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LAW, Hugh E. (b. 1917) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0572
His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the finance department during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1776
For the Denton County Historical Commission. Long-time Denton resident. Family history; schooling in Denton; recollections of life in Denton; impressions of neighbors; travels for the National Guild of Piano Teachers.
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LAWLEY, George P. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 0164
Accountant, member of the “Lost Battalion.” His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanburi, Thailand, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1945; coal mining on Kyushu, 1945;…
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OH 1276
Psychologist. His experiences developing the Behavioral Medicine Program at the University of North Texas.
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LAWRENCE, Lloyd A. (b. 1916) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0763
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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LAWSON, Charles (b. 1918) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0267
His experiences while on maneuvers at Soldiers Beach near Schofield Barracks with the 34th combat Engineers during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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LAWSON, William J. (b. ca. 1900) Secretary of State for Texas, Executive Assistant to Governor W. Lee O’Daniel

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OH 0046
His associations with the administration of Governor W. Lee O’Daniel; appointment as executive assistant to O’Daniel, 1941; personal impressions of O’Daniel; transactions tax; relations between O’Daniel and the Legislature; O’Daniel and the Democratic State Executive Committee; O’Daniel and patronage; appointment as Secretary of State for Texas,…
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LAWYER, Robert A (b. 1944) U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, Nurse Corps

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OH 1233
Anesthetist. His experiences as an Army nurse in Vietnam, 1968-69. Nurses training at Bellevue Hospital, New York City; assignment to the 3rd Field Hospital, Saigon, South Vietnam; Tet Offensive, January-April, 1968; operating room experiences; battle casualties; triage; living accommodations; relations with Vietnamese civilians; treatment of…
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OHB 0012
Chairman of board, Pepsi Company. Family background, education, early work experience; cracker and snack food business; independent distributor; formation of H. W. Lay Distributing company; World War II; expansion, buying companies; merger with Frito; merger with Pepsi-Cola; international expansion; diversification; advertising, financing,…
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LAY, J. C. (b. 1926) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, Troop A, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard

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OH 1519
Businessman. His experiences in the Philippines during World War II. Enlistment in the Army, August 29, 1944; assignment to the 112th Cavalry, Antipolo, Philippines, May, 1945; jungle patrols; Japanese night infiltration attacks; setting up ambushes; postwar occupation duty in Japan; demolition of Japanese armaments; relations with Japanese…
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LE FAN, Leslie (b. 1921) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0317
His experiences while stationed at the Marine Barracks between Pearl Harbor and Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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LEACH, Carlos (b. 1922) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, Marine Bombing Squadron VMB-433

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OH 1466
Dentist. His experiences as a PBJ (B-25) co-pilot in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1941-42; enlistment in the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; pre-flight training, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1942; primary flight training, Naval Air Station, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1942; basic…
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OH 2008
UNT professor of jazz studies. His youth in Denver, CO during the 1960s and 1970s including thoughts on the Baptist Church community and Denver music venues such as the El Chapultapec. His work as a professional saxophone musician in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s touring all over the world with groups such as the Harry Connick Jr. Orchestra and…
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OH 2040
Larry Leathers shares his experiences creating “frozen theater” as a visual merchandising professional. Starting in 1981, Leathers worked with retailer Nieman-Marcus to create displays ranging from in-store mannequin tableaus to large-scale window installations, particularly for Christmas. He describes the in-house education provided by other…
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LEBER, John R. (b. 1920) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 317th Troop Carrier Squadron

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OH 1274
His experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Stateside training in California, Nebraska, and Texas; description of trip in C-46 from Savannah to Labrador, to New Foundland, to Greenland, to Iceland, to Scotland, to southern France, to Egypt, to Saudi Arabia, to Karachi; descriptions of local culture as part of "The Great…
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OH 1266
Factory worker. Her experiences growing up in Wrightsville, Pennsylvania and employment at York Safe and Lock Company during World War II. Description of family farm on outskirts of Wrightsville; comments on dairy farming; attendance at Wrightsville High School; description of early work as a seamer at Standard Garment; employment at Hollis…
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LEBKOWSKY, Charles W. (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0576
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Tucker during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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LEE, Carl (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0240
His experiences while aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1728
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Korean-born immigrant to Allen, Texas. Childhood in Seoul, South Korea; primary and secondary education in Korea; family life, including food, homebuilding, and traditional vs. modern marriage in Korea; Cheju (Jeju) Island; food and folkways; coming to Los Angeles, California and working in…
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LEE, John W. (b. 1925) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1507
His experiences aboard the submarine USS Balao in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth in San Antonio, Texas; his decision to join the Navy, June, 1942; boot camp, San Diego, California, 1942; assignment to the submarine tender USS Sperry, 1942, and stationing at Brisbane, Australia; his volunteering for submarine duty and assignment…
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OH 2089

For the Origins of Juneteenth Oral History Project. Fort Worth native and activist on behalf of Juneteenth commemorations.

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LEEDOM, John (b. 1921) Texas Senate Republican

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OH 0845
Businessman, member of the Texas Senate from Dallas, Republican. His experiences and personal views as a member of the Sixty-eighth Legislature. Early involvement in politics; his political philosophy; election to Texas Senate, 1980; activities on Intergovernmental Relations Committee; his role in establishing the Fee Task Force; comments about…
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OH 1886
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteaders and simple life advocates. Childhoods; early experiences with gardening, livestock, and outdoors; move to Maine; discovery of the Nearings and the simple life; homesteading.
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LELAND, Malcolm (b. 1922) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, Bombing Squadron VMB-433

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OH 1449
Artist, sculptor, potter. His experiences as a PBJ (B-25) co-pilot in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His pre-war art career; enlistment in the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; pre-flight training, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1942; primary flight training, Grosse Isle, Michigan, 1942; basic and advanced flight training,…
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LEMONS, John Ray (b. 1919) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 702nd Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

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OH 1404
Tax consultant. His experiences as a crew member on a B-24 in the European Theater; and his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. Conscription into the Army, December, 1942; basic training, Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas; transfer to the Air Force, February, 1943, and further basic training, Miami Beach, Florida…
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