Harold Ballew World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States. Navy -- History.
subject: Kansas -- History.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- History.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Harold Ballew served in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. Interviewed by Helen Krische on March 15, 2007, Ballew talked about his experiences during the Second World War. In this two-part interview, Ballew shared photographs of the Crusade, his company, and his father’s company, who served in World War 1. Ballew was born on February 22, 1927, in Glasgow, Missouri. He also lived in Armstrong and Fayette, Missouri. He joined the Navy upon turning 18 in 1945 and attended boot camp in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He spent his time in the Navy on the naval ship, the Crusade. Ballew’s job was to resupply the destroyer fleets in Okinawa, Japan. After 15 months on active duty, Ballew was honorably discharged on July 13, 1946, as a Seaman First Class. He received the Asiatic Pacific Medal and the Victory Medal. Following his military service, Ballew moved to Baldwin City, Kansas. He passed away on August 24, 2010.
creator: Ballew, Harold
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-03-15
contributor: Krische, Helen
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recordings of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/ballew-harold-wwii-interview-pt-1
relation: Obituary: https://www.lamb-roberts.com/obituaries/Harold-Ballew/#!/Obituary
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Ballew_Harold WWII Interview Pt 1
identifier: Ballew_Harold WWII Interview Pt 2
coverage: Okinawa Island (Japan)
coverage: 1941 - 1945

Joe Baringer World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- History.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1930-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Belgium -- Bastogne.
description: Joseph "Joe" Baringer served in the Army (101st Airborne Division) from 1941 to 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on October 1, 2007, Baringer talks about his experiences during the Second World War. Baringer was born on February 21, 1918, in New Paris, Indiana. Baringer attended the University of Indiana in Wilmington and graduated with a business degree in 1940. He was drafted into the Army on April 9, 1941. Between 1941 and 1943, Baringer spent time at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, MS and Fort Bragg, CA. In 1943, Baringer deployed to Liverpool, England. While waiting to enter France, Baringer played the trumpet for his company's dance band. On June 7, 1944, the second day of the D-Day invasion, Baringer entered Normandy by glider. He talked about what it was like to be on the glider with eight other soldiers, and their trek from the Mourmelon-le-Grand quarters to Bastogne. Upon being rescued by General Patton during the Battle of the Bulge, Baringer was sent to Lake Geneva. He was there when the Germans surrendered and was instructed to march with the German prisoners. He talked about their interactions and discussed visiting Adolf Hitler's hideout, in which he and his fellow soldiers took some souvenirs, including salt and pepper shakers. Throughout his service, Baringer rose to the rank of Sergeant and received the Purple Heart. He was discharged at Fort Wayne, IN in September 1945. Baringer then worked at Standard Oil (Amoco) and spent the rest of his career there, retiring in 1978. He passed away on July 17, 2012, in Lawrence, Kansas.
creator: Baringer, Joe
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-10-1
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/baringer-interview
relation: Obituary: https://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Joseph-Joe-Baringer-94143521
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211936
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Baringer Interview
coverage: Europe
coverage: 1918 - 2007

Lee Scott World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: United States. Army. Airborne Division, 101st -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: World War, 1930-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
subject: Kansas -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Belgium -- Bastogne.
description: Lee Scott served in the United States Army (101st Airborne Division) during the Second World War. Interviewed Pattie Johnston on February 2, 2007, Scott talked about his civilian and military experiences. He was born in Turley, Oklahoma. He was one of eleven children and his parents worked in the oil fields for Texaco. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Scott was drafted into the Army and went to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He then became a paratrooper. He was then sent to England while preparing for the Normandy invasion. Scott’s company landed at Sainte-Mère-Église. Following D-Day, Scott went to Holland, where he hid for almost two days in the raptors of a Dutch family’s home while German soldiers moved through the area. From Holland, Scott went to Germany. He discussed his interactions with the German citizens and his experience at the Siege of Bastogne. During his service, Scott was injured twice and received a Purple Heart. Upon returning to the U. S., Scott struggled to adjust to civilian life. He began baking and worked at the chain grocery store, Dillons. Also featured is Scott’s wife, Agnes, whom he married in the 1950s. She talked about growing up in Kansas during World War II and reflected on rationing. Agnes passed away on April 18, 2017.
creator: Scott, Lee
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-02-02
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Scott, Agnes
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/scott-interview
relation: Agnes Scott, Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=agnes-scott&pid=185132704&fhid=24990
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212320
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Scott Interview
coverage: Europe
coverage: 1941 - 2007

