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VAESSEN, John (b. 1916) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0587
His experiences while trapped inside the overturned target battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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VALENTA, Marcus (b. 1905) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 0416
Catholic chaplain. His experiences at the post chapel at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1617
For the Arms Along the Border Oral History Project. Instructor for Outward Bound wilderness program in Redford, Texas. Experiences growing up in Midwest; love of outdoors; career in Peace Corps; interactions with people of Redford; opinions regarding shooting of Esequiel Hernandez, Jr., and activities of U.S. Border Patrol.
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VAN NOSTRAND, Stephen E. (b. 1918)Caltex Petroleum Corporation

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OH 0702
Former executive, Caltex Petroleum Corporation. Service during World War II; initial employment with Caltex (China); aviation representative, South China; Chinese Revolution, 1949; manager, Caltex Okinawan operation, 1957-59; relationswith military government on Okinawa; formation of Ryuku Oil Corporation; head of marketing, Caltex (Japan), 1960;…
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VARNELL, Lawrence (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0717
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 2011
For the DFW Metroplex Immigration Oral History Project. High school teacher. Her experiences immigrating from Mexico to Carrollton, Texas in the 1990s at the age of three; her parents’ immigration experience; being a Mexican immigrant student in American public schools; learning English; ESL and Bilingual programs; stigma associated with being an…
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OH 1628
UNT Professor Emeritus of Microbiology. Family history; childhood and early education in Crystal City and San Antonio, Texas; service in World War II-era U.S. Navy; undergraduate education at San Antonio College and University of Texas-Austin; love of chemistry, genetics, and microbiology; graduate education at UT-Austin; fellowship at Harvard…
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VENABLE, James C. (b. 1921) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran, E Battery, 1st Defense Battalion

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OH 0073
Security administrator. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Wake Island and capture, 1942; Wusong Prison Camp, Shanghai, 1942; Kiangwang Prison Camp, 1942-45; Pusan, Korea, 1945; coal mining at Hakodate, Hokkaido, 1945; liberation.
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OH 1690
For the DFW Metroplex Immigrants Oral History Project. Venezuela-born immigrant to suburban Lewisville, Texas. Family history; parent's immigration from Spain to Venezuela; childhood and education in Caracas, including Simon Bolivar University; career with Schlumberger oil services company and as an industrial business owner; marriage; election of…
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OH 1615
Founding pastor of Metropolitan Church of Christ of Dallas. Family religious history; childhood in Missouri; creation of Circle of Friends congregation and Metropolitan Community Church in Dallas, and Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches denomination; prison ministry; challenges of establishing a Christian church in Dallas with…
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VISAGE, William A. (b. 1922) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

Interview ID#
OH 0698
Accountant, former member of the "Lost Battalion." His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; Surabaja, Java, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; hell ship to Japan, 1942; Nagasaki shipyards, 1942-45; Orio, Kyushu; liberation; observations of Nagasaki after dropping of the A-bomb.
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OH 1006
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Central Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1803 at F-4-T near Ratcliff, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.
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OH 2072
For DFW Immigration Oral History Project. Vietnamese immigrant. Childhood in wartime and immediate post-war Vietnam; Communist persecution and flight from the country; Vietnamese boat people; experiences in refugee camps in Japan and the Philippines; immigration to the United States and subsequent challenges; careers with Ryobi and Bosch; move…
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VOERTMAN, Paul (b. 1929)Voertman's Bookstore

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OHB 0013
President, Voertman’s Book Store, Denton, Texas. Founding of Voertman’s by his father; early years of store; Depression; opening of store near Texas Woman’s University; effects of North Texas State University opening its own bookstore; education; early work experience; growth in merchandise lines; problems of book business.
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OH 1493
Artist, art dealer. His recollections concerning painter Perry Nichols. His early years as a painter after coming to Dallas from Chicago, 1942; comments about the “Dallas Nine”; building a clientele for his paintings; his relationship with John Rosenfield, the arts and music critic for the Dallas Morning News; his business partnership with Betty…
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VOGEL, Fred (b. 1912) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division

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OH 1423
Attorney. His experiences in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. His educational background; law school at Drake University and marriage; his pre-war law practice; enlistment in the Army, January, 1942; basic training, Camp Robinson, Arkansas, 1942; Officer Candidate School, Camp Robinson and Fort Benning, Georgia, 1942-43; various…
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OH 1051
Physician. His experiences concerning the Kaiser Permanente-Prudential Insurance Company joint venture in providing health care.
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OH 1050
Businessman. His experiences concerning the Kaiser Permanente-Prudential Insurance Company joint venture in providing health care.
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VOSS, James (b. 1916)Caltex Petroleum Corporation

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OH 0680
Former chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Caltex Petroleum Corporation. Education; military service in China during World War II; employment with Caltex, 1946; assignment to Shanghai as legal officer; land titles and property claims in China; postwar marketing strategies in the Far East; competition from Shell and Standard Vacuum;…
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VRACIU, Alex (b. 1918) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran, VF-3 and Fighter Squadron 16

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OH 1037
His experiences as a naval aviator in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assignment to VF-3 as wingman for "Butch" O'Hare; assignment to the carrier Essex; Wake Island raids, 1943; becoming an Ace at Kwajalein, 1944; Truk raid, 1944; assignment to Fighter Squadron 16 on the carrier Lexington; second Truk raid, 1944; "Great Marianas Turkey…
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