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Oral History Interview with Lewis Whitaker, July 28, 2006
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lewis Whitaker. Whitaker joined the Army in May of 1944. He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 264th Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division. In the fall he was sent to England, then traveled from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France aboard the SS Léopoldville (1929), for deployment into the Battle of the Bulge. During their transfer their ship was attacked and sunk by the German submarine U-486. Once ashore, Whitaker served as a rifleman and fought from Northern France to Germany and Austria, receiving a Combat Infantryman Badge. He was discharged in June of 1946
Watch which, with $1000, was given to William H Whitaker by his father, William Richard Whitaker when William H left Home at the age of 14
No full textWatch which, with $10.00, was given to William H. Whitaker by his father, William Richard Whitaker, when William H. left home at the age of 14
Watch which, with $1000, was given to William H Whitaker by his father, William Richard Whitaker when William H left Home at the age of 14
No full textWatch which, with $10.00, was given to William H. Whitaker by his father, William Richard Whitaker, when William H. left home at the age of 14
Richard Whitaker, head shot
No full textRichard Whitaker, department head Food Technology, head shot used in 1984 yearbook. Taken at St. John's (N.L.).Photographer unknown
Richard Whitaker, head shot
No full textRichard Whitaker, department head Food Technology, head shot used in 1984 yearbook. Taken at St. John's (N.L.).Photographer unknown
Watch which, with $1000, was given to William H Whitaker by his father, William Richard Whitaker when William H left Home at the age of 14
No full textWatch which, with $10.00, was given to William H. Whitaker by his father, William Richard Whitaker, when William H. left home at the age of 14
Richard Whitaker, head shot
No full textRichard Whitaker, department head Food Technology, head shot used in 1984 yearbook. Taken at St. John's (N.L.).Photographer unknown
Richard Whitaker, head shot
No full textRichard Whitaker, department head Food Technology, head shot used in 1984 yearbook. Taken at St. John's (N.L.).Photographer unknown
Oral History Interview with Lewis Whitaker, July 28, 2006
No full textThe National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Lewis Whitaker. Whitaker joined the Army in May of 1944. He served in Company K, 3rd Battalion, 264th Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division. In the fall he was sent to England, then traveled from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France aboard the SS Léopoldville (1929), for deployment into the Battle of the Bulge. During their transfer their ship was attacked and sunk by the German submarine U-486. Once ashore, Whitaker served as a rifleman and fought from Northern France to Germany and Austria, receiving a Combat Infantryman Badge. He was discharged in June of 1946
Richard Dorson (interview)
No full textThis interview is included in the American Folklore Society Oral History Project held at the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. In this item, Richard M. Dorson is interviewed by Richard Reuss at the American Folklore Society annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee for the American Folklore Society Oral History Project. Biography/History note: Richard M. Dorson, folklorist, author, and educator, was born in New York City in 1916 and died in 1981. He earned his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. at Harvard University and taught at Harvard and Michigan State University before becoming professor of history and folklore at Indiana University where he founded its Folklore Institute in 1963 and became the first director and first chair of the Folklore Department at Indiana University in 1978. This collection consists of 1 sound tape reel (40 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, mono. ; 7 in. It was originally recorded on November 2, 1973 at the American Folklore Society annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee by Richard Reuss on a Sony audiocassette. This is a first-generation copy
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