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1. Bill Adams: Interview (28:14)

Date:
2011-03-03
Main contributors:
Adams, Bill
Summary:
Bill Adams, U.S. Air Force, Korea (Interviewed March 3, 2011) Bill Adams wanted to be in the Air Force in 1950 but really had no designs on being a mechanic. But that where the Air Force needed him...

2. Billy Joe Adams: Interview (28:49)

Date:
2005-06-15
Main contributors:
Adams, Billy Joe
Summary:
Billy Joe Adams, U.S. Army, WW II (A&M Class of ‘41) (Interviewed June 15, 2005) Retired Lt. Col. Billy Joe Adams was a veteran of the fighting in the European Theater during World War II and of po...

3. Ray Akins - part 1: Interview (28:41)

Date:
2009-10-08
Main contributors:
Akins, Ray
Summary:
Ray Akins, U.S. Marines, WW II (Interviewed Oct. 8, 2009) Most every World War II Veteran counts themselves lucky to have survived to tell their story when so many did not. Ray Akins’ service came ...

4. Ray Akins - part 2: Interview (29:04)

Date:
2009-10-08
Main contributors:
Akins, Ray
Summary:
Ray Akins, U.S. Marines, WW II (Interviewed Oct. 8, 2009) Most every World War II Veteran counts themselves lucky to have survived to tell their story when so many did not. Ray Akins’ service came ...

5. Philip Alexander: Interview (33:18)

Date:
2007-07-19
Main contributors:
Alexander, Philip
Summary:
Dr. Philip Alexander, Computer Artist (Interviewed July 19, 2007) College Station Physician Dr. Philip Alexander has a unique skill beyond health care. He’s an artist. Not with a palette and brush,...

6. John Anderson: Interview (28:20)

Date:
2005-08-24
Main contributors:
Anderson, John
Summary:
John Anderson, U.S. Army, Vietnam (Interviewed Aug. 25, 2005) John Anderson is quick to say that his one year duty in Vietnam was not combat filled. He did not fly the gunships but he flew above th...

7. Jeff Bailey - part 1: Interview (29:17)

Date:
2009-02-26
Main contributors:
Bailey, Jeff
Summary:
Jeff Bailey, U.S. Army, Viet Nam (Interviewed Feb. 26, 2009) ​This is the incredible story of service of First Sergeant Jeff Bailey of Bryan -- a 20-year Army veteran who served overseas in Germany...

8. Jeff Bailey - part 2: Interview (28:19)

Date:
2009-02-26
Main contributors:
Bailey, Jeff
Summary:
Jeff Bailey, U.S. Army, Viet Nam (Interviewed Feb. 26, 2009) ​This is the incredible story of service of First Sergeant Jeff Bailey of Bryan -- a 20-year Army veteran who served overseas in Germany...

9. LeRoy Balmain: Interview (28:23)

Date:
2011-03-17
Main contributors:
Balmain, LeRoy
Summary:
Leroy Balmain, Merchant Marines/Air Force, WW II/Korea (Interviewed March 17, 2011) Leroy Balmain was in boot camp at Catalena Island when the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in A...

10. Gary Banta: Interview (28:47)

Date:
2010-02-11
Main contributors:
Banta, Gary
Summary:
Gary Banta, U.S. Army, Vietnam (Interviewed Feb. 11, 2010) Gary Banta joined the Army in 1967, well into the Vietnam War. he both drove and rode shotgun on truck convoys, delivering supplies to the...

11. Gene Barber: Interview (27:35)

Date:
2007-05-09
Main contributors:
Barber, Gene
Summary:
Gene Barber, U.S. Navy, WW II (Interviewed May 9, 2007) Gene Barber served the people of Williamson County as its sheriff for seven years, sold cars and lumber and delivered the mail in the years b...

12. Garland Bayliss: Interview (31:00)

Date:
2010-06-17
Main contributors:
Bayliss, Garland
Summary:
Garland Bayliss, U.S. Navy, WW II (Interviewed June 17, 2010) Join the Navy and see the World! And indeed Lt. Commander Garland Bayliss of College Station saw most of it in his two-year service abo...

13. Norman Beal: Interview (29:15)

Date:
2009-10-29
Main contributors:
Beal, Norman
Summary:
Norman Beal, U.S. Marines, Korea (Interviewed Oct. 29, 2009) Some call it the forgotten war, but Norman Beal of rural Brazos County has not forgotten a thing about his 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines as...

