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WEHRELL, William "Jake" (b. 1935) U.S. Marine Corps Veteran; Air America Pilot

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OH 2020
For the Air America Oral History Project. Marine Corps veteran and Air America pilot. Childhood and education in New Jersey and Central College; decision to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Korean War; experiences while stationed at El Toro, California, Japan, Cherry Point, NC, Parris Island, SC, and Beaufort, SC, and aboard an aircraft…
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WEINBERG, Robert (b. 1922) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 776th Bomb Squadron, 464th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force

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OH 1402
His experiences as a B-24 navigator; also his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; Cadet Classification Center, San Antonio, Texas, 1943; basic training, Lackland Field, San Antonio, 1943; pre-flight training, Ellington Field, Houston, Texas,…
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WELHAUSEN, Philip. (b. ca. 1900)Tex-Tan Western Leather Company

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OHB 0041
President, Tex-Tan Western Leather Company, Yoakum, Texas. Father’s development of leather tanning business in Yoakum; line of leather products; comments on effects of Depression and World War II on business; tanning processes; saddletree production; sale of business assets, 1956; merger with Tandy Corporation; saddle promotions; expansion into…
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OH 0903
Schoolteacher, secretary. Her experiences as a resident of Hamilton Park, Texas, 1963-79. Education; decision to buy home in Hamilton Park; substitute teaching at Hamilton Park School; church activities; desegregation and closing of Hamilton Park High School; Pacesetter; Interorganizational Council; president of Civic League; traffic access…
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OH 101
Schoolteacher, homemaker. Her observations concerning the cultural development of Aransas County, Texas, 1967-71. Rockport Art Association; impact of art on Aransas County; prominent local artists; art buyers.
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OH 0121
Attorney, county judge. His observations on the development of the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, 1950-70. Operations of county government; the construction of a new courthouse for Aransas County; economy of Aransas County; boundary disputes between Aransas and Nueces Counties; Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; Aransas county Navigation District;…
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OH 1271
Professor. His experiences at the University of North Texas while building a clinical psychology program. Recruitment by the University; development of the Behavioral Medicine Program; comments on the incorporation of behavioral medicine into clinical psychology; comments on the future of behavioral medicine.
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WENTRCEK, Dan (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0353
Painter. His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Nevada during the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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WENTWORTH, Gerald E. (b. 1918) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0760
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Tennessee during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1542
Businessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ reactions to the cultural changes of the Sixties; his opposition to the Vietnam War, 1968-69; his high school experiences in the mid-Sixties; influences of the Beatles on his musical tastes; his college…
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OH 1658
Pastor of Celebration Community Church in Fort Worth. Childhood in Greenville and Irving, Tex.; early years in a Unitarian Church congregation; education at NTSC and Texas Christian University; career as a public school English teacher; experience of “coming out” to self, friends, and family; experience as a member of MCC Fort Worth; decision to…
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WESTERN, Weldon (b. 1914) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 0692
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
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OH 0693
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, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma- Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Saigon, French Indo-China, 1944-45, and American air raids; liberation.
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WHEELER, Raymond (b. 1913)McClurkan Properties, Industrial Credit Corporation

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OHB 0020
Manager, McClurkan Properties; manager, Industrial Credit Corporation; owner and operator of insurance company, Denton, Texas. Family background; education; credit manager for wholesale grocery; organizing personal (merchant endorsed) loan company, 1938, and its growth, problems, strengths; McClurkan Properties; views on local ownership vs. chain…
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OH 1235
Attorney, chemist. His experiences as an undergraduate and master's student in the Chemistry Department at North Texas State College, 1948-52 Influence of Professor Dewey Mark as his chemistry teacher at Paris (Texas) Junior College; influence of Professor Price Truitt of North Texas State College on his decision to pursue the PhD in organic…
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OH 0683
Business executive, president of the local chapter of the NAACP in Sherman, Texas. His comments concerning race relations and the development of African American businesses in Sherman, Texas, during the 1980s.
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WHITE, Eugene (b. 1950)Braniff International Airways

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OH 1968
Flight Attendant to National Recruiter and Recurrent flight attendant trainer. The in-flight and ground experiences of Braniff International Airways by Abra Schnur through a collection of former Braniff employee interviews. Interviewees include flight attendants, pilots, ticket agents, ground crew, executives and family members. Content…
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WHITE, Jack J. (b. 1921) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 0301
University purchasing agent. His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS New Orleans during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 0607
Theologian, environmentalist. His experiences as leader of the COST group, which opposed the building of the Trinity Barge Canal; general views on water use and planning.
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WHITE, Roger (b. 1919) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard

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OH 1167
Member of the "Lost Battalion." His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Fall of Java and capture; imprisonment in Surabaya, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; hell ship to Japan, 1943; Nagasaki shipyards, 1943-45; Orio, Kyushu, 1945, and American air raids; liberation; description of damage at Nagasaki…
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WHITE, W. Erle (b. 1907)White’s Auto Stores

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OHB 0023
Founder, White’s Auto Stores. Family background; early work experiences; education; work in auto supply stores, garages; starting own business in Clinton, Oklahoma, during Depression; location of home office in Wichita Falls; expansion and growth through franchising and company-owned stores; diversification of merchandise lines in auto stores;…
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OH 0278 BOH 0005
Retired federal labor mediator and conciliator. Experiences and reminiscences from his thirty-year career with the U.S. Conciliation Service and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; early boyhood; employment with the International Harvester Company; comments about the Depression and New Deal; Kansas employment Service; employment with U…
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WHITEHEAD, Thomas A. (b. 1920) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, 2nd Battalion, 131st Field Artillery, Texas National Guard, U.S. Air Force Retiree

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OH 0366
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, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942-44; Kanchanaburi and Tamarkan, Thailand, 1944; Non Pladuk, Thailand, 1944-45; Ubon, Thailand, 1945; liberation.
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WHITING, George W. B. (b. 1921) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

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OH 1509
His experiences aboard the motor torpedo boat tender USS Jamestown in the Southwest Pacific Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Navy, 1938; boot camp, Newport, Rhode Island, 1938; electrician’s school and assignment to the battleship USS Texas, 1939; transfer to the destroyer USS Simpson, 1940; assignment to the Ship Repair Unit,…
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OH 2078
UNT graduate and Associate Director of the Baptist Student Ministry. Discussion on the impact the COVID pandemic and student life.
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