William Pendleton World War II Interview

William Pendleton World War II Interview

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

United States. Army.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- History.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

William Pendleton served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He also served in the Reserve Corps from 1946 to 1953. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 3, 2006, Pendleton talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Pendleton was attending the University of Kansas when he joined the Army. He was first sent to New Guinea in 1944 and served as an engineer boat and shore officer. He also worked as the postmaster. Pendleton then took part in the invasion of Borneo with the Australian Army. He had many roles, including the finance manager. After Borneo, he spent several weeks in the Philippines until the war ended. He was discharged in March 1946. He then went back to KU and received a degree in economics in 1947. In 1954, Pendleton started law school at KU and graduated in 1957. That same year, he started his own law firm in Lawrence, Kansas. He also worked as a municipal court judge. He passed away on May 15, 2015.

Pendleton, William

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2006-03-03

Johnston, Pattie

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/pendleton-william-wwii-interview

Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=william-biklen-pendleton&pid=174881386&fhid=24989

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214669

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Pendleton_William WWII Interview

New Guinea

Borneo

1941 - 1946

Johnston, Pattie

Pendleton, William

Lawrence (Kan.)

VHS

0:42:58

127 kbit/s (audio)

1626 kbit/s (video)