Leland Grammer World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Leland Grammer enlisted in the United States Navy in October 1942. Interviewed on August 26, 2003, by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Grammer talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Grammer was born on March 3, 1915, in Nebraska. Upon enlisting in the Navy, he went to Great Lakes Naval Training Station. He also attended a sixteen-week Naval course at the University of Kansas. Grammer discussed his time at KU. Following the course, Grammer became a machinist mate third class. Grammer was stationed at Pearl Harbor and served on the Ajax. He was discharged in 1946. After the war, he moved to Lawrence, Kansas, and worked at Miller Furniture until his retirement.
creator: Grammer, Leland
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2003-08-26
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/grammer-interview
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212300
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Grammer Interview
coverage: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
coverage: 1942 - 1946

Gene Van Hoesen World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States. Navy -- History.
subject: Kansas -- History.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Gene Van Hoesen joined the United States Navy in April 1943 and served until 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston, Van Hosen talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. He was born in Lawrence, Kansas in October 1923 and attended Baldwin High School. Before joining the Navy, he worked at the Sunflower Ordnance (Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant). He attended boot camp in Farragut, Idaho, and then went to the Navy Pier for diesel school in Chicago. He then served on the PCER-849 and engaged in combat in the Leyte Gulf and Lingayen Gulf. He spent much of his time aboard ship in Manila. He was discharged in 1945 in Norman, Oklahoma. Following the war, he married Joann Churchbaugh, who is also featured in the interview. Joann is from Lawrence, Kansas. She talked about how the war affected her family and her experience as a German Baptist. Gene Van Hoesen passed away on August 26, 2009.
creator: Van Hoesen, Gene
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: unknown
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Van Hoesen, Joann
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/van-hoesen-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/Carl-Gene-E-Van-Hoesen/
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/21232
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Van Hoesen WWII Interview
coverage: Manila (Philippines)
coverage: 1923 - 1946

Donald A. Binns World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
subject: United States. Navy -- History.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- History.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: Prisoners of war.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Donald A. Binns joined the United States Navy in 1936 and attended boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. He retired after twenty years as a Chief Petty Officer. Interviewed on May 9, 2003, by Luke Thompson as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Binns talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Binns was born on August 5, 1917. Prior to World War II, Binns worked as a destroyer tender on the USS Melville and spent two years on the USS Bittern. After reenlisting, Binns was stationed in Guam, where he worked on a patrol boat. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 10,000 Japanese soldiers landed on Guam and captured many American soldiers, including Binns. The Japanese soldiers then took Binns and the others to Zentsuji, a prisoner of war camp in Shikoku, Japan. Binns spent four years at the camp. During his time there, he worked at the railroad freight station. Binns discussed his time in the military before the war, the experience of being captured in Guam, and his time as a POW in Japan. He talked about the conditions of the camp, the Doolittle Raid, and his encounters with Japanese civilians and the guards. Following his retirement from the Navy, Binns taught at Lawrence High School and served on the Lawrence City Commission. He passed away on February 3, 2005.
creator: Binns, Donald A.
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2003-05-09
contributor: Thompson, Luke
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/binns-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/donald-binns-obituary?pid=3128310
relation: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/feb/05/former_mayor_teacher/
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212282
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Binns, WWII Interview
coverage: Zentsūji-shi (Japan)
coverage: 1936 - 1945

Walter C. Houk, Jr. World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History -- 1933-1945.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Belgium -- Bastogne.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- History.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
description: Interviewed as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Walter C. Houk, Jr. talked about his father, Walter C. Houk, Sr., who served in the military during the Second World War. Walter Sr. was born on June 10, 1917, and died during the Battle of the Bulge on January 21, 1945. He is buried at the Stull cemetery in Kansas. Before he was drafted into the military, Walter Sr. played professional baseball for the Yankees and worked at his family’s general store in Stull. Walter Jr. discussed the lack of resources available to help people who lost family members to the war, and the difficulties he faced when trying to learn more information about his father’s military service and death.
creator: Houk, Walter C., Jr.
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: unknown
contributor: unknown
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/houk-wwii-interview
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Houk, WWII Interview
coverage: Douglas County (Kan.)
coverage: 1945

