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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Gerald L. Cronan, 2003 May 14
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Identifier: DCL2003.211
Abstract
Cronan describes his boot camp experiences and his initial assignment to shore duty patrolling the beach at Nags Head, N.C. during World War II. He details his training in preparation for serving on an LST (Landing Ship Tank), his assignment to LST-762, a newly-commissioned ship built in Pittsburg, and its journey down the Mississippi River, through the Panama Canal, to San Diego picking up troops, on to Pearl Harbor and finally unloading in the Philippines at Leyte. He recalls other...
Dates:
2003 May 14
Oral history interview with Thomas Fallbach, 2002 November 27
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Identifier: DCL2002.093
Abstract
Fallbach describes his experiences while living in Sedalia, Colo., including losing his home in a fire, and various experiences of being a member of the West Douglas Fire Dept. for 20 years. He also reminisces about growing up in suburban Chicago, and his early exposure to dog training while in high school. He recalls his training and experiences in diving while in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, including his firefighting training while assigned to the USS Klickitat refueling...
Dates:
2002 November 27
Oral history interview with Tom Butterfield, 2000 December 7
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Identifier: DCL2000.064
Abstract
Tom Butterfield describes life in the rural Indian Park area southwest of Sedalia, Colo. during the mid-20th century. He recalls residing there originally with his aunt, and his recollections of attending the Indian Park School as a child (originally called the Brown School), and later high school in neighboring Castle Rock. He reminisces about the family's neighbors, and various area activities he remembers during that time, e.g. moonshining and sawmills. The interview then shifts focus as...
Dates:
2000 December 7
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- City and town life -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 1
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- Indian Park School (Douglas County, Colo.) -- History 1
- Landing craft -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 1
- Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 1
- Military life 1
- Ranches -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 1
- Ranches -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 1
- Schools -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 1
- Schools -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy 1
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