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Interview No. 1639, Itzhak Kotkowski
Interview No. 1639, Itzhak Kotkowski
Combined Interviews
Itzhak Kotkowski is an author that wrote about his experiences in the Holocaust during World War II; he was born in Warsaw, Poland on December 25, 1921; his family was Jewish, attended private school; Mr. Kotkowski addresses anti-Semitism among Polish people, personally never experienced it; he lived in the Jewish section, enjoyed life there until the German invasion on September 1, 1939; he recalls being at home when Warsaw was occupied, had always respected German culture; he explains his father worked hard to give them an education; he describes his three sisters, one was in Mexico, one immigrated to the …
Interview No. 926, Charles Dryden
Interview No. 926, Charles Dryden
Combined Interviews
Speech given at UTEP in which he discusses role of Tuskegee Army Flying School in the U.S. Air Force.
Interview No. 890, Rafael Navarro Mendoza
Interview No. 890, Rafael Navarro Mendoza
Combined Interviews
Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; recalls military training in Georgia and Oklahoma; attending military schools in Mexico, France and Italy.
Interview No. 888, Gilberto De La Rosa Alvarez
Interview No. 888, Gilberto De La Rosa Alvarez
Combined Interviews
Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; discusses enlistment; military training in U.S.; tour of duty in Pacific Theater.
Interview No. 889, Genaro Romero Parra
Interview No. 889, Genaro Romero Parra
Combined Interviews
Par of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; discusses enlistment; training in U.S.; Pacific Theater.
Interview No. 891, Carlos Garduño
Interview No. 891, Carlos Garduño
Combined Interviews
Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; shares memories of Pearl Harbor; tour of duty in Pacific Theater; narrates death of Fausto Vega S., 201st Squadron fighter pilot killed in action.
Interview No. 887, Alfonso Cuellar Ponce De León
Interview No. 887, Alfonso Cuellar Ponce De León
Combined Interviews
Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; recalls employment with Mexican government as foundry man for military industry; solicitation by Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas for military volunteers; enlistment and training; tour of in Pacific Theater; downing of pilots.
Interview No. 886, Julio Cal Y Mayor
Interview No. 886, Julio Cal Y Mayor
Combined Interviews
Part of WWII-Mexican Air Force Oral History Project; recalls military duty at Plaza de la Paz, Isla Margarita, and Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico; training at U.S. naval base in San Diego, California; combat experiences in Pacific Theater; recounts incident of nearly running out of fuel while piloting fighter airplane in Philippines; piloting of aircraft for Mexican government.
Interview No. 787, Hal J. Gambrell
Interview No. 787, Hal J. Gambrell
Combined Interviews
World War II combat experiences; stories of being wounded three times and describes convalescent periods; tells about brief encounters with Gen. Terry Allen; related story of General Allen's problems in Africa with the 1st Division which led to his dismissal and eventual command 104th.
Interview No. 790, Albert Schwartz
Interview No. 790, Albert Schwartz
Combined Interviews
Discusses biographical data; how General Allen asked him to join the 104th Division; training of Division in Arizona; Allen's belief of why he (Allen) had trouble with military "brass;" General Allen's removal as commander of the 1st Division; "midnight requisitions;" movement and combat experiences of the 104th; Concentration Camp at Nordhousen (Dora); Terry Allen Jr's death and the effect on General Allen; General Allen during retirement; encounters with Russian soldiers; night fighting; and general reflections on General Terry Allen as a man.
Interview No. 789, Anita Whelen
Interview No. 789, Anita Whelen
Combined Interviews
Discusses family background; relationship of El Paso girls and cavalry officers at Fort Bliss; marriage of Terry and Mary Frances Allen; circumstances of General Allen's removal from command of the Division; the pre-WWII visit of Will Rogers in El Paso; general recollections about General Terry Allen.
Interview No. 788, Jim Williamson
Interview No. 788, Jim Williamson
Combined Interviews
Discusses training and leadership of the 104th; functions of the ordinance companies; German long range railroad guns; American air raid on Eschweiler; night fighting; General Allen's troubled with General Patton in Sicily; the 104th division chosen to lead an attack on Japan after end of hostilities in Germany.
Interview No. 628, Eric Morris
Interview No. 628, Eric Morris
Combined Interviews
Presentation to UTEP history class on the Battle of Salerno during World War II.
Interview No. 712, Col. Vicent M. Lockhart
Interview No. 712, Col. Vicent M. Lockhart
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; work as a newspaperman in Virginia and Texas; experiences during WWII with the 36th Divison; his work with the CIA, especially his experiences in Vietnam; his activities after retirement. (Also included are two tapes of radio communications and partial transcripts of same recorded during the Tet Offensive of 1968 in Saigon, maps of Saigon, and several articles about Col. Lockhart from his scrapbook.
Interview No. 519, Al (Armond) Jackson
Interview No. 519, Al (Armond) Jackson
Combined Interviews
The Mexican Revolution and Pancho Villa; job experiences; the Depression; Prohibition; World War II. See also Interview no. 172
Interview No. 518, Carolina L. Villanueva
Interview No. 518, Carolina L. Villanueva
Combined Interviews
Migracion de su familia de Chihuahua a Cd. Juarez y El Paso durante la Revolucion; experiencias laborales de sus padres; recuerdos de Pancho Villa; la Depresion; epoca de la Ley Seca en Estados Unidos; Segunda Guerra Mundial y su efecto acerca la migracion de Mexico a Estados Unidos.