Austin Turney World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, American.
subject: Camp Lawrence (Lawrence, Kan.)
description: Austin Turney lived in Lawrence, Kansas, during the Second World War. Interviewed by Megan Hershiser on May 13, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Turney talked about life in Lawrence during the war and the prisoner of war camp in town. Turney was 12 years old when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. He was a student at Lawrence Memorial High School. Turney’s half-brother, Bill, was drafted and sent to work on mosquito control in Panama for the duration of the war, while his father worked in the Department of Education at the University of Kansas. Following the war, Turney attended the University of Kansas and served in the military during the Korean War.
creator: Turney, Austin
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2003-05-13
contributor: Hershiser, Megan
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/turney-interview
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Turney Interview
coverage: Lawrence (Kan.)
coverage: 1941 - 1945

Maynard Bauleke World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States. Navy -- History.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Maynard Bauleke was drafted into the United States Navy in 1943 and served until 1945. Interviewed by Deborah Pye, Bauleke talked about his experiences during and after the Second World War. Bauleke was born on May 5, 1925, in Minnesota. He attended boot camp at the Farragut Naval Base and the San Diego Naval Base. He also received training as an electrician at the University of Kansas. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor and Midway Island. After the war, Bauleke worked at the Green Giant Company. He then went to the University of Kansas and transferred to the University of Alabama and later attended the University of Illinois and Iowa State University. He received a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in ceramics and a Ph.D. in Ceramic Engineering. Following graduate school, he worked at Honeywell in Minneapolis and at the University of Kansas. Bauleke passed away on December 6, 2015.
creator: Bauleke, Maynard
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-10-10
date: 2003-10-26
contributor: Pye, Deborah
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/bauleke-maynard-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/LJWorld/obituary.aspx?n=Maynard-Paul-Bauleke&pid=176817073
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211937
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Bauleke_Maynard WWII Interview
coverage: Midway Islands
coverage: 1943 - 2006

George Berlin World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States. Army.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Belgium -- Bastogne.
description: George Berlin enlisted in the United States Army in December 1942. He served in the 75th Infantry Division until he was discharged in October 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 12, 2007, Berlin talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Berlin was born on July 15, 1921, in Ottawa, Kansas. He went to basic training at Fort Riley, Kansas, before joining the 75th Infantry Division at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri in 1944. He was then stationed in Wales. While in Europe, he fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium, the Battle of the Colmar with the First French Army in Alsace, and the Battle of the Ruhr. After the war, Berlin moved to Topeka, Kansas. He received a bachelor’s degree from Washburn University and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Kansas.
creator: Berlin, George
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-03-12
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/berlin-george-wwii-interview
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211938
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Berlin_George WII Interview
coverage: Europe
coverage: 1939 - 1945

Mildred Biggar World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: United States. Army Nurse Corps -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
description: Mildred Biggar served in the Army Nurse Corps. Interviewed in 2004 by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Biggar talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Biggar was born and raised in Arkansas. Upon graduating high school in 1939, she left for Memphis, Tennessee to attend nursing school. After three years of training, she joined the Army Nurse Corps. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Biggar worked at the Schofield Barracks in Oahu, Hawaii. Throughout her interview, Biggar reflected on her nursing training and duties before and during the war, her interactions with wounded soldiers, leisure time in Oahu, and meeting her husband, Bill. Bill was an engineer and fellow Officer in the Army. They married in Hawaii in 1944. Prior to the end of the war, Mildred and Bill lived in South Gate, California. Biggar discussed life in California after the war.
creator: Biggar, Mildred
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2004
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/biggar-mildred-wwii-interview
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Biggar_Mildred WII Interview
coverage: Schofield Barracks (Hawaii)
coverage: 1939 - 1945

Gilbert Borom World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: United States. Army.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: Kansas -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans.
subject: World War, 1939–1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy.
description: Gilbert Borom was drafted into the United States Army in 1944. He served in the 3rd Army, 13th Engineers. Interviewed on July 12, 2006, Borom talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Borom was born in Alabama in February 1916 and grew up in Ohio. He fought in the invasion of Normandy in 1944. Borom passed away on April 25, 2007.
creator: Borom, Gilbert
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-07-12
contributor: unknown
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/borom-gilbert-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2007/apr/27/gilbert_borom/
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/212512
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Borom_Gilbert WII Interview
coverage: France
coverage: 1941 - 1944

