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OH 1697

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeHAUGER, Patarica LeMay (b. 1928)
Notable infoYounger sister of Gen. Curtis LeMay

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1697
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionYounger sister of Gen. Curtis LeMay. Family history; Ohio farm life during the Great Depression; brother’s visits, including a fly-over in a B-36 aircraft; Lemay’s World War II service and work in the Pentagon thereafter; feelings about his vice-presidential bid as George Wallace’s running mate in 1968; perceptions of LeMay’s legacy.
Interviewer(s)Alfred Hurley
Physical Description49 pp.
Terms of UseOpen