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Hurrah for prohibition
Date: Between 1881 and 1913
An envelope with a poem printed on its front side. The poem, by J.L. Edridge of Topeka, Kansas, centers on prohibition and the effect it has had on Kansas. On…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: May 17, 2006
Lawrence was inducted into the United States Army and served in the First Division First Army. Interviewed by Marian Poe on May 17, 2006, Lawrence talked about military experiences in…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: May 10, 2006
Gum enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served until 1945 on the U.S.S. New Orleans. Interviewed by Marian Poe on May 10, 2006, Gum talked about military experiences in…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: July 7, 2006
Gifford was inducted into the Army (Infantry) in 1944 and served until 1946 in the 127th Infantry. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jul 7, 2006, Gifford talked about military experiences…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: April 2, 2007
Fisher was inducted into the United States Army in 1942 and served until 1945 in the Corps of Engineers. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Apr 2, 2007, Fisher talked about…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: March 2, 2007
Bruce was inducted into the Army (Air Force) in 1941 and served until 1945 in the 5th Army. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Mar 2, 2007, Bruce talked about military…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: February 21, 2007
Brock was inducted into the Navy in 1944 and served until 1946 on the U.S.S. Threat, U.S.S. Davidson. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Feb 21, 2007, Brock talked about military…
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Interview on experiences in World War II
Date: July 5, 2006
Battershell enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served until 1945. Interviewed by Marian Poe on Jul 5, 2006, Battershell talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The…
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Lyle Yingling video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 27 January 2007
Lyle Yingling was drafted into the Army Infantry in November 1942 and sent to a Camp Adair, Oregon, for basic training. Yingling was assigned to the 4th Quartermaster company and…
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George Woodruff video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 11 July 2007
George Woodruff was drafted into the Army Infantry in November 1942 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and sent to Camp Maxey, Texas, for basic training. He was subsequently assigned to the…
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Leonard Winklebauer video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 1 January 2007
The fourth of five boys, all of whom served in the Army during WWII, eighteen year old Leonard Winklebauer was drafted in June 1943. He went to Camp Howes, Texas,…
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Cyril Winklebauer video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 1 January 2007
Sergeant Cyril Winklebauer was drafted into the Army (Air Force) in April 1943 and served until February 1946. He did his basic training in Miami Beach, Florida, and cook’s training…
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Frederick Walter video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 1 January 2007
First Sergeant Frederick Walter was drafted into the Army (Infantry) and served in the 7th Division, 32nd Regiment, Company C. He was sent to the Pacific, where he fought in…
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Lawrence Vertin video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 24 February 2007
Lawrence H. Vertin was drafted into the Army (Infantry) in September 1942 and served in the 96th Infantry Division until December 1946. He did his basic training at Camp Adair,…
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James Thompson video interview on experiences in World War II (trancsript)
Date: 26 November 2006
First Lieutenant Thompson enlisted in the Army Air Corps (Air Force) in 1943 and served until 1946. He was working at Cessna in Wichita when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.…
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Orville Sutherland video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 1 January 2007
Orville Sutherland enlisted in the Navy in August 1942. He was trained as a sonar operator and sent to Key West, Florida, for four months. He was sent to Norfolk,…
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John Shuster video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 1 January 2007
Petty Officer First Class John Shuster was drafted into the Navy in 1943 and served until 1946 in the Landing Craft Repair Unit. Most of his service in WWII was…
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Everett Shelton video interview on experiences in World War II (transcript)
Date: 1 January 2007
Corporal/Specialist Everett Edward Shelton was drafted into the Army in 1942 and served until October 1945 in the 592nd Amphibious Engineers– Boat & Shore Regiment (EBSR). They built bridges and…
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George Rush video interview on experiences in World War II
Date: 31 January 2007
George Rush enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served until 1945. He was a motor machinist 1st class working in the engine room of Landing Craft Infantry 345 (LCI).…
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Joseph Pierce video interview on experiences in World War II
Date: 27 January 2007
Joseph Pierce enlisted in the Army (Infantry)on December 7, 1942, and served until January 9, 1946, in the 3rd Battalion, Company L. He was interviewed by Suzette McCord-Rogers and Peggy…
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Evan Peterson video interview on experiences in World War II
Date: 1 January 2007
Dr. Evan Adolph Peterson enlisted in the Navy in 1942 and served until 1946 in the Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) 432. He was stationed in New Guinea, Leyte Bay, and…
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Raymond Patton video interview on experiences in World War II
Date: 29 January 2007
Technical Sergeant Raymond Patton was drafted into the Army (Infantry) in 1943 and served until 1946 in the 104th Infantry Division, 555th Anti-Aircraft Automatic Weapons. He was trained in Texas,…
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Charles Parker video interview on experiences in World War II
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Charles Parker enlisted in the Army (Air Corps) in 1943 and served until 1945 in the 453rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. He did his basic training at Gibson Field,…
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James “Jack” Owens video interview on experiences in World War II
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James “Jack” Owens was drafted into the Army (Air Corps) in 1943 and served until 1945 in the 735th Squadron, 453rd Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. He worked in the…
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Stanley McCauley video interview on experiences in World War II
Date: 1 January 2007
Stanley McCauley enlisted in the Navy in 1945 and served until 1946. He went to boot camp in San Diego, California, and then yeoman school at the Great Lakes Training…