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OH 1713
Veteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Childhood in Whitney and Amarillo, Texas; family’s difficulties in Great Depression; decision to enroll in the CCC; experiences at CCC camps in Cleburne and Hillsboro, Texas, and Grand Junction, Colorado; baseball teams; lessons learned in the CCC; World War II-era experience in the U.S. Army Air Corps;…
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COOK, James (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0734
His experiences while aboard the repair ship USS Rigel during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COOK, Robert (b. ca. 1926) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 1759
Army veteran (scout with the 99th Infantry Division). His experiences in the European Theater; experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans in Stalag 17; post-war life.
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OH 0695
Businessman, community leader. His recollections and activities concerning the desegregation of Hamilton Park school during the 1970s.
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OH 1019
Her recollections while employed by the Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Arkansas during World War II and the postwar years. Employment procedures; job assignments; swing shift; wartime rationing; safety procedures; housing; social activities; race relations; relationships among male and female employees; economic effects on Texarkana.
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OH 2113

Employee of the city of Frisco, Texas. Development of North Texas Cities. Childhood in New Orleans, LA. Education; University of Southern Mississippi and University of Texas at Dallas. Mixed-race marriage. Male involvement with the Parent-Teacher Association. Political consulting. Current trends in city management. Employment at Arlington Texas…

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OH 1576
African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. Memories of childhood and early adulthood in Dallas, Texas; experience of attending all-black schools, including James Madison High School; decision to enroll at North Texas State College in 1958; adjustments required for attending school in integrated setting; experience of boarding with…
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COOPER, William E. (b. 1921) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 41st Bomb Squadron, 315th Bomb Wing, 501st Bomb Group, 20th Air Force

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OH 1311
Business executive. His experiences as a B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Army Air Forces, December, 1942; pre-flight training, Lancaster, California; primary flight training, Hemet, California; advanced flight training, Pecos, Texas; assignment to B-29s, January, 1945; mechanical weaknesses of the B-29;…
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OH 0974
Her views and experiences concerning the impact of women on the development of the Republican Party in Texas, 1960-93. Roots of her political conservatism; grassroots voluntarism; her role as precinct chair; Texas Federation of Republican Women; her pro-life stand; GOP and minorities; impact of Congressman Jim Collins in getting women involved in…
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OH 1527
Businessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ reaction to the social, political, and cultural changes of the Sixties; his early interest in popular music; activities at Lee Park, Dallas, Texas, during the Sixties; protests against the Vietnam War;…
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OH 0052
Former Mayor of Crystal City, Texas, 1963-66. His experiences and personal views of the municipal elections in Crystal City, Texas, 1963. Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (PASO); discrimination; charges against Captain A. Y. Allee; his accomplishments as Mayor.
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CORY, James (b. 1920) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0358
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COTTEN, James (b. 1920) Texas State Legislator Democrat

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OH 0002

Attorney. Personal experiences as a Texas legislator, 1954-62.

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COTTER, M. J. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0568
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COTTINGAME, William (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0445
His experiences while aboard the aircraft tender USS Curtiss during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COUGHLIN, William H. (b. 1915) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0771
His experiences at Sand Island with Battery F, 55th Coast Artillery, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COWDEN, John (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0848
His experiences while aboard the battleship West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COWDEN, John M. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0233
His experiences at Navy Mobile Hospital Number Two during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COX, Cece (b. 1962)Resource Center Dallas

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OH 1721
Executive director of Resource Center Dallas. Childhood in Ohio and Bartlesville, Oklahoma; education at Northwestern University; decision to move to Dallas; career as a photojournalist and studio photographer; “coming-out” narrative; involvement with groups such as Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and Dallas Gay Alliance/Dallas Gay and…
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OH 1751
Executive Director of Resource Center Dallas and longtime activist in the Dallas LGBT community. Childhood in Bartlesville, Oklahoma; college years at Northwestern University; awareness of sexual orientation; coming out to family, friends, and co-workers; supportive reactions of family; decision to move to Dallas, Texas for job; involvement in…
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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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