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COOPER, William E. (b. 1921) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 41st Bomb Squadron, 315th Bomb Wing, 501st Bomb Group, 20th Air Force

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OH 1311
Business executive. His experiences as a B-29 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Army Air Forces, December, 1942; pre-flight training, Lancaster, California; primary flight training, Hemet, California; advanced flight training, Pecos, Texas; assignment to B-29s, January, 1945; mechanical weaknesses of the B-29;…
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OH 0974
Her views and experiences concerning the impact of women on the development of the Republican Party in Texas, 1960-93. Roots of her political conservatism; grassroots voluntarism; her role as precinct chair; Texas Federation of Republican Women; her pro-life stand; GOP and minorities; impact of Congressman Jim Collins in getting women involved in…
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OH 1527
Businessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ reaction to the social, political, and cultural changes of the Sixties; his early interest in popular music; activities at Lee Park, Dallas, Texas, during the Sixties; protests against the Vietnam War;…
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OH 0052
Former Mayor of Crystal City, Texas, 1963-66. His experiences and personal views of the municipal elections in Crystal City, Texas, 1963. Political Association of Spanish-Speaking Organizations (PASO); discrimination; charges against Captain A. Y. Allee; his accomplishments as Mayor.
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CORY, James (b. 1920) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0358
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COTTEN, James (b. 1920) Texas State Legislator Democrat

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OH 0002

Attorney. Personal experiences as a Texas legislator, 1954-62.

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COTTER, M. J. (b. 1923) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0568
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COTTINGAME, William (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0445
His experiences while aboard the aircraft tender USS Curtiss during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COUGHLIN, William H. (b. 1915) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0771
His experiences at Sand Island with Battery F, 55th Coast Artillery, during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COWDEN, John (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0848
His experiences while aboard the battleship West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COWDEN, John M. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0233
His experiences at Navy Mobile Hospital Number Two during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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COX, Cece (b. 1962)Resource Center Dallas

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OH 1721
Executive director of Resource Center Dallas. Childhood in Ohio and Bartlesville, Oklahoma; education at Northwestern University; decision to move to Dallas; career as a photojournalist and studio photographer; “coming-out” narrative; involvement with groups such as Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and Dallas Gay Alliance/Dallas Gay and…
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OH 1751
Executive Director of Resource Center Dallas and longtime activist in the Dallas LGBT community. Childhood in Bartlesville, Oklahoma; college years at Northwestern University; awareness of sexual orientation; coming out to family, friends, and co-workers; supportive reactions of family; decision to move to Dallas, Texas for job; involvement in…
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OH 1541
Printer. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. Generational conflicts with his parents; guitar lessons as a teenager in Lubbock, Texas; appeal of the Beatles and their music; high school friends and activities; changing clothing styles in the Sixties; enrollment at…
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COX, LeRoy Ellis (b. 1919) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 1571
Childhood and early adulthood in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. World War II-era Army Air Corps training in armaments and electronics. Stateside service in 303rd Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force; aviation cadet training; service as a B-25 instructor pilot; DC-3 tow pilot for the glider program.
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OH 1246
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Arkansas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 741 in Camp Pike (later Camp Robinson) in North Little Rock, Arkansas; company move to Camp F-5 in Crystal Springs, Arkansas; description of camp; life in camp.
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COYLE, Strimple C. (b. 1920) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 1025
His experiences at Ewa Field with VMF-211 (Marine Fighter Squadron 211) during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0994
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Mesquite, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 819 at Camp NP-2-A in Grand, Canyon, Arizona; description of camp; life in camp.
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CRAVEN, Jake (b. 1915)Craven’s, Inc., Denton, Texas

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OHB 0030
Founder, owner, and operator of Craven’s, Inc., Denton, Texas. Childhood memories; Depression experiences; comments about Craven’s Dairy and early dairy industry in general; employment with Burr Stores; recollections about growth and development of Denton; schooling at Akron University and North Texas State; starting his uniform business in Denton…
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OH 1557
His experiences as a radar technician in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War years. Early family life; decision to join the U.S. Army Air Forces, 1946; training as a bulldozer operator; removal of radioactive debris from Hiroshima, 1946-47; training as a radar operator at Edwards Air Force Base, California; his work as the radar tracker when…
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OH 1085
College professor. Her experiences during the desegregation of North Texas State College, 1954-56.
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CRAWFORD, W. M. (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0578
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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CRAWLEY, Alton O. (b. 1910) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, Office of Strategic Services

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OH 1383
Electrical engineer. His experiences in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Prewar civilian jobs in radio/communications work; his selection and training for OSS operations, 1943; assignment to Wudu, China, 1944; coastwatching activities and radio transmissions; various miscellaneous accounts of his tour of duty in China.
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OH 1018
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Hagansport, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 855 at Camp BR-54-M in Elephant Butte near Tucson, Arizona; Grand Lake, Colorado; and Yuma, Arizona; description of camps; life in camps.
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CREESE, Kenneth (b. 1924) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0463
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Detroit during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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