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OH 1713

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCONNOLLY, John (b. 1918)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1713
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionVeteran of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Childhood in Whitney and Amarillo, Texas; family’s difficulties in Great Depression; decision to enroll in the CCC; experiences at CCC camps in Cleburne and Hillsboro, Texas, and Grand Junction, Colorado; baseball teams; lessons learned in the CCC; World War II-era experience in the U.S. Army Air Corps; work as tool and dye manufacturer; Republican Party politics in Dallas County.
Interviewer(s)Todd Moye
Physical Description64 pp.
Terms of UseOpen