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OH 0711
Teacher, community activist. Her experiences concerning the activities of the Denton Christian Women’s Inter-Racial Fellowship during the 1960s and 1970s. Early organization and social activities; integration of public schools; desegregation of public eating places; establishment of Denton Christian Preschool; street paving in the African-American…
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KOPERNIAK, Sigismund (b. ca. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, USS Spence

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OH 1478
A personal diary detailing his experiences aboard the destroyer USS Spence during World War II. Launching of the Spence and sea trials off Portland, Maine, January, 1943; shakedown cruise to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, February, 1943; escort duty in the Atlantic and Caribbean, March, 1943; convoy duty in the Casablanca, French Morocco, area, April-May,…
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KORAN, Stephen (b. 1913) and Flora Belle (b. 1912) U.S. Army Air Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0236
Veteran and his wife. Their experiences at Wheeler Field (he as a member of the 86th Observation Squadron) during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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KORBA, John (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0644
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS West Virginia during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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KOTRLA, Hubert E. (b. 1912) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0321
His experiences while aboard the destroyer USS Bagley during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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KOURETAS, Nick (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0327
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Raleigh during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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KOURY, George (b. 1922) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

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OH 0125
Survivor of the Bataan Death March. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Bataan and capture; Bataan Death March; Camp O’Donnell, 1942; Cabanatuan, 1942-43; Nichols Field, 1943-44; hell ship to Formosa, 1944; hell ship to Japan, 1944; Prison Camp No. 7, northern Honshu, 1944-45; liberation.
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OH 1614
For the Skylab Oral History Project. NASA Mission Control flight director. Early childhood and education in Toledo, Ohio; Air Force career; career with NASA, including flight control missions in Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, International Space Station and Space Shuttle programs, with particular attention to Skylab’s challenges; NASA’s institutional…
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KRIER, Jennifer Leia (b. 1977) U.S. Air Force OIF/OEF Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 1789
For the Women Veterans Oral History Project. U.S. Air Force Major, Logistics Planning Officer (21R), Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran. Childhood in Nebraska; reasons for joining the Air Force; experiences in the University of Nebraska ROTC program and tech school; memories of September 11th attacks while in tech…
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KROHN, Sidney F. (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0339
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Pennsylvania during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 2068

Kruckman, Laurence: For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Laurence (Larry) Kruckman discusses his work as an anthropologist and as an postpartum depression/perinatal mental health advocate. He discusses early support group work he began in Chicago and Milwaukee in the 1970s, including the Latina group…

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KRUSE, Ed F. (b. 1928)Blue Bell Creameries

Interview ID#
OHB 0059
Chairman of board, president, general manager, and treasurer, Blue Bell Creameries, Brenham, Texas. Family background; history of Brenham Creamery Company; work in creamery as boy; description of cream churning process; closing of butter manufacturing operation, 1958; work as route supervisor for Swift Ice Cream Company, 1949, and Blue Bell…
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OH 1801
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. Polish-born immigrant to Lewisville, Texas. Her family; moving to the United States; childhood in Poland; communism and martial law in Poland; post-communist Poland; impressions of America; cleaning service in New Jersey; move to Texas; post-9/11 changes in America; personal relationship with…
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KUHN, John (b. 1919) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0346
His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with Patrol Wing Two during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Interview ID#
OH 2121

For the South Asians in North Texas Project. Immigration experience from India to the U.S. Experiences as the president of the India Association of North Texas and oversight of the construction of the first DFW Hindu temple. Perceptions of the changing Indian American community of the region. 

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Interview ID#
OH 2122

For the South Asians in North Texas Project. Immigration experience from India to the U.S. Experiences as an immigrant from India and involvement in the Indian community in DFW; founding of the Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation.

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OH 2069

Kumar, Divya: For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Divya Kumar discusses her work as a clinical social worker and psychotherapist with a specialization in perinatal mental health. She discusses meeting fellow therapists Desiree Israel and Jabina Coleman in 2016, and working with them to found the…

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Interview ID#
OH 2021
Mexican-born immigrant to the U.S. of German heritage and immigrant rights activist. Childhood and education in Mexico City and Puebla, Mexico; involvement in activist student politics; career as a biologist working on issues of bacterial resistance; involvement in immigrant rights movements and local Mexican American political groups; opinions…
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KURMADAS, Leo (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0435
His experiences while aboard the auxiliary repair ship USS Medusa during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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KUZMA, John (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0256
His experiences at Ford Island Naval Air Station with the fire station during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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