14. Jon Bennett: Interview (28:09)

Date:
2010
Main contributors:
Bennett, Jon
Summary:
Jon Bennett, KAMU TV/Station Manager (Interviewed 2010) This Show was with KAMU Station Manager Jon Bennett, talking about the more than five years of Veterans of the Valley. Just a review of what ...

15. Alfred Birdwell: Interview (28:11)

Date:
2010-05-27
Main contributors:
Birdwell, Alfred
Summary:
Alfred “Whitey” Birdwell, U.S. Army, WW II Interviewed May 27, 2010 Alfred “Whitey” Birdwell was a Sherman tank driver in World War II's European Theater, after D-Day, but during the final push and...

16. John Blasienz: Interview (27:31)

Date:
2007-05-31
Main contributors:
Blasienz, John
Summary:
John Blasienz, U.S. Navy Seabees, WW II (A&M Class of ‘47) (Interviewed May 31, 2007) It's a simple fact that World War II could not have been fought, much less won, without Naval construction Batt...

17. Anne Boykin: Interview (30:20)

Date:
2008
Main contributors:
Boykin, Anne
Summary:
Anne Boykin, Project Hold (Interviewed 2008) This is a very interesting program with then Director of College Station’s Project HOLD, Anne Boykin. She brought with her several photos from the Proje...

18. Calvin Boykin - part 1: Interview (30:14)

Date:
2007-06-07
Main contributors:
Boykin, Calvin
Summary:
Cal Boykin, U.S. Army, World War II (A&M Class of ‘46) (Interviewed June 7, 2007) Cal Boykin was a proud member of the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion in World War II’s European Theater. He can best...

19. Calvin Boykin - part 2: Interview (29:00)

Date:
2007-06-07
Main contributors:
Boykin, Calvin
Summary:
Cal Boykin, U.S. Army, World War II (A&M Class of ‘46) (Interviewed June 7, 2007) Cal Boykin was a proud member of the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion in World War II’s European Theater. He can best...

20. Joe Brewster: Interview (28:16)

Date:
2006-05-03
Main contributors:
Brewster, Joe
Summary:
Joe Brewster, U.S. Army, Vietnam (A&M Class of ‘69) (Interviewed May 3, 2006) Being an Aggie is in Jor Brewster’s blood -- his father, his grandfather, great uncle, and sons all Aggies. Like his fa...

21. Tom Browning: Interview (28:07)

Date:
2006-02-01
Main contributors:
Browning, Tom
Summary:
Tom Browning, Army Military Police, WW II Interviewed Feb.1, 2006 As important as any military detail of World War II was the Military Police -- providing personal protection for those conducting t...

22. Bob Bruner: Interview (28:26)

Date:
2008-11-06
Main contributors:
Bruner, Bob
Summary:
Bob Bruner, U.S. Army, Desert Storm (Interviewed Nov. 6, 2008) Four months may not seem like a long time to most of us, but for Bob Bruner of the 1st Squadron 4th Cavalry, US Army, the four months ...

23. Frank Buell: Interview (29:43)

Date:
2009-02-05
Main contributors:
Buell, Frank
Summary:
Frank Buell, U.S. Navy, WW II (Interviewed Feb. 5, 2009) World War II, of course, was fought primarily in Europe and the Pacific, but there was never any guarantee that the enemy from either side w...

24. Curtis Burns: Interview (28:00)

Date:
2006-11-10
Main contributors:
Burns, Curtis
Summary:
Curtis Burns, U.S. Air Force, Vietnam (A&M Class of ‘52) (Interviewed Nov. 10, 2006) Major Curt Burns was an airman with plenty of passion and little fear. He grew up in a home about where G. Rolli...

25. P.K. Carlton: Interview (28:23)

Date:
2010-08-19
Main contributors:
Carlton, P. K.
Summary:
P.K. Carlton, U.S. Air Force, Pentagon on 9/11 (Interviewed Aug. 19, 2010) Lt. General P.K. Carlton Jr’s career of service in the United States Air Force is without doubt one of the most compelling...

