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OH 1586

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWIESE, Francis (b. 1922)
ProfessionsBusiness owner
Military ServiceU.S. Army Air Forces WWII Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1586
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionNorth Texas business owner. Remembrances about childhood in Lindsay, St. Joe, and Gainesville, Texas; being drafted into U.S. Air Force; training at various stateside bases and overseas service in China-Burma-India and Pacific theaters as top-gunner in a B-29 crew; decision to enter jewelry business and purchase Kinne’s Jewelers in Gainesville, Texas.
Interviewer(s)Todd Moye
Physical Description35 pp.
Terms of UseOpen