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BOYD, W. E. (b. 1917) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0560
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 0892
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Fort Worth, Texas and Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to camps in Lubbock, Texas and Palisade, Colorado; description of camps; life in camps.
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BOYER, Roger (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0239
His experiences at Schofield Barracks with Headquarters Service Company, 3rd Engineer Regiment, Hawaiian Division, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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BRABHAM, Charles C., Jr. (b. 1923) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, Troop A, 112th Cavalry, Texas National Guard

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OH 1553
His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II; his youth in Dallas during the Great Depression; his decision to join the 112th Cavalry, 1939, at age sixteen; mobilization and assignment to Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, 1940; Louisiana Maneuvers, summer, 1941; assignment to Fort Clark, Brackettville, Texas, and duty along the…
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OH 0791
Her experiences as a dietician at Schofield Barracks hospital during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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BRADEN, David (b. 1924) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran, 870th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group, 73rd Bomb Wing, 20th Air Force

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OH 1043
His experiences as a navigator/radar bombardier aboard B-29s flying bombing missions from Saipan to Japan, 1945.
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OH 1567
Architect. His impressions of General Curtis LeMay in the Pacific Theater during World War II. His assignment to Saipan, Mariana Islands, for bombing operations against the Japanese homeland, December, 1944; failures of the 58th Bomb Wing in the CBI; failure of attempts to bomb Japan from bases in China; LeMay’s arrival in the Marianas and changes…
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BRADLEY, J. D. (b. 1927) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 720th Military Police Battalion

Interview ID#
OH 1502
Postmater. His experiences and observations as a guard during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East in Tokyo after World War II. Enlistment in the Army, October 3, 1946; basic training, Fort Dix, New Jersey, 1946; voyage across the Pacific to Japan, February, 1947; stopovers at Oahu and Guam; assignment to the 720th MP Battalion at…
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BRAIN, Donald C. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0546
His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of the USS 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, 1944-45; liberation.
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BRAINARD, James H. (b. 1921) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0591
His experiences while aboard the target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1937
For the DFW Immigration Oral History Project. Growing up in Canada and the decision to visit the United States in her twenties leading to her love of America and living the American Dream. Differences in Canada life and life in the United States. Her pursuit in a medical career and decision to seek an American citizenship.
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BRAMLETT, Kelly B. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 0345
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; Saigon, French Indo-China, 1944-45; liberation.
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OH 0948
Diamond expert. His recollections concerning diamond mining and the Crater of Diamonds near Murfreesboro, Arkansas, 1920-50.
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OH 1215
His experiences as sheriff of Wise County, Texas, 1941-47. Law enforcement equipment and technology in 1940s; working on a fee basis; law enforcement practices in 1940s; search warrants; comments about criminals ”Pretty Boy” Floyd, “Machine Gun” Kelly, Raymond Hamilton, and Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow; justice of the peace courts; county…
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BRAND, Harry (b. 1921) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 26th Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group

Interview ID#
OH 1133
His experiences as an aircraft mechanic with the 26th Bomb Squadron, 11th Bomb Group, at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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BRANTLEY, Loren H. (b. 1917) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0096
Labor negotiator, survivor of the siege of Corregidor. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Corregidor and capture; Bilibid Prison, Manila, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-44; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Yodogawa, Honshu, 1944, and American air raids; liberation.
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OH 1775
For the Mexican American Women’s Educational Experience Oral History Project. Second generation of Bermejo women. Recollections of schooling in Fort Worth, Texas; scholastic structure of home life; cultural expectations and limitations on education; meaning of high school graduation; educational goals for children; role in sending children to…
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BRAY, Leslie W., Jr. (b. 1921) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 16th Combat Cargo Squadron

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OH 1388
His experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. His youth during the Great Depression; early aspirations to become an aviator; initial failures to pass the Air Forces physical examination; acceptance into the Aviation Cadet Program, January, 1942; primary flight training, Coleman, Texas, 1942; basic flight training, Randolph…
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BREDE, James F., D.D.S. (b. 1925) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

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OH 1738
His experiences in World War II as a B-17 co-pilot with the 8th Air Force in the European Theater. Childhood in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Enlistment in the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1943. Preliminary training in Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas. Active service with the 379th Bomb Group (H) in Kimbolton, England from June to…
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BREEDLOVE, Isaac D. (b. 1920) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0674
His experiences at Schofield Barracks with the 35th Infantry during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1696
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Hungarian-American immigrant to Weatherford, Texas. Family history; childhood and education in Budapest, Hungary; career as a tool and die machinist; father’s service in German Luftwaffe; memories of Soviet Army entering Budapest in 1945; involvement with brothers in anti-Soviet and anti-…
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BREWER, Ada Reed (b. 1914) and Bob (b. 1915)A. B. McGill and Company General Merchants

Interview ID#
OHB 0090
Owners and operators of A. B. McGill and Company General Merchants, Bertram, Texas. Ada’s family background; description of Ada’s father’s general store, Bertram; Bob’s family background; marriage to Ada and employment at McGill’s general store, 1939; discussion of losses on charge accounts during Depression; addition of Philco line of appliances…
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OH 2085

Childhood and educational experiences as a resident of the Stop Six and Carver Heights neighborhoods of Fort Worth, Texas, and student at public schools including Dunbar High School. Family history. Experiences in the U.S. Army and National Guard and as an entrepreneur in Fort Worth.

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OH 0894
His experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1956-90. Early life in Corsicana; experiences in segregated schools; early employment; high school sports career; attendance at Samuel Huston College; move to Dallas; African-American housing in Dallas; employment with William Volker and Company; decision to locate in Hamilton Park, 1956; loan…
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OH 1007
Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1975-91. Segregated education in El Dorado, Arkansas; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; home improvements; Pacesetter; church activities; Willowdell Park; the “Buy Out.”
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