26. Dan Chadbourne: Interview (27:35)

Date:
2008-10-23
Main contributors:
Chadbourne, Dan
Summary:
Dan Chadbourne, U.S. Marines, World War II (Interviewed Oct. 23, 2008) Dan Chadbourne flew the PBJB-25 Mitchell in World War II. His first wish was to be a tail gunner on a SBT-Dauntless. Instead h...

27. Jerry Congleton: Interview (28:39)

Date:
2007-10-18
Main contributors:
Congleton, Jerry
Summary:
Jerry Congleton, U.S. Air Force, Vietnam (Interviewed Oct. 18, 2007) Jerry Congleton flew 213 combat missions in the Vietnam War. He was a forward air controller for 113 of those. He Graduated from...

28. Jim Cooper - part 1: Interview (28:11)

Date:
2005-03-01
Main contributors:
Cooper, Jim
Summary:
Dr. Jim Cooper, U.S. Navy, WW II (Interviewed March 1, 2005) Dr. Jim Cooper practiced medicine in the Brazos Valley for nearly 60 years and was a Navy doctor who served from ship to ship during bot...

29. Jim Cooper - part 2: Interview (27:22)

Date:
2007-07-12
Main contributors:
Cooper, Jim
Summary:
Dr. Jim Cooper, U.S. Navy, WW II (Interviewed March 1, 2005) Dr. Jim Cooper practiced medicine in the Brazos Valley for nearly 60 years and was a Navy doctor who served from ship to ship during bot...

30. George Cox: Interview (27:49)

Date:
2005-05-04
Main contributors:
Cox, George
Summary:
George Cox, U.S. Army, WW II (Interviewed May 4, 2005) 23-year-old tank commander George Cox of rural Brazos County, was a member of the 746th Battalion when he starred the horror of the war straig...

31. Walter Cronin: Interview (27:49)

Date:
2006-06-07
Main contributors:
Cronin, Walter
Summary:
Walter Cronin Jr., U.S. Army, Korea/Vietnam (Interviewed June 7, 2006) Walter Cronin was 16 years old when he graduated from high school but as you will find out, Colonel Cronin was on the fast tra...

32. Jack Currie: Interview (27:52)

Date:
2008-07-24
Main contributors:
Currie, Jack
Summary:
Jack Currie, U.S. Army Air Corps, WW II (A&M Class of ‘64) (Interviewed July 24, 2008) Jack Currie is an Aggie, but before he ever entered A&M, there was a war to fight in World War II's European T...

33. Thomas Darling - part 1: Interview (28:18)

Date:
2006-09-27
Main contributors:
Darling, Thomas
Summary:
Gen. Thomas Darling, Air Force, Vietnam (A&M Class of ‘54) (Interviewed Sept. 27, 2006) From the summer of 1987 to the summer of 1996, Major General Thomas G Darling served as Commandant of the Tex...

34. Thomas Darling - part 2: Interview (28:16)

Date:
2006-09-26
Main contributors:
Darling, Thomas
Summary:
Gen. Thomas Darling, Air Force, Vietnam (A&M Class of ‘54) (Interviewed Sept. 27, 2006) From the summer of 1987 to the summer of 1996, Major General Thomas G Darling served as Commandant of the Tex...

35. Rex Davis: Interview (28:24)

Date:
2010-02-18
Main contributors:
Davis, Rex
Summary:
Dr. Rex Davis, Navy, Air Force, Army, WW II (Interviewed Feb. 18, 2010) Dr. Rex Davis tells an incredible story of service that includes action in both World War II, where he was aboard an LCS duri...

36. Dick Davison - part 1: Interview (28:17)

Date:
2006-06-21
Main contributors:
Davison, Dick
Summary:
Dick Davison, U.S. Army, WW II (Interviewed June 21, 2006) Dick Davison does not dwell on the ribbons and medals that passed him by for his service in World War II. As you will discover PFC Davison...

37. Dick Davison - part 2: Interview (27:58)

Date:
2006-06-21
Main contributors:
Davison, Dick
Summary:
Dick Davison, U.S. Army, WW II (Interviewed June 21, 2006) Dick Davison does not dwell on the ribbons and medals that passed him by for his service in World War II. As you will discover PFC Davison...

38. Dick Deiterich: Interview (28:28)

Date:
2011-03-10
Main contributors:
Deiterich, Dick
Summary:
Dick Deiterich, U.S. Army, WW II (Interviewed March 10, 2011) The path that Dick Deiterich took from Bloomsburg Pennsylvania to the Brazos Valley included an 18-month hitch in the Army that started...

