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SACKER, John (b. ca. 1920) U.S. Army/Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

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OH 0767
His experiences with the 9th Signal Service Company at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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SACKETT, Albert M. (b. 1920) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1301
His experiences aboard the PT boat tender USS Jamestown and the rocket launching ships LCIR-74 and LCIR-34 in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Navy at age seventeen in 1937; assignment aboard the cruiser USS Northampton, 1937, as a machinist’s mate; diesel mechanics school, New London, Connecticut, 1941; assignment to the…
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OH 1456
For the Ray Roberts Lake Oral History Project. Farmer. His reminiscences about rural life in Denton County, Texas, 1920-1987. Changing crop patterns; development of larger farms and agricultural operations; Simpson’s sawmill; threshing season; rural migration to towns and cities.
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OH 1734
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Palestinian-born immigrant to Denton, Texas, UNT professor. Childhood in Jerusalem under the British mandate; experience as a Christian in Palestine; decision to study international relations and Middle Eastern politics; education at American University of Beirut and Georgetown University;…
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OH 0886
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Tennessee; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1473 in F-11 at Bristol, Tennessee; description of camp; life in camp.
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SALFEN, Harold (b. 1920) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 9th Air Force, 19th Tactical Air Command, 312th Squadron

Interview ID#
OH 1440
Aviation executive. His experiences as an antiaircraft radar operator in the European Theater during World War II. Comments about his German ancestors and growing up in O’Fallon, Missouri; sports activities; college life at the University of Missouri; decision to join the Aviation Cadet Program, 1941; primary flight training, Ballinger, Texas,…
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OHB 0087
Rancher and Wild West Show bronc rider. Childhood in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; trick riding and touring Europe and the U.S. with the 101 Ranch show; riding in various other shows; first marriage to Bryan Roach; second marriage to Fred Salmon; ranching in Nocona, Texas; Fred Salmon’s background; history of the Salmon Ranch; Montague County.
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OH 0095
His experiences as an employee of the Dallas regional office of the Home Owners Corporation during the New Deal. Mortgage buying; loan amortization; insurance; home improvements; accounting procedures; politics and patronage; taxes and appraising; foreclosures; loan servicing.
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SALTER, Richard D. (b. 1917) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 73rd Bomb Squadron

Interview ID#
OH 1000
His experiences during internment in the Soviet Union, 1943-44, after the downing of his bomber by Japanese planes. Alaskan operations; internment by the Soviets and his treatment; postwar career in the Air Force.
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SAMPLE, W. R. (b. 1906) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0408
His experiences with the 6th Pursuit Squadron at Wheeler Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0252
College professor, former college administrator, former poet laureate of Texas. The making of the poet; analysis of his poetry; tenure as director of libraries and vice-president for academic affairs at North Texas State College; his philosophy of teaching; desegregation of the college, 1955-56.
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OH 2080
For the Denton County Historical Commission. Childhood, family, and adulthood in the DFW area. Discovering family history through genealogy and other official records: birth and death certificates, census reports, local history. Wright family history of members buried in a mausoleum in the Independent Order of ODD Fellows (IOOF) Cemetery: William…
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OH 1879
Dallas Latino community AIDS activist and services coordinator. Childhood in El Paso, Texas; move to Dallas, Texas after graduating from UT-El Paso; various Dallas County jobs; AIDS activism; development of AIDS services in the Latino community; AIDS Arms and other organizations; HIV/AIDS stigma within the community; needs among and difficulties…
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SANCHEZ, Nicholas (b. 1921) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 15th Squadron, 4th Combat Cargo Group

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OH 1354
Radio/TV engineer. His experiences as a radio operator on a C-46 in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Enlistment and radio school, 1942; assignment to the 15th Squadron, 1943; transition training in the C-46, Bowman Field, Louisville, Kentucky, 1943; assignment to Sylhet, India, and flying supplies to the British 14th Army in…
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SANDER, Willie Fred (b. 1916) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, Patrol Squadron 14

Interview ID#
OH 1488
Businessman. His experiences as a PBY and PBM pilot in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His youth and education around Brenham, Texas; graduation from high school and employment with the A&P grocery chain, 1933-42; enlistment in the Navy as a member of the “Houston Hurricanes,” 1942; pre-flight training at the University of…
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OH 0014
Attorney. His experiences as private secretary to Governor Miriam A. Ferguson, 1925-27, 1933-35; his relationship with James E. Ferguson; comments about Governors Pat Neff, Dan Moody, James Allred, W. Lee O’Daniel, and Coke Stevenson; Johnson-Stevenson senatorial race of 1948; impeachment of James Ferguson.
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OH 1575
African-American alumnus of North Texas State University. Memories of childhood and early adulthood in Fort Worth, Texas; experience of attending all-black schools, including I.M. Terrell High School; “benevolent racism” of Fort Worth whites; personal experience in desegregating Hollywood Theater in Fort Worth; early interest in journalism;…
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OH 2016
For the Dallas LGBT Oral History Project. Owner of Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair, Denton’s first LGBT-friendly bar. Childhood in East Texas and in Gainesville, Texas; brief marriage to a man; coming out narrative; experiences managing bars in Dallas; experiences during the AIDS crisis; relationships with LGBT community;…
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OH 1815
For the Desegregating DFW Oral History Project. Executive director of Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society and Civil Rights advocate. Childhood in Fort Worth; experience attending desegregated high school; family history; life during segregation; changes after desegregation; preserving Tarrant County African American history;…
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SANFORD, Dave C. (b. 1915) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 4th Platoon, L Company, 37th Infantry Division

Interview ID#
OH 1378
His experiences in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war youth; entry into the Army and basic training, Camp Blanding, Florida, 1942; combat on Guadalcanal, 1943; New Georgia Campaign, 1943; Munda Campaign, 1943; Bougainville Campaign, 1943-44; Philippine Campaign, 1945; battle for Manila; his battle wounds on February 13, 1945, and…
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SANNER, George (b. 1923) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0261
His experiences with the 11th Field Artillery, 24th Infantry Division, at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1860
For the Dallas DREAMers Oral History Project. DREAM Team activist. Childhood in Mexico; decision to immigrate to the United States; ease of crossing the border pre-9/11; advantages of becoming documented; political involvement; living undocumented; precariousness of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status; Mexican American identity;…
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SARTWELL, Paul (b. 1914) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Regiment, 1st Marine Division

Interview ID#
OH 1357
Federal prison administrator. His experiences in the Pacific Theater and China during World War II; also his experiences during the Korean War. Service in the peacetime Army, 1933-36; civilian employment, 1936-43; decision to join the Marines, 1943; Officer Candidate School, Quantico, Virginia, 1945; assignment as a replacement to the 1st Marine…
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OH 2118

DFW Metroplex Oral History Immigration Project, South Asian immigrants in North Texas Collection. Immigration experience from India. Pioneer of Indian classical dance in DFW. Founding of the Arathi School of Dance as the first Bharatanatyam school in Dallas, Texas.  Co-founder of the Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation.

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OH 2123

For the Women Veterans Oral History Project. Experiences as a Navy Intel Officer. Working in management for Adult Education and as an 8-12 grade Educator.

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