Howard Breitenbucher World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States. Navy -- History.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Howard Breitenbucher was drafted into the United States Navy in 1943. He served as a Fireman First Class on the USS Lexington until 1946. Interviewed by Helen Krische on July 14, 2006, Breitenbucher talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Breitenbucher was born on April 6, 1925. He attended boot camp in Farragut, Idaho, and he is credited with participating in ten battles in the Pacific. Following the war, Breitenbucher received a degree in agriculture from Northwest Missouri State. He then worked for Farmland Industries. He passed away on August 1, 2009.
creator: Breitenbucher, Howard
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-07-14
contributor: Krische, Helen
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/breitenbucher-howard-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: https://warrenmcelwain.com/obituary/Howard-L-Breitenbucher/
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211939
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Breitenbucher_Howard WWII Interview
coverage: Pacific Ocean
coverage: 1943 - 1946

Everett E. Buhler World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States. Navy -- History.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Kansas -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Everett Buhler joined the Navy in May 1941. He served until 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on October 1, 2007, Buhler talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Bugler was born in Pretty Prairie, Kansas on June 27, 1919. He attended Lawrence High School. Following his graduation in 1937, he went to the University of Kansas. He volunteered for the Navy in 1941 and became a flight instructor in Pensacola, Florida. He then went to San Diego, California, for Patrol Plane Commander School, where he got into the Transitional Land Plant Unit (TLU) as a patrol plane commander in long-range patrol bombers. He spent most of his military career flying PB4YIs. In 1944, he went to the South Pacific. After the war, he returned to Lawrence and worked a variety of jobs. Buhler passed away on June 26, 2007.
creator: Buhler, Everett E.
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-10-01
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/buhler-everett-wwii-interview-1
relation: Obituary: https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2007/jun/28/everett_buhler/
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211713
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Buhler, Everett WII Interview [1]
coverage: South Pacific
coverage: 1941 - 1945

Hazel Burgert World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- History.
subject: Women veterans -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
subject: World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.
subject: United States. Army. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.
description: Hazel (Leeper) Burgert served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) from 1943 to December 1945. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on June 26, 2007, Burgert talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Burgert was born on June 21, 1918, in Brooklyn, Iowa. She graduated high school in 1935 and became a teacher. She and her sister, Elizabeth Leeper, joined the WAAC. Burgert went to Fort Des Moines for training and then spent time in Casper, Wyoming before being stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she worked as a bomb scorer. During the interview, she shared newspaper clippings, photographs from her wedding, and shows her uniform. Burgert passed away on November 12, 2012.
creator: Burgert, Hazel
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-06-26
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. This interview can be used freely for purposes beyond educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/burgert-hazel-m-wwii-interview-20070626
relation: Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=hazel-m-burgert&pid=160979486
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Burgert_Hazel M WWII Interview 20070626
coverage: Kirtland Air Force Base (N.M.)
coverage: 1918 - 2007

Archer Carlson World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: United States. Army.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: Kansas -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Archer Carlson served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946 in the 306th Combat Engineers, 81st Division, Eighth Army. Interviewed by Helen Krische and Brian Grubbs on June 13, 2006, Carlson talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Carlson was born on January 27, 1926, in Scandia, Kansas. He grew up in Baldwin City, Kansas. In 1942, at 17, he had a short-term duty with the US Navy V-12 Officer Procurement Program. Upon turning 18, he registered for the draft and was inducted into the Army on July 12, 1944, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He attended basic training and entered the Cavalry Replacement Corps at Camp Whiteside, both at Fort Riley, Kansas. Carlson was on his way to Europe the day before Germany surrendered (V-E Day). The ship then turned around and Carlson went to the Pacific theater. He was stationed on Leyte in the Philippines. Carlson then went to Japan. He was discharged on August 17, 1946.
creator: Carlson, Archer
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-06-13
contributor: Krische, Helen
contributor: Grubbs, Brian
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/carlson-archer-wwii-interview
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211941
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Carlson_Archer WWII Interview
coverage: Leyte (Philippines)
coverage: 1942 - 1946

