — Oral history
World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Philippines — Oral history
Genres:
Oral history — Examples
World War II oral history — Examples
Pacific Theater oral history — Examples
General Notes:
Interview conducted in 2003 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project. Interviewer: Glenn Johnston.
Physical Description:
181 leaves ; 29 cm
Call Numbers:
OH 1551
OCLC Numbers:
430836121