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Oral Histories

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Found in 137 Collections and/or Records:

Oral history interview with Lucinda Vijil

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231029007]
Identifier: MSS 6730
Abstract

Oral history interview with Lucinda Vijil, conducted on 6 July 1971 by Elsie Sotomayor for the Utah State Historical society and California State University, Fullerton Oral History Program.

Dates: 1971
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Oral history interview with Lucinda Vijil

Voices of Remembrance Foundation oral history collection

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197233649455]
Identifier: MSS 8395
Scope and Contents

Collection contains transcribed interviews of 93 different people conducted by the Voices of Remembrance Foundation at Dixie State College, bound in seven volumes. The interviews occurred between 1968 to 1980, and the transcriptions produced through grant funding by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies.

Dates: 1968-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Voices of Remembrance Foundation oral history collection

Gail E. Waller interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230330307]
Identifier: MSS SC 3175
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an interview conducted by Kelly J. Drake on 6 Aug. 1985 for the Ray Hillam military history project. Drake was in the United States Marine Corps starting in 1936 and later went into the United States Army in 1940. He served in North Africa for nine months and served in Sicily in 1943 with the ordinance section of the Seventh Army. He was later deployed to Germany in 1945 and met Russian troops on the Elbe River. Drake was sent home in July of 1945.

Dates: 1985 August 6
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Gail E. Waller interview

Herman G. Weinberg interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230326784]
Identifier: MSS SC 2786
Scope and Contents

Typewritten transcript of an interview conducted in New York City on 30 Oct. 1978 by James V. D'Arc, an archivist at Brigham Young University. Weinberg talks about his life and his writing career.

Dates: 1978
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Herman G. Weinberg interview

Ronald Westhorpe interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331321]
Identifier: MSS SC 3177
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by Eric Rayner probably in 1985 for the Ray Hillam war project. Westhorpe lived in London, England, in 1939 at the beginning of the war. During World War II, he was a flight "leftenant" for the Royal Air Force. He flew with the bomber command pathfinder force, and he identified and marked targets for the bombers that would follow. He talked about the frustrations involved with mission cancellations, and he said it was hard to see his friends die even...
Dates: approximately 1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Ronald Westhorpe interview

Albert L. Winkler interview with Herbert K. and Erika W. Commichaux

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2778
Scope and Contents Typescript of an interview (64 pages) conducted by Albert L. Winkler and Corey Clement on November 9, 2001. Commichaux tells about his position as a company commander in the German Army with the rank of captain. He participated in numerous campaigns including the invasion of Poland in 1939. He fought on the Russian front from 1941 to 1945, was wounded twice, and was captured by the United States Army in 1945. Also included is an interview of Commichaux's wife, Erika, on the same...
Dates: 2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Albert L. Winkler interview with Herbert K. and Erika W. Commichaux

Stan Wolfley interview

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230331313]
Identifier: MSS SC 3178
Scope and Contents Transcript of an interview conducted by S. Criss James on 26 Jan. 1985 for Ray Hillam's war project. Wolfley joined the United States Army in 1944 before he turned 17 years old. He was trained in demolition to destroy obstacles to allow landing craft to land on islands. He participated in the battle for Iwo Jima in 1945 and took part in the assault on Mt. Suribachi. He later was involved in the landing at Okinawa where he was wounded. Wolfley also participiated in the occupation of...
Dates: 1985 January 26
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Stan Wolfley interview

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