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ROBERTS, Jefferson D. (b. 1911) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

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OH 0147
Businessman. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans after being shot down over Nazi Germany during World War II. Shooting down of bomber, 1944; capture and interrogation near Frankfurt; Heidekruge, East Prussia, 1944; prison camp near Berlin, 1944; forced march from Nurnberg to Moosberg, 1945; prison camps at Nurnberg and Barth;…
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ROBERTS, John (b. 1917) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran; U.S. Air Force Veteran

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OH 1293
His experiences concerning his association with General Roger Ramey, 1937-57. Operations against Rabaul in the Pacific Theater during World War II; atomic bomb tests at Kwajalein and Eniwetok, 1946 (Project CROSSROADS); relationship between Ramey and Fort Worth, Texas, promoter Amon Carter; his personal and professional relations with Ramey; Ramey…
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OH 0716
Public school administrator. His experiences concerning the desegregation of the Hamilton Park, Texas, school and the establishment of the Pacesetter program. Educational background and administrative positions held; federal desegregation guidelines; establishment of attendance zones; role of H.E.W.; closing of Hamilton Park High School; decision…
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OH 1809
For Richard Rafes’s dissertation, “The Historical Development of Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine as a State Medical School, 1960-1975.” Former Executive Director of the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association. Professional background; creation of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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OH 0697
Teacher, community leader. Her experiences concerning the desegregation of the Hamilton Park, Texas, schools and integration with the Richardson Independent School District.
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OH 0817
Community leaders. Their experiences as residents of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Desegregation of the Hamilton Park School; decision to purchase a home in Hamilton Park; transportation problems; work experiences and racism; Band Parents Club; church activities; PTA activities; Hamilton Park Civic League; interorganizational council and…
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ROBERTSON, Naipo (b. 1922) U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, 28th Infantry

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OH 0220
His experiences while home on pass in Honolulu during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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ROBINSON, Anna (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, WAC

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OH 1676
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. World War II veteran. Childhood and education in Fort Worth; decision to drop out of high school to play professional softball; decision to enlist in Women’s Army Corps in 1944; basic training at Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia; clerical training at Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, and Ft. Meade,…
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ROBINSON, Gregory (b. 1966)Braniff International Airways

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OH 1966
Son of former Braniff CFO, Neal Robinson. The in-flight and ground experiences of Braniff International Airways by Abra Schnur through a collection of former Braniff employee interviews. Interviewees include flight attendants, pilots, ticket agents, ground crew, executives and family members. Content includes personal reflections of Braniff’s…
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OH 2070
For World War II Home Front Oral History Project. English and Humanities lecturer. Childhood in wartime Durant, Oklahoma; education at Robert E. Lee Elementary; sense of community; poor economy; wartime vitamin deficiencies; polio; reflecting on the war through a child’s eyes; post-war struggles; PTSD; role of religion in wartime Durant; gold…
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ROBINSON, Hugh M. (b. 1916) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, Patrol Torpedo Boat Squadron 3

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OH 1368
His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. U. S. Naval Academy, 1934-38; assignment to the carrier USS Yorktown, 1938-39; assignment to the destroyer USS Bainbridge, 1939-41; assignment to Motor Boat Submarine Chaser Squadron 1, 1941; assignment to Patrol Torpedo Squadron 2, 1941; operations around the Panama Canal, 1942;…
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ROBINSON, Jack W. (b. 1917) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0421
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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ROBINSON, Lester E. (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0743
His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with VP-23 during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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ROBINSON, Marvin E. (b. 1918) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0580
Survivor of the sinking of the USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Changi Jail,…
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OH 1166
Scientist, engineer, physicist. His role in the development of the proximity fuze in World War II. Education and technical training; employment with the Office of Scientific Research and Development, 1942; technical aspects of developing the proximity fuze; practical applications of the proximity fuze in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Mediterranean…
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ROBINSON, Ray F. (b. 1919) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 0503
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; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Changi Jail, 1944-45; liberation.
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ROCH, Herbert (b. 1911) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0357
His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the MP detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1725
For the Denton County Historical Commission. Members of longtime Denton, Texas, family. History of Scripture family’s migration to Texas after the Civil War and eventual settlement in Denton, including great uncle’s grocery store on Denton Square and grandfather’s lumber yard. Construction of family’s landmark home on Scripture Hill. Reminiscences…
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OH 1582
African-American alumna of North Texas State University. Remembrances about childhood and early education in Fort Worth, Texas, including experiences at I.M. Terrell High School; decision to enroll at North Texas as a sixteen-year-old high school graduate in 1957; off-campus life in “Shack Town” and support from black citizens of Denton; social…
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RODGERS, Martin J. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0752
His experiences at Fort Shafter with Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, Coast Artillery, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1151
College professor. Her experiences concerning the development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas, 1992-96; educational background; participation in student protests against the Vietnam War; activities with the National Organization of Women (NOW); origins of her interest in women writers; her role in the Women's…
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OH 1500
Businessman, musician. His recollections concerning the development of the Northside (Fort Worth, Texas) Hispanic community, his music career, and the evolution of his family’s Mexican foods business. Immigration of his parents and grandparents from Mexico, 1919; employment of his father with Swift & Co., Fort Worth; opening of the family…
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OH 1862
For the Dallas DREAMers Oral History Project. DREAM Team activist. Childhood in Mexico and Dallas, Texas; family’s immigration to the United States; difficulty travelling while undocumented or on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); connection to Mexican heritage; American identity; becoming American; activism and North Texas DREAM Team…
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OH 2015
Dr. Victor Rodriguez spotlights significant insights into his storied career through five eras: his early all-Hispanic elementary school training; his continued study and budding athletic prowess in the Edna, TX, school district; his Victoria Junior College athletic achievements and learning; his higher education, Geezle membership, and track…
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OH 2001
For the Geezle Oral History Project; Dr. Victor Rodriguez spotlights significant insights into his storied and sterling career through five time dimensions: (1) his early all-Hispanic elementary school training; (2) his continued study and budding athletic prowess in the Edna, TX, school district; (3) his Victoria Junior College athletic…
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