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Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981

Description: Interview with Jonathan Burns, a veteran of the New Mexico National Guard from Hereford, Texas. Burns discusses his recollections as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II and the conditions he experienced during the Bataan Death March.
Date: July 21, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

Oral History Interview with Jonathan Burns, July 21, 1981

Description: Interview with Jonathan Burns, an Army veteran (200th Coast Artillery, New Mexico National Guard) and a survivor of the Bataan Death March, concerning his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Burns discusses the fall of Bataan and his capture, the Bataan Death March, Camp O'Donnell (1942), Cabanatuan (1942-1944), Bilibid Prison, Manila (1944), the hell ship to Japan (1944), Moji (1944-1945), A-bomb damage at Nagasaki, and his liberation.
Date: July 21, 1981
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Burns, Jonathan
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Scrapbook: Mary Jean Kempner, Year 1934 To Year 1946]

Description: Mary Jean Kempner's personal scrapbook, covering the years 1934-1946, with the items glued to or placed between the pages. Included are letters, cards, and telegrams addressed to Ms. Kempner; newspaper clippings and news releases about her; scripts from radios shows; paraphernalia related to her time as a war correspondent; illustrated magazine pages related to World War II; original copies and negative copies of checks and receipts; and photographs of Ms. Kempner. There is a large group of bla… more
Date: 1934/1946
Creator: Kempner, Mary Jean
Partner: Harris and Eliza Kempner Fund

[Kempner Scrapbook 1945-1948]

Description: Scrapbook documenting Kempner family starting with a newspaper article on "Galveston Orphan's Home Seeks Subscriptions From Citizens." It includes newspaper clippings, photographs, letterhead, resolutions, and other ephemera.
Date: 1945/1948
Partner: Rosenberg Library
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