Harold Cartwright World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: United States. Army.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Harold Cartwright was drafted into the United States Army (Infantry) in 1944. He served as a rifleman in the 32nd Division. He also served as a Corporal in General MacArthur’s Honor Guard in Tokyo for nine months. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on November 10, 2006, Cartwright talked about his military experiences during the Second World War. Cartwright was born in Kansas on September 9, 1924. He attended basic training at Camp Fannin in Texas. He was discharged in 1946. Cartwright passed away on May 26, 2010.
creator: Cartwright, Harold
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-10-10
contributor: Pye, Deborah
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/cartwright-harold-wwii-interview-2
relation: Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/harold-cartwright-obituary?pid=143177493
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211715
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Cartwright_Harold WWII Interview 2
coverage: Manila (Philippines)
coverage: Tokyo (Japan)
coverage: 1944 - 1946

Barbara Caruthers World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: Kansas -- History.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
description: Interviewed by Helen Krische on June 14, 2006, Barbara (Danley) Caruthers talked about growing up during World War II. Caruthers attended Baldwin High School from 1941 to 1945. Her mother was a housewife and her father worked as a house painter. She had seven siblings, including a brother, Albert, who served in the Navy. He was stationed at in Great Lakes, Illinois. Caruthers married Dale Caruthers, who served in the Navy during the war, in 1946. In this interview, Caruthers reflected on life in Baldwin City during and after the war. She passed away on April 23, 2019.
creator: Caruthers, Barbara
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-06-14
contributor: Krische, Helen
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. This interview can be used freely for purposes beyond educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/caruthers-barbara-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: https://www.lamb-roberts.com/obituaries/Barbara-Caruthers/#!/Obituary
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Caruthers_Barbara WWII Interview
coverage: Baldwin City (Kan.)
coverage: 1941 - 2006

Betty Caruthers World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: Kansas -- History.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
subject: Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack On, 1941.
subject: United Service Organizations (U.S.)
description: Betty Caruthers was interviewed at the Watkins Museum of History as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. Caruthers talked about working for Sunflower Ordnance Works (Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant) and her time in the United States Organizations (USO) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, during the Second World War. She also discussed rationing, music, and leisure time during the war, and shared photographs of her uniforms. Caruthers was born on October 19, 1922, in Kansas. Following high school, she worked as a beauty operator. Her husband, Walter Caruthers, served in the Navy. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor and was on the USS Narwhal during the attack on December 7, 1941. Caruthers shared stories about her husband’s time in the Navy and their life together following the war.
creator: Caruthers, Betty
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: unknown
contributor: unknown
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/caruthers-betty-wwii-interview
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Caruthers_Betty WWII Interview
coverage: Lawrence (Kan.)
coverage: 1922 - 1945

John Clifford World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: United States. Army.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: John Clifford served in the United States Army from 1941 to 1946. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 28, 2007, Clifford talked about his experiences during and after the Second World War. Clifford was born in Springfield, Illinois, on October 19, 1918. He was drafted into the Army in 1941. He was first assigned to a film school at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, and then worked as a clerk in the battalion headquarters at Camp Crowder, Missouri. He later joined a hospital company at Fort Leonard Wood. After going overseas, his company built a hospital in Hollandia. Clifford then went to Manila Bay in the Philippines. Following the war, he attended Marian Elwood’s Hollywood School for Writing to continue his writing career that began before he was drafted. After completing the school, he moved back to Kansas and attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas. Clifford taught high school journalism in Lawrence and worked as a copy editor for the Topeka Daily Capital. He then got a job at Centron Films, where he worked for the next twenty-three years. While there, he wrote the horror film, Carnival of Souls. He also authored a novel, The Shooting of Storey James.
creator: Clifford, John
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-08-28
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. This interview can be used freely for purposes beyond educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/clifford-john-wwii-interview-20070828
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/214315
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Clifford_John WWII Interview 20070828
coverage: New Guinea
coverage: 1941 - 2007

Herman Cox World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: Merchant marine -- United States -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
description: Herman Cox was a Merchant Marine during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on March 15, 2007, Cox talked about his experiences, and how the Merchant Marine contributed to the war effort. Cox was born on August 23, 1927, in Pleasanton, Kansas. As a teenager, he worked at the Kansas City Terminal Railway Company. He joined the Merchant Marine on September 26, 1944. He received training on Santa Catalina Island. During his service, he worked on several tankers transporting oil along the West coast. Following the war, Cox married his wife, Bettie Weems, on September 26, 1947. He passed away in 2017.
creator: Cox, Herman
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-03-15
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/cox-herman-wwii-interview-20070315
relation: Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=herman-cox&pid=185219176&fhid=24989
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Herman_Cox WWII Interview 20070315
coverage: California
coverage: 1941 - 1947

