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WILSON, Charles (b. 1933) U.S. House of Representatives|$|Texas Senate Democrat

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OH 0216
Businessman, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, former member of the Texas Senate from Lufkin, Democrat. General views concerning problems in Texas state government. Personal legislation; utilities regulation; appointment of committee members; lobbies; campaign financial disclosure; election filing fees; committee structure; annual…
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WILSON, Charles O. (b. 1918) U.S. Army WWII Veteran

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OH 1227
His experiences with G Company, 27th Infantry Regiment, at Schofield Barracks during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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OH 1267
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, and Iowa; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1996 at F-169 in West Pine Creek, Idaho; reenlistment to Company 2939 at sub-camp F-415 in Lake Fork, Idaho; company move to headquarters at Camp French Creek (F-109…
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WILSON, Robert W. (b. 1923) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 69th Bomb Squadron, 42nd Bomb Group, 13th Air Force

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OH 1415
Airline pilot. His experiences as a B-25 pilot in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Pre-war job experiences; enlistment in the Army Air Forces, November, 30, 1942; basic training, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1943; college preparatory courses, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 1943; primary flight training, Canton, Mississippi, 1943…
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OH 1601
For the Skylab Oral History Project. NASA engineer, flight controller and flight director. Childhood in Langley, Virginia; education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; short career in U.S. Air Force; decision to join NASA; duties in Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station programs;…
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OH 0904
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Weatherford, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1816 at Lake Worth, Texas; transfer to a camp at Mackenzie State Park near Lubbock, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.
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WINGROVE, Marvin (b. 1920) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0459
His experiences with the Finance Detachment at Hickam Field during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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WINN, Donald N. (b. 1922) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 329th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

Interview ID#
OH 1410
His experiences as a B-24 bombardier in the European Theater; also his experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Germans during World War II. Enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, January, 1943; basic training, Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1943; College Training Detachment, Emporia State Teachers College, Emporia, Kansas, 1943; aerial…
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OH 1875
For the American History: Voluntary Simplicity Oral History Project. Homesteader and simple life advocate. Childhood; early experiences gardening and outdoors; decision to homestead in Maine.
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OH 0054
Homemaker. Observations on land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas, 1900-30. Cattle ranching; small town social life; Mexican-Anglo relations.
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WISECUP, John (b. 1919) U.S. Marine Corps WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0704
Survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. His experiences as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese during World War II. Sinking of Houston, 1942; capture and imprisonment at Serang, Java; Bicycle Camp, Batavia, 1942; Changi Prison Camp, Singapore, 1942; building the Burma-Thailand Death Railway, 1942- 44; Kanchanaburi, Thailand, 1944; Changi…
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OH 1316
Survivor of the sinking of the cruiser USS Houston. His postwar sketches of life as a prisoner-of-war of the Japanese at Hintok, Thailand, 1942-44. Bridge-building details; "Pack of Cards" bridge; Japanese cruelties and atrocities; tropical diseases; burial details.
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OH 2033

Wisner, Katherine: For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Dr. Katherine Wisner is perinatal psychiatrist, and the founder/inaugural president of the Marcé Society of North America (a professional society focused on research into maternal mental health and postpartum depression, founded in 2010). Wisner…

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WITHERSPOON, Jack (b. 1942)Braniff International Airways

Interview ID#
OH 1969

Witherspoon, Jack: Reservations, Ticketing, Sales and Advertising. 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 includes personal…

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WITT, Charles (b. 1922) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0385
His experiences while aboard the battleship USS Maryland during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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WOHLBIER, Hans (b. 1923) German Luftwaffe WWII Veteran, Stuka Wing 77

Interview ID#
OH 1362
His experiences as a dive-bomber pilot on the Eastern Front during World War II. Involvement in the Hitler Youth, 1933-40; training at Breslau Luftkriegsschule, 1941-42; advanced Stuka training on the French Riviera, 1943; assignment to Stuka Wing 77 at Pancevo, Yugoslavia, 1943-44; assignment to the Ukraine, 1944, and ground support missions…
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OH 2034

Wolf, Dennie: For the Postpartum Depression and Maternal Mental Health Oral History Project. Dennie Wolf co-authored chapters on postpartum recovery in the 1979 book Ourselves and Our Children and the 1984 version Our Bodies Ourselves, both publications of the Boston Women’s Health Collective. Our interview included discussion of postpartum…

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WOLFE, Mabel (b. 1893)Wolfe’s Nurseries

Interview ID#
OHB 0024
Co-founder (with husband Ross, deceased 1948) of Wolfe’s Nurseries, Stephenville, Texas. Family backgrounds; education; their move to California; visits with Luther Burbank and his influence in starting pecan nursery business in Texas; Ross’s sales career with other nurseries; founding his own business, early struggles; origins of Burkett Pecan;…
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OH 0961
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Gordon, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 878 in Waxahachie, Texas; transfer to Company 2896 at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.
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OH 1475
Her experiences in England during the Blitz in World War II; her courtship and marriage to Lieutenant Travis Womack, U. S. Army, 1944-45. Her early education; comments about Winston Churchill’s inspirational speeches during the Battle of Britain; wartime rationing; the bombing of her parents’ home in Nottinghamshire; attendance at Domestic Science…
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WOMACK, James (b. 1921) U.S. Navy WWII Veteran

Interview ID#
OH 0733
His experiences while aboard the cruiser USS Saint Louis during the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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WOMACK, Travis (b. 1919) U.S. Army WWII Veteran, C Company, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division

Interview ID#
OH 1474
Attorney. His experiences in the North African and European Theaters during World War II. Education at the South Texas School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1936-40; employment with the Shell Oil Company, 1936-41; induction into the Army, December 2, 1941; basic training, Camp Wolters, Mineral Wells, Texas, 1941-42; Officer Candidate School, Fort Belvoir…
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WOOD, Charles E. (b. 1923) U.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran, 866th Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force

Interview ID#
OH 1307
His experiences as a B-24 gunner in the European Theater during World War II. Enlistment in the Aviation Cadet Program, 1942; gunnery school, Tindall Field, Florida, and Biggs Field, El Paso, Texas, 1943; assignment to the 493rd Bomb Group, 1943; stationing at Debach, England, April, 1944; operations on D-Day; mission to Merseberg, Germany,…
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OH 0170
Scientist with the Soil Conservation Service. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.
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OH 0890
His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Central and North Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 859 in Buffalo Pasture (BF-2) near Cache, Oklahoma; company move to Bitter Lake Refuge (FW-3) near Roswell, New Mexico; description of camps; life in camps.
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