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OH 1327

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeSTAFFORD, Allen E. (b. 1916)
Military ServiceU.S. Army WWII Veteran, L Troop, 124th Cavalry

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1327
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences as a demolitions expert in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Education in West Texas; his work as an oil well shooter in the West Texas oil fields, 1930s; enlistment in the Army, 1941; assignment to the 12th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Brown, Brownsville, Texas, 1941-43; transfer to the 124th Cavalry and assignment to Burma, 1943; combat against Japanese forces around Mong Wi and Myitkyina, Burma, 1943-45; his battle wound and evacuation, July, 1945; sundry readings from his personal journal.
Interviewer(s)William J. Alexander
Physical Description73 pp.
Terms of UseOpen