Engineer. His experiences as a PB4Y-2 co-pilot during World War II and the early years of the Cold War. Decision to enlist in the Navy on May 9, 1945; acceptance in the V-5 Program for naval aviators, Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, 1945…

His experiences as a radar technician in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War years. Early family life; decision to join the U.S. Army Air Forces, 1946; training as a bulldozer operator; removal of radioactive debris from Hiroshima, 1946-47;…

Former commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command (SAC). His experiences and association with General Curtis LeMay. LeMay’s uncanny judgment; LeMay’s handling of people in his command; LeMay’s penchant for discipline; the Soviet military’s…

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Oral History Project. Childhood in Carrizo Springs and Corpus Christi, Texas; military experiences of various family members; enlistment in U.S. Army, 1960; basic training at Fort Knox; assignment to tank unit in…