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OH 1523
Truck driver. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Oklahoma and Colorado; joining the CCC; assignment to camps in Sentinel, Oklahoma and Saratoga, Wyoming; description of camps; life in camps.
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OH 0918
Educator. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Youth in East Texas; military service in World War II; employment with Dallas Independent School District; segregated housing in Dallas; decision to purchase home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; zoning problems; activities with Civic League; shopping areas;…
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EDWARDS, Ford (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0750
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Patterson during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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EDWARDS, Marvin (b. 1923) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran, 95th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force

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OH 0067
Chemist. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II. Rescue by Belgian underground; capture and interrogation, 1944; solitary confinement; Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Germany; Nurnberg and Moosburg, 1945; liberation by American troops.
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EDWARDS, Sterling (b. 1920) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0191
His experiences at Hickam Field with the 407th Signal Aviation Company during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1843
For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Educator, politician, and LGBT rights advocate. Graduate school experience; gay community; memories of Donald Baker; discrimination against gay men in the public school system; struggle for LGBT civil rights; childhood and young adult years; family history; work within the gay community; Dallas Women’s…
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ELFERING, Herb (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 1431
Electrical engineer. His experiences with a searchlight/radar battery, 251st Coast Artillery Regiment, at Camp Malekole during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; brief descriptions of his later experiences at Bougainville, 1943-44, and Luzon, 1945.
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OH 0126
Physician. His observations and experiences concerning the medical history of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, 1952-72. Hospitals; medical costs; county health officer, 1944-55; Hurricane Carla; Aransas County Emergency Corps; school integration; education system; Boy Scouts.
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ELLIOTT, Bruce (b. 1923) WW II Navy Veteran Pacific Theater

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OH 1931
Veteran of the World War II Pacific Theater. Decision to join U.S. the Navy in January 1941. Experiences in service prior to declaration of war; service at Cavite Naval Shipyard, Philippines; capture during a battle on the island of Corregidor; reflections on surviving as a prisoner of war (classified as MIA), planning and implementing an escape…
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ELLIOTT, Nathaniel S. (b. 1921) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0352
Printer. His experiences while assigned to an engineer unit between Pearl Harbor and Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0687
Judge (59th District Court of Texas). His observations as a young eyewitness to the lynching of George Hughes in Sherman, Texas, in May 1930.
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ELLIS, Ernest L. (b. 1897)Frank Ellis Dealer in Everything

Interview ID#
OHB 0051
Owner and operator, Frank Ellis Dealer in Everything, New Hope, Texas. Family background; employment with father, Frank Ellis, in general store; description of New Hope, 1920s; effects of Depression on New Hope businesses; comments on operation of credit business; food market opening; business operations during World War II; sale of business, 1946…
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OH 0520 BOH 0057
Executive, Dr Pepper Company. His and experiences concerning the development of the Dr Pepper Company. Discovery of the Dr Pepper formula and roles of Charles Cortes Alderton, Wade Morrison, and R. S. Lazenby; transfer of company headquarters from Waco to Dallas, 1922; financial difficulties during 1920s; his employment with Dr Pepper, 1931;…
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OH 0541
College professor, musician. His recollections concerning the development of the Electronic Music Center in the North Texas State University School of Music. Early interest in music; sister’s influence; 344th Infantry Band; “Monk” Peters Band; Harvey Anderson Band; University of Oklahoma; Oklahoma City Symphony; WPA Music Project; Lefors, Texas;…
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ELLIS, Russell (b. 1927) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1179
Businessman. His experiences aboard the merchant ships USS Santa Leonara, USS Jose Bonaficio, USS Daniel H. Hill, and the repair ship USS Amphion in the European Theater during World War II. North Atlantic convoys; German submarine and aircraft threats; personal observations of civilian conditions in England, Belgium, and France.
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ELLIS, William R. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0765
His experiences while aboard the supply ship USS Antares during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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ELMORE, Odis (b. 1918) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0229
His experiences at Hickam Field with the post medical detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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EMERSON, Sydney H. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0437
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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EMERY, Thomas P. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 1066
His experiences as an Alamo Scout and pathfinder in the Pacific during World War II. Training rigors; 511th Parachute Infantry in New Guinea, 1944; temporary capture by Japanese troops; operations on Nemfer Island; landing at Nasugbu, Philippines, 1944; operations on Luzon.
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ENCHELMEYER, Stanton H. (b. 1918) U.S Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0311
His experiences at Hickam Field with the 50th Reconnaissance Squadron during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0637
Businessman. Recollections about prohibition in Cooke County, Texas. Bootlegging; repeal of Prohibition; obtaining the Schlitz franchise; development of his beer distributorship.
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ENGLAND, L. B. (b. 1918) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1436
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941; also his comments about the death of his brother, Boyd England, who was killed on the West Virginia during the attack.
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ENGLE, Charles “Chuck” (b. 1947) U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran

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OH 1287
His experiences with the 17th Aviation Group, based at Nha Trang, Republic of (South) Vietnam, 1967-1968.
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OH 0844
Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Youth in East Texas; farm life; education in segregated schools; marriage and move to Dallas; employment as a domestic; African-American housing in Dallas; decision to buy in Hamilton Park; home improvements; church activities; Hamilton Park School; desegregation of Hamilton Park…
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EPPS, Ray, (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0318
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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