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OH 1541
Printer. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. Generational conflicts with his parents; guitar lessons as a teenager in Lubbock, Texas; appeal of the Beatles and their music; high school friends and activities; changing clothing styles in the Sixties; enrollment at…
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COX, LeRoy Ellis (b. 1919) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 1571
Childhood and early adulthood in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. World War II-era Army Air Corps training in armaments and electronics. Stateside service in 303rd Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force; aviation cadet training; service as a B-25 instructor pilot; DC-3 tow pilot for the glider program.
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OH 1246
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Arkansas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 741 in Camp Pike (later Camp Robinson) in North Little Rock, Arkansas; company move to Camp F-5 in Crystal Springs, Arkansas; description of camp; life in camp.
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COYLE, Strimple C. (b. 1920) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 1025
His experiences at Ewa Field with VMF-211 (Marine Fighter Squadron 211) during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0994
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Mesquite, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 819 at Camp NP-2-A in Grand, Canyon, Arizona; description of camp; life in camp.
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CRAVEN, Jake (b. 1915)Craven’s, Inc., Denton, Texas

Interview ID#
OHB 0030
Founder, owner, and operator of Craven’s, Inc., Denton, Texas. Childhood memories; Depression experiences; comments about Craven’s Dairy and early dairy industry in general; employment with Burr Stores; recollections about growth and development of Denton; schooling at Akron University and North Texas State; starting his uniform business in Denton…
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OH 1557
His experiences as a radar technician in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War years. Early family life; decision to join the U.S. Army Air Forces, 1946; training as a bulldozer operator; removal of radioactive debris from Hiroshima, 1946-47; training as a radar operator at Edwards Air Force Base, California; his work as the radar tracker when…
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OH 1085
College professor. Her experiences during the desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-56.
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CRAWFORD, W. M. (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0578
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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CRAWLEY, Alton O. (b. 1910) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, Office of Strategic Services

Interview ID#
OH 1383
Electrical engineer. His experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Prewar civilian jobs in radio/communications work; his selection and training for OSS operations, 1943; assignment to Wudu, China, 1944; coastwatching activities and radio transmissions; various miscellaneous accounts of his tour of duty in China.
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OH 1018
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Hagansport, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 855 at Camp BR-54-M in Elephant Butte near Tucson, Arizona; Grand Lake, Colorado; and Yuma, Arizona; description of camps; life in camps.
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CREESE, Kenneth (b. 1924) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0463
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Detroit during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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CREIGHTON, Tom (b. 1927) Texas Senate Democrat

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OH 0281
Attorney, member of the Texas Senate from Mineral Wells, Democrat. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-fourth Texas Legislature. Personal views of Lieutenant Governors Ben Ramsey, Preston Smith, Ben Barnes, and Bill Hobby; committee assignments; lobbies and lobbyists; reform of local and uncontested calendar; constitutional…
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OH 0887
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Pennsylvania; joining the CCC; assignment to Camp 74 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania and Camp 70 in Renovo, Pennsylvania; description of camps; life in camps.
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CREWS, T. G. (b. 1917) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0104
Law enforcement officer. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war embassy duty in Peking, north China; capture in Peking; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
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CRIST, Robert (b. 1917) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0896
His experiences at Fort Shafter with the 9th Signal Service Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0901
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Pennsylvania; joining the CCC; assignment to Camp S-102 near Mehoopany, Pennsylvania; description of camp; life in camp.
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CRONE, Michael (b. 1976) U.S. Marine Corps OIF Veteran

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OH 1679
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood in Wichita Falls and Arlington, Tex.; family’s tradition of military service; decision to enlist in U.S. Marine Corps Reserves in 1995; experiences in boot camp at Camp Pendleton, Cal.; training as diesel mechanic; realization that he would be activated and shift in reservist…
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CRONIN, Eugene R. (b. 1917) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0107
Salesman. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war after being shot down over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Downing of bomber and capture; hostility of German civilians; interrogation at Oberusel; Stalag Luft 1, Barth; liberation by Russian troops.
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OH 1506
Aircraft worker. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Covington, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a soil conservation camp near Waxahachie, Texas; description of camp; life in camp; post-CCC life.
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CROSS, Lloyd C. (b. 1918) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1170
His experiences while aboard the submarines USS S-45, USS Sunfish, USS Spearfish, and USS Pogy in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war duty aboard the battleship USS California and the heavy cruiser USS Vincennes, 1935-39; Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1940; his responsibilities as a fireman; various patrols in the Sea of…
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CROSS, Van B. (b. 1920) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0325
His experiences at Hickam Field with the 14th Bombardment Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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CROUSE, Harlan W. (b. 1926) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 1570
His experiences in combat in Philippines during World War II; presence in Yokohama Harbor during Japanese surrender; and in Tokyo during post-war U. S. occupation of Japan.
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OH 0068
Farmer, automobile mechanic. Observations on land speculation, settlement, and development around Sinton, Texas, 1900-20. Agrarian life; President William Howard Taft’s visit to La Quinta Ranch.
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CROW, William (b. 1912) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0336
His experiences at the Submarine Base during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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