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Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Shirley J. Curtis, 2003 April 17
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Identifier: DCL2003.206
Abstract
Curtis recalls enlisting in the Army and her early days in boot camp. She describes her various tours of duty including preparing ships to transport troops overseas from bases in the San Francisco area, and various other administrative assignments in Italy, Germany, and locations in the U.S., including Valley Forge Army Hospital, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center. Along with describing her Army duties, she provides a perspective of the...
Dates:
2003 April 17
Oral history interview with Thomas Fallbach, 2003 April 10
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Identifier: DCL2003.209
Abstract
Fallbach recalls his early years in the Coast Guard and learning how to deep sea dive, specifically his experiences attending the Navy's deep sea diving school in Washington, D.C. He highlights his assignments after school, including diving in the search of torpedoes in Chesapeake Bay, working on a ship that refueled aircraft carriers at sea, and his assignment as a member of the crew on the Nantucket Lightship, anchored off the coast of Nantucket Island.
Dates:
2003 April 10
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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- Veterans -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- Interviews 8
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- World War, 1939-1945 6
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American 6
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- United States 5
- Douglas County (Colo.) 4
- Military life 4
- Sedalia (Colo.) 4
- City and town life -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 2
- Floods -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 2
- History 2
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Personal narratives, American 2
- Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans -- United States 2
- Natural disasters -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 2
- Ranch life -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 2
- Ranches -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 2
- Schools -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Amphibious operations 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area 2
- Businesses -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 1
- Castle Rock (Colo.) 1
- Cold War 1
- Cold War -- Naval operations -- Submarine 1
- Cold War -- Personal narratives, American 1
- Cold War -- Veterans -- United States 1
- Country life -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 1
- Country life -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 1
- Devils Head (Colo.) 1
- Diving -- Training 1
- Diving -- Training -- Washington (D.C.) 1
- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 1
- Fire lookout stations -- Pike National Forest (Colo.) -- History 1
- Fire lookouts -- Pike National Forest (Colo.) -- Interviews 1
- Fires -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 1
- Floods -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- 1960-1970 1
- Forest fires -- Detection -- Pike National Forest (Colo.) 1
- Forest fires -- Prevention and control -- Pike National Forest (Colo.) 1
- Indian Park School (Douglas County, Colo.) -- History 1
- Korean War, 1950-1953 1
- Landing craft -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 1
- Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944 1
- Maginot Line (France) 1
- Mediterranean Sea 1
- Pike National Forest (Colo.) 1
- Ranches -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 1
- Schools -- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 1
- Sedalia (Colo.) -- History 1
- Siegfried Line (Germany) 1
- Storms -- Douglas County (Colo.) -- History 1
- Submarines (Ships) -- History 1
- Veterans -- United States 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- 1944-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- France -- Normandy 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Germany -- 1944-1945 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan -- Okinawa Island 1
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines 1 + ∧ less
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