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PEARSON, Lloyd L. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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Oh 0629
Trucker. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
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PEARSTON, Jim (b. 1946) U.S. Navy Vietnam Veteran

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OH 1710

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Vietnam-era veteran of the U.S. Navy. Childhood in Rotan, Texs; father's military service; 1967 enlistment in U.S. Navy; service as hospital corpsman at naval hospitals in San Diego, Jacksonvilee, and Okinawa, and as a reconnaissance corpsman with a Marine unit in South Vietnam;…

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PEAYS, Thomas (b. 1918) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, Air Transport Command

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OH 1400
Rancher. His experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Enrollment in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, 1942; tenure as a primary flight training instructor of Aviation Air Cadets, Harmon Training Center, Ballinger, Texas, 1942-43; Air Ferry Command, 1943; induction into the Army Air Forces, 1943; assignment to the Air…
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OH 1941
For the DFW Immigration Oral History Project. Memories growing up in the Republic of San Marino and going to school in Italy. Coming to America in 1958 and the differences in cultures and lifestyles. Living and working in Detroit, Michigan, becoming a U.S. citizen, moving to Dallas, Texas and working in the building industry.
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OH 1253
Aircraft worker. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Jack and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at Lake Worth, Texas; description of camp; life in camp; hospitalization in Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam in San Antonio, Texas.
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OH 0855
Holocaust survivor. Her experiences during the Holocaust. Childhood in Berlin, Germany; education; discrimination during the early Hitler years, 1933-38; early attempts to emigrate; Kristallnacht, 1938; emigration to China, 1939; life in the Shanghai Ghetto under the Japanese; liberation, 1945; meeting her future husband in Shanghai; emigration to…
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OH 2094

Pastor at Valley View Missionary Baptist Church, Abilene, Texas. Former NAACP Chapter president. Founder of Interested Citizen of Abilene North (ICAN). Director of Curtis House Cultural Center. Childhood in Abilene; education at Carter G. Woodson Elementary and High School; growing up in the Jim Crow Era; segregation and housing discrimination…

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OH 1753
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Colombian-born immigrant to Garland, Texas. Life in Colombia; husband’s decision to immigrate to the U.S.; joining husband in the U.S.; sons kidnapped in Colombia; illegally crossing into the U.S. from Mexico; obtaining labor certification and resident visa; comparison of life being in the U.…
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PEREZ, Jose (b. 1919) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0444
His experiences at Camp Malakole with A Company (Antiaircraft), 251st Coast Artillery, California National Guard, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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PERKINS, H. Brandon (b. 1917) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0648
His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 34th Combat Engineers during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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PERMENTER, C. L. (b. 1921) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0136
His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Pre-war embassy duty with 4th Marines, Peking, north China; surrender and imprisonment at Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1941-42; Kiangwang Prison Camp, 1942-45, and American air raids; Pusan, Korea, 1945; Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
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PERRY, H. Grady (b. 1894) Texas House of Representatives Democrat

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OH 0053
Former member of the Texas House of Representatives, 1920-22, 1946-50; journalist; brother-in-law to former Governor Coke Stevenson. His experiences in the Thirty-seventh Legislature; comments about former Governors Pat Neff, James and Miriam Ferguson, and Coke Stevenson; comments about former Senator Joe Bailey and Sam Johnson (Lyndon Johnson’s…
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PESEK, Edwin (b. 1917) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 441st Bomb Squadron, 320th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force

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OH 1403
Accountant. His experiences as a B-26 pilot in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Army Air Forces, 1942; pre-flight training, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1942; primary flight training, Uvalde, Texas, 1942; basic flight training, Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1942-43; advanced flight training, Ellington Field,…
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PETERS, Donald W. (b. 1924) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, C Company, 83rd Chemical Mortar Battalion

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OH 1273
His experiences in the Italian Campaign and experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans in the European Theater during World War II. Entry into the Army and basic training, 1943; transit across the Atlantic to North Africa and then to Naples; assignment as a replacement to the 83rdChemical Mortar Battalion; Monte Cassino; Anzio landing and…
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PETERS, Walter H. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0745
His experiences aboard the cruiser USS Detroitduring the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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PETERSON, Earl (b. 1918) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0364
His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 3rd Engineers during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1765
Non-profit administrator and educator; South Carolina-born African American resident of Fort Worth, Texas. Childhood on South Carolina State College campus in Orangeburg, South Carolina; life under Jim Crow laws; working at Border Mission; move to and impressions of Fort Worth under Jim Crow laws; graduate school at the University of Michigan;…
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OH 1049
Businessman. His experiences concerning the Kaiser Permanente-Prudential Insurance Company joint venture in providing health care.
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PHILLIPS, J. O. (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0550
Optometrist. His experiences while aboard the seaplane tender USS Tangier during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1800
For the UNT African American Remembrance Oral History Project. Vice President of the Denton Convention and Visitors Bureau and Denton resident. Childhood in Longview, Texas; education and employment history; move to Denton; work at the Denton Convention and Visitors Bureau; openness of Denton culture; the growing music scene; cultural and economic…
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OH 1657
Pastor of the Dallas Cathedral of Hope. Childhood in Brunswick and Statesboro, Ga.; conversion from Catholicism to Methodist Church; decision to enter the ministry; process of “coming out” to self and family; college experiences at Georgia Southern University and Valdosta State University; experience in seminary at Oral Roberts University and…
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OH 1126
Businessman, former president of Nocona Boot Company. His experiences as president of Nocona Boot Company, 1987-95; financial analyst for Justin Industries; comptroller for Nocona Boot Company, 1983-84; general manager of Nocona, 1984-87; president of Nocona, 1987-95; comments about Nocona’s founder, Ms. Enid Justin; “Urban Cowboy” craze and plant…
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OHB 0103
Owners and operators of Pierce’s, Denton, Texas. Wilford’s family background; experiences working at Evers Hardware; effects of Depression in Denton; description of business on Denton Square, 1920s; Mattie’s family background; her comments on farming near Blum, Texas; experiences at Texas Woman’s University; establishment of greeting card and gift…
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OH 0946
Holocaust survivor. His experiences during the Holocaust. Anti-Semitism in pre-war Poland; establishment of Ghetto in Zlav, 1939; deportation to Auschwitz, 1940; coal mining in Janina sub-camp; transfer to Birkenau; camp life; “Death March” from Birkenau to Bergen-Belsen, 1945; liberation; emigration to the United States.
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OH 1782
For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Third generation of Bermejo women. Recollections of schooling in Fort Worth, Texas; effects of frequently changing schools and personal issues on education; goals for children’s education; generational differences in educational goals; importance of education; cultural…
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