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SMITH, L. B. (b. ca. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0761
His experiences with the 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SMITH, Leslie A. (b. 1909)Caltex Petroleum Corporation

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OH 0659
Executive, Caltex Petroleum Corporation. Educational background; banking business in London; employment with Caltex and assignment with Bapco on Bahrain, 1937; Bahraini royal family; Bapco policies; World War II; post-World War II developments on Bahrain; assignment to Caltex (New York), 1957; Caltex reorganization, 1957; Caltex West Fiscal; OPEC…
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OHB 0044
Owner and operator, Loyd’s Rentall, Denton, Texas. Family background; farming in North Texas during Depression and post-World War II period; equipment service work in Dallas and Abilene; opening martinizing shop in Denton; investment in Denton rental business; purchase of United Rental franchise; expansion of contractor phase of business;…
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OH 1832
For the Desegregating DFW Oral History Project. Businessman. Childhood in Denton, Texas; contact with black community; memories of segregation; floor-covering business; National Guard service; philosophy on customer service.
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SMITH, Mary Margaret Dunn (b. 1940)Richardson Independent School District

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OH 1573
African-American alumna of North Texas State College. Memories of childhood and early adulthood in Irving and Dallas, Texas; experience of attending all-black schools, including Booker T. Washington Technical High School; decision to enroll at North Texas State College in 1957; adjustments required for attending school in integrated setting;…
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OH 1032
Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1959-91. Early life as daughter of an African-American sharecropper; segregated education; African-American housing in Dallas during the 1940s and 1950s; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements and pride in ownership; transportation problems; shopping; flooding and drainage…
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OH 0117
College professor. His experiences as a member of the faculty advisory committee that was responsible for the selection of John Kamerick as president of North Texas State University.
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SMITH, R. G. (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0462
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SMITH, Rufus W. (b. 1918) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, 1st Separate Marine Battalion

Interview ID#
OH 0788
Survivor of the siege of Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese after his capture on Corregidor, Philippine Islands, 1942; his account of the Palawan Massacre, 1944.
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OH 1395
Missionary. A portion of his unpublished autobiography, “In God’s Hands,” depicting the experience of his family as civilian internees of the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II.
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OH 1060
His recollections of the Progressive Era in Texarkana, Texas. Memories of grandparents and parents; ethnic groups; education and teachers; boarding houses and hotels; downtown businesses; his mother’s business activities; church activities.
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SMITH, William I. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1540
Farmer. His experiences aboard the escort carrier USS Kadashan Bay in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His rural background in West Texas; his decision to join the Navy, in 1943; boot camp and fireman’s school, San Diego, California, 1943; assignment to the USS Kadashan Bay, 1943; shipboard routine; the assault on Peleliu, September 14,…
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OH 0829
Businessman, community leader. His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1959-90. Early work experience; service during the Korean War; positions with Lawyers Title Insurance Company; decision to buy a home in Hamilton Park, 1959; public transportation problems; flooding problems; shopping; deed restrictions; Interorganizational…
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OH 0814
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Garland and Wylie, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 869 in Farmersville, Texas; camp move to Kaufman, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.
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SMYTH, T. L. (b. 1913) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0754
His experiences with the 55th Coast Artillery at Fort Ruger during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SNELSON, Harry H. (b. 1921) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0333
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Cummings during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SNIDER, Bennie G. (b. 1926) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1441
Banker. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Youth and education in Denton, Texas; decision to join the Navy, February 3, 1944; boot training and electrical engineering school, San Diego, California, 1944; assignment to the aircraft carrier USS Hancock, July, 1944; a description of his duties aboard the Hancock; assignment…
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SNYDER, Jacob W. (b. 1923) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, 8th Antiaircraft Battalion

Interview ID#
OH 1310
Cabinetmaker. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Experiences in the Civilian Conservation Corps; employment as a machinist in south Florida, 1941-42; entry into the Marine Corps, February, 1943; boot camp experiences at Parris Island, South Carolina; training with 40-millimeter antiaircraft guns, New River, North Carolina…
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OH 2130

Denton drag artist. Experiences with drag in Denton and DFW, pageantry, and digital drag; cultural impacts of Ru Paul’s Drag Race and how Denton serves as a place where diversity and creativity challenge such normative expectations; significance and nuances of queer spaces in Denton; Golden Boy controversy and Golden Cabaret; opinions regarding…

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OH 0132
Banker. Observations on the settlement and development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, 1935-72. Subdivisions and residential developments; Canoe Lake Corporation; tourism; early hotels and motels; duck hunting; Aransas National Wildlife Refuge; shrimping; shipbuilding; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; hurricanes; views on community growth;…
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SORENSON, Kristen James (b.1920) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1686
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Project. Childhood and education in Spring Green, Wisconsin; decision to enlist in U.S.Army following 1940 high school graduation; Army Air Forces basic training at Wheeler Field, Hawaii; advanced training in aircraft maintenance at Wheeler, Bellows, and Hickam Fields, Hawaii; social life on base; Pearl Harbor…
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OH 1757
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Plano, Texas. Childhood in Mexico; first experience in Plano, Texas at age seventeen; second experience in Plano, Texas as a live-in nanny; move to Abilene, Texas; return to Mexico with husband; return to Plano as an illegal immigrant; difficulties with illegal…
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OH 1758
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Mexican-born immigrant to Plano, Texas. Childhood in Mexico; experiences during first visit to the U.S.; illegally crossing the border to live in Dallas, Texas; experiences with a coyote; experiences as an undocumented person; experiences with discrimination in the U.S.; thoughts on the DREAM…
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SORY, Henry W. (b. 1922) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, Bombing Squadron VMB-433

Interview ID#
OH 1418
Public school administrator. His experiences as a PBJ (B-25) pilot in the Southwest Pacific during World War II. His decision to join the Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; Civilian Pilot Training Program, Sherman, Texas, 1941-42; pre-flight training, Grand Prairie Naval Air Station, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1942-43; basic and advanced flight…
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