39. Henry Dethloff - part 1: Interview (29:05)

Date:
2006-01-04
Main contributors:
Dethloff, Henry
Summary:
Dr. Henry Dethloff, Author “Texas Aggies Go To War” Interviewed Jan. 4, 2006) It's no secret that Texas A&M's contribution to our country's war efforts have gone above and beyond those of most othe...

40. Henry Dethloff - part 2: Interview (28:08)

Date:
2006-01-04
Main contributors:
Dethloff, Henry
Summary:
Dr. Henry Dethloff, Author “Texas Aggies Go To War” Interviewed Jan. 4, 2006) It's no secret that Texas A&M's contribution to our country's war efforts have gone above and beyond those of most othe...

41. Lawrence DeZavala: Interview (30:11)

Date:
2007-06-21
Main contributors:
DeZavala, Lawrence
Summary:
Lawrence DeZavala, U.S. Air Force, WW II (Interviewed June 21, 2007) The path that Lawrence DeZavala took from his birthplace in Louisiana to his vineyards near New Baden, Tx included three years o...

42. Frank Dickey: Interview (27:43)

Date:
2006-06-28
Main contributors:
Dickey, Frank
Summary:
Frank Dickey, U.S. Army, Vietnam (Interviewed June 28, 2006) Frank Dickey refuses to call himself a hero but most might disagree. He says that in Vietnam he fought alongside heroes but he, like man...

43. W.S. Edmonds: Interview (28:37)

Date:
2005-06-08
Main contributors:
Edmonds, W. S.
Summary:
W.S. Edmonds, U.S. Army, World War II (A&M Class of ‘38) (Interviewed June 8, 2005) World War II was won by men and women all pulling their weight, doing their job, whether was fighting on the fron...

44. Ed Eyre: Interview (28:12)

Date:
2005-11-09
Main contributors:
Eyre, Ed
Summary:
Ed Eyre, U.S. Marines, WW II (Interviewed Nov. 9, 2005) December 19, 1941 and Ed Eyre was among the first to volunteer for service following the attack on Pearl Harbor. It took a while and a little...

45. Robert Fliedner: Interview (29:14)

Date:
2009-10-22
Main contributors:
Fliedner, Robert
Summary:
Robert Fliedner, U.S. Army, WW II (Interviewed Oct. 22, 2009) Robert Fliedner had pretty much decided that the Army didn't want him after his high school graduation in 1940. He had tried to enlist ...

46. Arnold Foltermann: Interview (29:10)

Date:
2006-11-15
Main contributors:
Foltermann, Arnold
Summary:
Arnold Foltermann, U.S. Army, WW II (Interviewed Nov. 15, 2006) Arnold Foltermann and his wife Minnie were married some 60 years and worked for the phone company after he served in Gen. Patton’s 3r...

47. R.F. “Sonny” Franze: Interview (28:44)

Date:
2005-06-22
Main contributors:
Franze, R. F. “Sonny”
Summary:
R.F. “Sonny” Franze, U.S. Army, WW II (Interviewed June 22, 2005) “Sonny” Franze recalled well leaving his farm near Kurten and going into the Army -- learning to climb telephone poles and set comm...

48. Bob Gallery: Interview (28:05)

Date:
2010-07-21
Main contributors:
Gallery, Bob
Summary:
Bob Gallery, U.S. Army, WW II, (Interviewed July 21, 2010) Bob Gallery was just 17 years old in 1944 and didn’t know that he was about to take the fast track from his home in Saginaw, Michigan to a...

49. Spec Gammon: Interview (28:30)

Date:
2005-06-01
Main contributors:
Gammon, Spec
Summary:
Spec Gammon, U.S. Army, World War II (Interviewed June 1, 2005) Army Infantry Tech Sergeant Spec Gammon was the long-time Sports Information Director at Texas A&M, but long before that, he fought a...

50. Jim Gordon: Interview (27:26)

Date:
2006-06-14
Main contributors:
Gordon, Jim
Summary:
Jim Gordon, Army Air Corps, WW II (Interviewed June 14, 2006) Sometimes we forget exactly how young some of our World War II veterans were when they lay their short lives on the line for us. On Oct...