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OH 1838
Mexican-American, UNT football player, and educator. Childhood in Southern Texas; father’s experience on the King Ranch and stint as a bootlegger; schooling and playing football in Kingsville, Texas; growing up Mexican-American in Kingsville, Texas; attending UNT on a football scholarship; experiences as a Mexican-American at UNT in the mid-1950s…
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RUNCE, Fred (b. 1914) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0219
His experiences at Wheeler Field with the Army Ordnance Detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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RUSSELL, Ben (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0744
His experiences aboard the cruiser USS Phoenix during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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RUSSELL, Carl H. (b. 1910) and Edith (b. 1912) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0407
Veteran and his wife. Their experiences at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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RUSSELL, Eileen (b. 1943)Braniff International Airways

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OH 1967
Flight Attendant, after marriage - Supervisor then Assistant Manager over flight attendants. 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.…
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OH 0598
Attorney. His experiences as a member of the football team during the desegregation of athletics at North Texas State College, 1956.
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OHB 0032
NEWMAN, Rowe B. Founder and chairman of board, Russell-Newman Mfg. Company, Denton, Texas. Boyhood; early work experiences; education; store manager, Montgomery Ward; store manager, Butler Bros.; founding Russell-Newman, 1939; decision to specialize in lingerie; World War II; growth and expansion; financing methods; chain store accounts; decisions…
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OH 1516
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Limestone County, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Fort Parker in Springfield, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.
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RYAN, Glennon (b. 1921) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0769
His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with the Assembly and Repair Division during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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RYAN, Michael Patrick (b. 1916) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0957
His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to 2nd Marine Division; landings on Gavutu and Tanambogo in Florida Islands; Tarawa landing; Marianas campaign and Tinian landing.
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SACKER, John (b. ca. 1920) U.S. Army/Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

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OH 0767
His experiences with the 9th Signal Service Company at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SACKETT, Albert M. (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1301
His experiences aboard the PT boat tender USS Jamestown and the rocket launching ships LCIR-74 and LCIR-34 in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Navy at age seventeen in 1937; assignment aboard the cruiser USS Northampton, 1937, as a machinist’s mate; diesel mechanics school, New London, Connecticut, 1941; assignment to the…
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OH 1456
For the Ray Roberts Lake Oral History Project. Farmer. His reminiscences about rural life in Denton County, Texas, 1920-1987. Changing crop patterns; development of larger farms and agricultural operations; Simpson’s sawmill; threshing season; rural migration to towns and cities.
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OH 1734
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Palestinian-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, UNT professor. Childhood in Jerusalem under the British mandate; experience as a Christian in Palestine; decision to study international relations and Middle Eastern politics; education at American University of Beirut and Georgetown University;…
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OH 0886
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Tennessee; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1473 in F-11 at Bristol, Tennessee; description of camp; life in camp.
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SALFEN, Harold (b. 1920) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 9th Air Force, 19th Tactical Air Command, 312th Squadron

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OH 1440
Aviation executive. His experiences as an antiaircraft radar operator in the European Theater during World War II. Comments about his German ancestors and growing up in O’Fallon, Missouri; sports activities; college life at the University of Missouri; decision to join the Aviation Cadet Program, 1941; primary flight training, Ballinger, Texas,…
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OHB 0087
Rancher and Wild West Show bronc rider. Childhood in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; trick riding and touring Europe and the U.S. with the 101 Ranch show; riding in various other shows; first marriage to Bryan Roach; second marriage to Fred Salmon; ranching in Nocona, Texas; Fred Salmon’s background; history of the Salmon Ranch; Montague County.
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OH 0095
His experiences as an employee of the Dallas regional office of the Home Owners Corporation during the New Deal. Mortgage buying; loan amortization; insurance; home improvements; accounting procedures; politics and patronage; taxes and appraising; foreclosures; loan servicing.
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SALTER, Richard D. (b. 1917) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 73rd Bomb Squadron

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OH 1000
His experiences during internment in the Soviet Union, 1943-44, after the downing of his bomber by Japanese planes. Alaskan operations; internment by the Soviets and his treatment; postwar career in the Air Force.
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SAMPLE, W. R. (b. 1906) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

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OH 0408
His experiences with the 6th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0252
College professor, former college administrator, former poet laureate of Texas. The making of the poet; analysis of his poetry; tenure as director of libraries and vice-president for academic affairs at North Texas State College; his philosophy of teaching; desegregation of the college, 1955-56.
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OH 2080
For the Denton County Historical Commission. Childhood, family, and adulthood in the DFW area. Discovering family history through genealogy and other official records: birth and death certificates, census reports, local history. Wright family history of members buried in a mausoleum in the Independent Order of ODD Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery: William…
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OH 1879
Dallas Latino community AIDS activist and services coordinator. Childhood in El Paso, Texas; move to Dallas, Texas after graduating from UT-El Paso; various Dallas County jobs; AIDS activism; development of AIDS services in the Latino community; AIDS Arms and other organizations; HIV/AIDS stigma within the community; needs among and difficulties…
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SANCHEZ, Nicholas (b. 1921) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 15th Squadron, 4th Combat Cargo Group

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OH 1354
Radio/TV engineer. His experiences as a radio operator on a C-46 in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Enlistment and radio school, 1942; assignment to the 15th Squadron, 1943; transition training in the C-46, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky, 1943; assignment to Sylhet, India, and flying supplies to the British 14th Army in…
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SANDER, Willie Fred (b. 1916) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, Patrol Squadron 14

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OH 1488
Businessman. His experiences as a PBY and PBM pilot in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth and education around Brenham, Texas; graduation from high school and employment with the A&P grocery chain, 1933-42; enlistment in the Navy as a member of the “Houston Hurricanes,” 1942; pre-flight training at the University of…
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