Interview No. 516, Col. Cruz R. Alvarez
Interview No. 516, Col. Cruz R. Alvarez
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; youth years and dating patterns; employment experiences, including that as a teacher (first to use bilingual education methodology); experiences in Spain as a translator and secret service agent; the history of the Southwestern New Mexico; the Mexican Revolution; the Spanish Flu; Prohibition; the Depression; WWII; Chamizal dedication.
Interview No. 464, Julio G. Perez
Interview No. 464, Julio G. Perez
Combined Interviews
Datos biograficos; experiencias educacionales y laborales; la Revolucion Mexicana, la Depresion, las Guerras Mundiales I y II; su interpretacion de la palabra 'Chicano'.
Interview No. 465, Alfredo Jacques
Interview No. 465, Alfredo Jacques
Combined Interviews
Biografical data; Army years; childhood recollections; schooling; dating; community and political involvement; work experiences and his produce business; mentioned the Prohibition and Depression era, World War II, the repatriation of Mexicans to Mexico in the 1930s, and his home life.
Interview No. 466, Francisca Villa De Porras
Interview No. 466, Francisca Villa De Porras
Combined Interviews
Datos biograficos; narrativa detallada de la Revolucion Mexicana; como vino a El Paso; la Depresion; la Segunda Guerra Mundial, donde murieron sus dos hijos; su vida en Estados Unidos; la Gripa del 1918.
Interview No. 377, Un Joven De Meoqui
Interview No. 377, Un Joven De Meoqui
Combined Interviews
Cruzo varias veces por el rio. En varias ocasiones paso tambien por "American." Explica que un companero de el lo insultaron y jalaron agentes de la patrulla fronteriza. Actualmente trabaja en un camion. Se queda con un amigo y come donde puede. Explica como su patron cobra $600 dolares por cambiar una cosa mientras ellos reciben unicamente $20 dolares.
Interview No. 384, Francisco Martinez Parga
Interview No. 384, Francisco Martinez Parga
Combined Interviews
Experiencias Revolucionarias Platica de matanza de Federales y matanza de mujeres en Camargo. Perdio a su madre en la gripa del '18. Se vino a E.U. despues de el '18. Obtuvo residencia en 1928 y ciudadania en 1940. Estudio en Bowie, Villas, Tech (en la nocturna). Vivio en Chihuahuita. Platica de una inundacion en 1928. Platica sobre el "Wyoming gang", otras pandillas y barrios en El Paso. Sus experiencias laborales, la Depresion, la Prohibicion, discriminacion, trabajo como electricista aereo en la II Guerra Mundial, etc.
Interview No. 347, Alice White North
Interview No. 347, Alice White North
Combined Interviews
Biography; childhood in Iowa; her father's experience as a Northern soldier during the Civil War; move to Edinburgh, Texas, in 1930; teaching experiences with Mexican children; the Depression; 1918 Spanish Flu; experiences as a volunteer during World War I; her poetry. (Also included is a collection of Ms. North's poetry.)
Interview No. 348, Bernabe Solis
Interview No. 348, Bernabe Solis
Combined Interviews
Nacido en Monterrey, anduvo como mozo con Villa, defendio a una muchacha mexicana de los Rangers a balazos. Trabajo como ingeniero experimental en el campo; trabajo en la fabrica Ford y en una fundicion en Detroit. Fue soldado en la Segunda Gerra Mundial. Su hijo murio en Korea. El fue herido en Japon. Vio en accion al escuadron #201 de Mexico.
Interview No. 447, Maria Del Valle
Interview No. 447, Maria Del Valle
Combined Interviews
Su vida de chica como hija de jefe politico en Villa Ocampo, Durango; la vida de hacendados y peones alli; relatos de hechos de Pancho Villa; su vida en El Paso; la muerte de su hijo en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Interview No. 343, Thomas Gonzalez
Interview No. 343, Thomas Gonzalez
Combined Interviews
Childhood in Oklahoma; entered military service at the age of sixteen; experiences during World War II in Asia.
Interview No. 280, Ruben B. Salcido
Interview No. 280, Ruben B. Salcido
Combined Interviews
Biography; the Depression; World War II; discrimination.
Interview No. 275, Thomas Enriquez
Interview No. 275, Thomas Enriquez
Combined Interviews
Biographical data; educational and job experiences; the Chicano Movement, his thoughts about it and his involvement in it; thoughts on illegal aliens. RESTRICTION states, "Not for release to any government agency without prior approval."
Interview No. 252, Conrado Mendoza
Interview No. 252, Conrado Mendoza
Combined Interviews
Biografia; emigracion a los Estados Unidos y los problemas confrontados aqui; El Paso en un principio; experiencias de trabajo en California; la Depresion; I y II Guerras Mundiales; impresiones sobre los Estados Unidos; la palabra "Chicano".
Interview No. 282, George E. Barnhart
Interview No. 282, George E. Barnhart
Combined Interviews
Biography; the Mexican Revolution; Prohibition; Jim Gilett and John Wesley Hadin; the Depression; World War II; Judge Roy Bean.