An audio recording of an oral history of Air Force Veteran Weidkent (first name not recorded). There is a lot of background noise - it sounds like the interview was recorded in a public place.
An audio recording of an oral history of an unnamed Air Force veteran. There is a lot of background noise - it sounds like the interview was recorded in a public place.
An audio recording of an oral history of Stan Richardson. There is a lot of background noise - it sounds like the interview was recorded in a public place.
An audio recording of an oral history of Gordon Clausner. There is a lot of background noise - it sounds like the interview was recorded in a public place.
An audio recording of an oral history of an unnamed Air Force Nurse about her experiences in the military. Interview starts in mid-conversation. The interview is undated, but based on similar oral histories in the collection, it was probably recorded around 2007.
An audio recording of an oral history of Hal Long. The interview is undated, but based on similar oral histories in the collection, it was probably recorded around 2007.
An audio recording of an oral history of William (Bill) Manley, including early childhood in India, World War I and post-war activities. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of William (Bill) Manley, including early childhood in India, World War I and post-war activities. There is a transcript of this interview.
An audio recording of an oral history of Dale Scheller about his life in Beaverton, Oregon, during the Korean War. Scheller was born in Portland and grew up in Gresham, Oregon, on a dairy farm of 180 acres. By the start of the war, Scheller was married with a few kids and had a well-established dairy farm that was selling milk along nine different routes. Scheller describes what Hillsboro looked like in the 1950s, specifically regarding the school districts, the population growth, and the building of roads. He remembers the attitude toward the government being very patriotic and people wanting to take care of themselves. Scheller talks about how Communism restricted freedom and was not the right thing, but in giving a couple examples, how it could be better for some countries. Though being a farm boy, Scheller was aware of many things happening surrounding the war. He volunteered with the civil defense of the area in doing night watches on the grand stand. He knew people who fought in the war, but doesn’t remember any bomb drills or shelters in the area. Scheller comments on the different values that were held over the generations between the Korean War and the Vietnam War and how that affected how the wars were received. The biggest difference between the 1950s and contemporary to the recording for Scheller was the administration and how it was being run. Scheller finishes with talking about how the community has grown and how he would like the see the livability of the agricultural area continue to grow. Voices in the recording are clearly audible and there are random background noises such as a clock chiming and a phone ringing. The interview took place as part of the Century High School oral histories project.
An audio recording of an oral history of Ron Howe on the Korean War. In this interview, Howe discusses his war experiences, stories, and friends who died. He won medals and went to college on the GI bill. Howe believes that kids today not as patriotic or disciplined.
An audio recording of an oral history of Carl Burnett on the Korean War. Burnett talks about his experiences in the Air Force and the training he received; his feelings when he entered Korean War, his opinions about the enemy, South Koreans, Truman and MacArthur. He discusses the Atomic bomb and being stationed in Nevada in 1958 and witnessing the blast. He also made trips to Bikini Island.
An audio recording of an oral history of Gale Schnieder on the Korean War. Schnieder iscusses his induction into the army in 1950, training at Camp Polk and Japan, then into Korea. He worked as a mail clerk. He was aware of the nuclear threat and familiar with Communism, but kept clear of propaganda. Schnieder discusses local efforts for war, not political. He was exposed to polio as a child but never got the disease. He describes Hillsboro as an average American community.
An audio recording of an oral history of Eldo L. Nofziger on the Cold War and Korean War and its effects in the Washington County area. Nofziger discusses his draft into the Army in 1950 in first group of Oregon draftees. He was a non-combat soldier, stationed in France at the communications center at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE). Nofziger did not feel Communism was much of a threat to U.S. He mentions Senator McCarthy. He describes Hillsboro in 1950s as a small farming community.
A video recording of an oral history of an unnamed Navy veteran who served as a photographer on the USS Yorktown when the Apollo 8 astronauts returned from orbiting the moon in 1968. The recording begins mid-interview and is missing the first section. Topics include: celebrating holidays in the navy; preparing for the return of the astronauts' capsule; watching the astronauts come on board the Yorktown; attending while the astronauts went to sick bay; taking souvenirs and donating them to the Yorktown museum; escorting the astronauts to Hawaii; about taking photographs; leaving the navy; his career after the navy as a radio news reporter, an attorney and a photographer. The interview is undated, but based on similar oral histories in the collection, it was probably recorded around 2007.
A video recording of an oral history of Robert 'Bob' Newcomb, Air Force veteran. The interview is undated, but based on similar oral histories in the collection, it was probably recorded around 2007.
