Some items are only available on campus or will require authentication via EUID and Password at the point of use.

Advanced Search

Oral history interview with Allen H. Benton, 2004 November 24

Resource Type:
Manuscript (Paper)
Publication:
2004
Serial Holdings:
Shelved in Oral History Transcripts Collection, University Archives.
Related Series:
Oral History; [volume] 1624

AvailabilityUpdate URL to this section

Location Call Number Availability Request
OH 1624 c.2 Ask at the Service Desk Request on-site use

More Details

Summary:
Interview with Allen H. Benton, Army veteran (B Troop, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard), concerning his childhood experiences in upstate New York, including Depression-era economy; education at Cornell University; drafting into the U.S. Army Infantry and service at several stateside bases; transfer to Cavalry and combat in Pacific Theater; memories of Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay; opinions on war in general; career as author of biological field guides.
Author/Creator:
Benton, Allen H., 1921-
Contributors:
Johnston, Glenn
Johnston, Craig
World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Main Work:
Oral history interview with Allen H. Benton, 2004 November 24 [by Benton, A.H.]
Related Works:
University of North Texas oral history collection
Related Series:
Oral History; [volume] 1624
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Huxley, Julian, 1887-1975
Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Mailer, Norman
Benton, Allen H., 1921- — Oral history
National Grange — Oral history
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) — Oral history
Sears, Roebuck and Company — Oral history
Cornell University — College of Agriculture — Oral history
Missouri (Battleship : BB 63) — Oral history
United States Army — History — World War, 1939-1945 — Oral history
United States Army — Regimental Combat Team, 442nd — Oral history
United States Army — Cavalry Regiment, 112th — History — World War, 1939-1945 — Oral history
Texas National Guard — Cavalry Regiment, 112th — History — World War, 1939-1945 — Oral history
Depressions — 1929 — Oral history
New Deal, 1933-1939 — Oral history
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 — Oral history
World War, 1939-1945 — Personal narratives, American — Oral history
World War, 1939-1945 — Campaigns — Philippines — Luzon — Oral history
Japan — History — Allied occupation, 1945-1952 — Personal narratives — Oral history
Fort Riley (Kan.) — Oral history
Fort Hood (Tex.) — Oral history
Fort Ord (Calif.) — Oral history
United States — Race relations — Oral history
Genres:
Oral history — Examples
World War II oral history — Examples
Pacific Theater oral history — Examples
General Notes:
Interview conducted in 2004 for the World War II Pacific Theater (Island Hopping) Oral History Project. Interviewers: Glenn T. Johnston and Craig F. Johnston.
Physical Description:
105 leaves ; 29 cm
Call Numbers:
OH 1624
OCLC Numbers:
436878592