Bill Deel World War II Interview

Bill Deel World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States

United States -- History, Military.

North American Aviation -- History.

Aircraft industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

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.

Deel, Bill

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2006-06-13

Grubbs, Brian

Kansas State Historical Society

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/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/deel-bill-wwii-interview

Obituary: http://signal.baldwincity.com/obituaries/2008/dec/17/william-deel/

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

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

MP4

eng

Oral History

Deel_Bill WWII Interview

Kansas City (Kan.)

1941 - 1982

VHS

0:32:14

128 kbit/s (audio)

1626 kbit/s (video)

Grubbs, Brian

Deel, Bill

Baldwin City (Kan.)