Curtis William Dalton World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: United States. Army. Signal Corps -- History.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Pacific Area.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
description: Curtis William Dalton served as a Corporal in the Army Signal Corps in the Pacific during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on August 29, 2006, Dalton talked about his experience working as a teletype maintenance technician in Hollandia, New Guinea during the war. Prior to being sent to New Guinea, Dalton was stationed at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Johnston also interviewed Cleda (Haight) Dalton. Curtis and Cleda married on June 22, 1941. Cleda reflected on life in Lawrence during the war. Following the war, Curtis was discharged and worked at the Lawrence Paper Company until he retired in 1985. He passed away on June 13, 2012. Cleda passed away on December 2, 2016.
creator: Dalton, Curtis
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-08-29
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/dalton-curtis-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=curtis-w-dalton&pid=158047279
relation: Obituary (Cleda Dalton): https://obituaries.ljworld.com/obituaries/ljworld/obituary.aspx?n=cleda-dalton&pid=182976562&fhid=24990
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Dalton_Curtis WWII Interview
coverage: New Guinea
coverage: 1938 - 1945

Bill Deel World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: North American Aviation -- History.
subject: Aircraft industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
description: Bill Deel worked for North American Aviation in Kansas City, Kansas, during the Second World War. Interviewed by Brian Grubbs on June 13, 2006, Deel talked about working in the defense industry and how the war affected his family. Deel was born on June 2, 1919. He attended Baldwin High School and then Baker University. Following the war, Deel owned and operated a restaurant in Baldwin City, the Corner Buffet, for twelve years. He then worked for the State of Kansas until he retired in 1982. Deel passed away on December 15, 2008.
creator: Deel, Bill
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-06-13
contributor: Grubbs, Brian
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/deel-bill-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: http://signal.baldwincity.com/obituaries/2008/dec/17/william-deel/
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Deel_Bill WWII Interview
coverage: Kansas City (Kan.)
coverage: 1941 - 1982

Donald E. Cobb World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: United States. Army.
subject: Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care.
description: Donald Cobb served as a combat medic in the United States Army (271st Engineer Battalion, 71st Infantry Division) during the Second World War. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on April 26, 2007, Cobb talked about his military experiences. Cobb was born in Marysville, Kansas, on April 30, 1924. He was drafted into the Army in May 1943. He then went to the Medical Replacement Training Center at Camp Barkeley, Texas. Once he became a medic, he went to Fort Carson, Colorado where he joined the 271st Engineer Battalion, 71st Infantry Division. He then spent a year at Fort Benning, Georgia, before going to France in January 1944. After the war, Cobb spent eight months in Augsburg, Germany. He was discharged in 1946 but later reenlisted for three years. He worked at the Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth. Following his military service, Cobb worked at the Cooperative Farm Chemicals Association. He passed away on October 31, 2009.
creator: Cobb, Donald E.
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2007-04-26
contributor: Johnston, Pattie
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/cobb-don-wwii-interview-20070426
relation: Obituary: http://signal.baldwincity.com/obituaries/2009/nov/02/donald-cobb/
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211942
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Cobb_Don WWII Interview 20070426
coverage: France
coverage: Augsburg (Germany)
coverage: 1943 - 1951

Dayle Durkin World War II Interview
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
subject: United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve -- History.
subject: United States -- History, Military.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.
subject: World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
description: Dayle Durkin enlisted in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) of the United States Navy in 1943. She worked in Communications as a code room watch officer in Norfolk, Virginia, until 1945. Interviewed by Helen Krische on June 15, 2006, Durkin talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Durkin was born in New York. Prior to enlisting, she worked as an editorial assistant at Woman’s Day Magazine. Following the war, she went to graduate school at Columbia University and taught English at Kansas Wesleyan University. Durkin passed away on May 15, 2010.
creator: Durkin, Dayle
source: Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project
publisher: Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
date: 2006-06-15
contributor: Krische, Helen
contributor: Kansas State Historical Society
rights: The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
relation: To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/durkin-dayle-wwii-interview
relation: Obituary: https://heartlandcremation.com/obituary/Dayle-Durkin/
relation: The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.
relation: Transcripts for this project are available through the Kansas Memory Digital Collection: https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/211944
relation: Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm
format: MP4
language: eng
type: Oral History
identifier: Durkin_Dayle WWII Interview
coverage: Norfolk (Va.)
coverage: 1943 - 2001