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Interview No. 805, Irvin Steele
Interview No. 805, Irvin Steele
Combined Interviews
Extensive discussions of role of Boy Scouts in civilian activities in El Paso; explains nature of Boys Scouts and her operation; recalls family's role in World War II; sentiments about return brothers from the War.
Interview No. 809, Alfred Blumenthal
Interview No. 809, Alfred Blumenthal
Combined Interviews
Recalls immigration from Germany; early days in U.S.; acquisition of U.S. citizenship; enlistment in Army; stint as Army officer in El Paso and Pacific Theater during the War; discusses return from active duty abroad.
Interview No. 810, Francis Blumenthal
Interview No. 810, Francis Blumenthal
Combined Interviews
Recollects volunteer activity during World War II; experiences sentiments of having fiancee away during the War; social activities; Jewish community in El Paso; experiences as nursery aide; changing attitudes in El Paso after the War.
Interview No. 811, Freddie Lee Reese
Interview No. 811, Freddie Lee Reese
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; discusses different schools attended in El Paso; Pearl Harbor; entertainment available to teenagers; memories of dining out in Juarez; work at Sears; U.S. Post Office; Biggs Army Airfield; POW's; recounts helping to entertain soldiers at William Beaumont Medical Center, changes in El Paso since the War.
Interview No. 806, Martha E. Sanchez
Interview No. 806, Martha E. Sanchez
Combined Interviews
Mentions schools attended in El Paso; work in La Popular; experiences of her family during World War II; relationship between the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; overall feelings about the War.
Interview No. 807, Matilde Rodriguez
Interview No. 807, Matilde Rodriguez
Combined Interviews
Discusses how she came to El Paso; Relationship between the cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez; experiences of her husband in Germany during the World War II.
Interview No. 812, John Reese
Interview No. 812, John Reese
Combined Interviews
Discusses dental technician training in Denver; employment at Fort Bliss; church attendance; meeting with future wife; German and Italian POW's; duty on U.S.-Mexico international bridge giving kits to Juarez-bound soldiers; recounts names of fellow employees in clinic; guarding Christmas decorations.
Interview No. 801, Albert Lucero
Interview No. 801, Albert Lucero
Combined Interviews
Recounts life on the farm and experience of the World War II homefront; shares perceptions of the meaning of the war; feeling in the family regarding older siblings who were in the service; experience of rationing, attitudes toward a German family in the area; Discusses the POW camp established in Anthony, Texas to provide labor for cotton farms.
Interview No. 803, Cecilia Concha
Interview No. 803, Cecilia Concha
Combined Interviews
Family background; memories of World War II years while high school student at St. Joseph's Academy in El Paso; Pearl Harbor; employment in El Paso during and after the war; serviceman brother's returning on leave; reactions in El Paso when war was over; rationing, avoiding rationing by shopping in Juarez; discrimination towards Hispanics by local businesses.
Interview No. 808, Alfred Ratner
Interview No. 808, Alfred Ratner
Combined Interviews
Recollects working experiences with various El Paso department stores including The White House, Myron's, and Franklin's; discusses activities of the Office of the Price Administration (OPA); Italian POW's interned at Fort Bliss; rationing; business climate in El Paso during the War.
Interview No. 804, Tommie Gillespie
Interview No. 804, Tommie Gillespie
Combined Interviews
Recalls nursing and nursing training during WWII; El Paso health care facilities including Providence Hospital, Hotel Dieu, Southwestern General Hospital, and William Beaumont Hospital; discusses bond drives; involvement in Civilian Defense and other homefront activities; El Paso physicians and the medical profession in general.
Interview No. 882, Ewing C. Waterhouse
Interview No. 882, Ewing C. Waterhouse
Combined Interviews
Part of World War II: El Paso Homefront Project; discusses architectural work and day-to-day maintenance performed at Fort Bliss, Logan Heights, and Biggs Field.
Interview No. 883, Roger S. Mccabe
Interview No. 883, Roger S. Mccabe
Combined Interviews
Part of WWII El Paso Homefront Project; remembers joining Illinois National Guard; active duty at Fort Bliss; training; activity at Fort Bliss after bombing of Pearl Harbor; overseas duty.