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BLOMBERG, Sam (b. 1934) U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran

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OH 1194
Anesthetist. His experiences as an Army nurse in Vietnam, 1972-73. Assignment to the 3rd Field Hospital, Saigon; activities while providing immunization shots to Vietnamese orphans; social life and living conditions; Vietnamization of the war; effect of Vietnam experience on his later life.
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BLOUSE, Glenn C. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, 135th Regiment, 34th Infantry Division

Interview ID#
OH 1262
His experiences in the Italian Campaign during World War II. Entry into the service and basic training, 1943; transit across the Atlantic to North Africa and then to Naples; assignment as a replacement to D Company, 135th Regiment; Monte Cassino, 1944; foul weather, mountainous terrain, and supply problems; murder of German POWs; survival in…
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OH 0088
Farmer-rancher. His observations on land speculation, settlement, and development of the coastal bend area of south Texas, 1900-25. Ranch life; home seekers; Marizak plow; rural social life; Mexican-Anglo relations; Irish-Catholic influence.
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BOARD, Woodrow (b. 1917) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0401
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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BOCK, Leonard (b. 1925) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, PC-1135, PC-1128

Interview ID#
OH 1193
His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment and recruit training at Bainbridge Naval Receiving Center, 1942-43; electrician’s school, Newport, Rhode Island, 1943; assignment to PC-1135; convoy duty to Aruba; Marshall Islands Campaign, 1944; sinking of a Japanese submarine off Wotje Island; Marianas Campaign, 1944;…
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OH 0986
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Mixon, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2885 at SCS-19-T in Jacksonville, Texas; transfer to Company 878 at SCS-37-T in Waxahachie, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.
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BOGLE, Edra C (b. 1934)University of North Texas

Interview ID#
OH 1177
University professor, experiences concerning the development of the Women's Studies Program at the University of North Texas. Early interest in women writers; experiences concerning job discrimination; activities with National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1970s; introduction of women authors into her literature courses; activities with the…
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OH 1889
For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. English professor and longtime Dallas LGBT activist. Childhood in Iowa; educational and professional background; homosexuality in literature; Oscar Wilde; activism in women’s and gay rights movements; move to Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; Gay Caucus for the Modern Languages; Dallas Gay Alliance; LGBT…
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BOLAR, James M. (b. 1917) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0772
His experiences while aboard the minelayer USS Ogallala during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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BOLEN, Joseph (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0341
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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BOLITHO, Hayes (b. 1917) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0151
Businessman. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Japanese bombing of Clark Field, 1941; surrender at Clark Field; prison camp at Malaybalay, 1942; Davao Penal Colony, 1942-44; torpedoing of hell ship and rescue by Filipino guerrillas; evacuation by American submarine.
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BOLLING, Alexander R. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 302nd Regiment, 94th Infantry Division

Interview ID#
OH 1255
His experiences as an infantry platoon leader in the European Theater during World War II. Education at U. S. Military Academy, 1940-43; basic infantry training at Fort Benning; assignment to the 66th Infantry Division, Camp Joseph Robinson, Arkansas, 1943; transfer to the 94th Infantry Division, early 1944; comments about the quality of non-…
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OH 0924
His experiences while growing up in Hamilton Park, Texas, and attending the Hamilton Park School, 1951-64; the “Buy Out.”
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BOOTS, Donald (b. 1924) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, D Company, 4th Pioneer Battalion, 4th Marine Division

Interview ID#
OH 1405
Building contractor. His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth in western Pennsylvania; his decision to join the Marine Corps, December 10, 1942; boot camp, Parris Island, South Carolina, 1942-43; camouflage school, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1943; assignment to the newly-formed 4th Marine Division, Camp Pendleton,…
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BORUM, Val F. (b. 1922) U. S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1153
Physician. His experiences while aboard the submarine USS Blower in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Submarine School, New London, Connecticut, 1944; assignment to the Blower, 1944; his responsibilities as plotting officer; various patrols in the Java Sea and off Indo-China.
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BOTT, Wesley (b. 1917) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0399
His experiences at Kaneohe Naval Air Station with the guard detachment during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1503
For the Denton County Historical Commission. Aircraft worker. His experiences as a longtime resident of Denton County, Texas, 1926-2002.
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BOW, James (b. 1917) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0291
His experiences at Bishops Point with the Hawaiian Naval Reserve during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 1779
For the Weatherford Oral History Project. Longtime Weatherford resident. Childhood in Parker County, Texas; memories of World War I; Weatherford in the 1920s; the Great Depression; World War II; medical history.
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BOWERY, Jim (b. 1922) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0190
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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BOWLING, Marilyn (b. 1939)Braniff International Airways

Interview ID#
OH 1952
Bowling, Marilyn: Reservationist. 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 and executives. Content includes personal reflections of Braniff’s impact on the DFW area…
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BOWLING, Rudy (b. 1945)Braniff International Airways

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OH 1953
Bowling, Rudy: Customer Service Agent. 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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BOWSER, Alpha L. (b. 1910) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, 3rd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division

Interview ID#
OH 1256
His experiences as an artillery officer in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Education at U. S. Naval Academy, 1928-32; Officers Basic School, Philadelphia Navy Yard, 1932; assignment as a gunnery officer aboard the USS Texas, 1933-34; Army Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 1935-36; assignment to Marine security detail at Warm…
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Interview ID#
OH 0967
Her views concerning the impact and significance of women on the development of the Republican Party in Texas, 1960-90. Work for U.S. Congressman Jim Collins; first senatorial campaign of John Tower; personal political philosophy; activities with Texas Federation of Republican Women; views on Religious Right, abortion, Eagle Forum.
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BOYD, Ealy (b. 1935) U.S. Air Force Korean War Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1659
For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood and education in Jacksonville, Tex.; decision to enlist in U.S. Air Force; basic training in San Antonio and assignment to Laredo Air Base, Tex.; deployment to Korea as a vehicle operator with Fifth Motor Transport Squadron; encounters with “Bed-check Charlie”; encounters with…
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