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- Tattooed on My Soul: Texas Veterans Remember World War II
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Texas A&M University Press
summary
For more than forty years the Institute for Oral History at Baylor University has dutifully gathered the flesh-and-blood memories of the World War II generation in the state of Texas.
Tattooed on My Soul brings together seventeen of the most compelling narratives from Baylor’s extensive collection of more than five thousand interviews. Taken together, these selections provide an authentic and powerful mosaic of those critical years and provide intimate glimpses into the reality and meaning of the war for those who fought it. For them, World War II is more than history. And when they tell their stories, it becomes more than facts and dates, victories and defeats for those who listen.
Representing a cross-section of Texas’ population and a wide range of wartime assignments, these recollections reveal the personal perspectives on many events and figures of World War II. On land, in air, and by sea, in the Pacific and in Europe, they fought for America’s future. With the clear ring of authenticity and a surprising immediacy, even after all these years, their stories make a global war personal.
Tattooed on My Soul brings together seventeen of the most compelling narratives from Baylor’s extensive collection of more than five thousand interviews. Taken together, these selections provide an authentic and powerful mosaic of those critical years and provide intimate glimpses into the reality and meaning of the war for those who fought it. For them, World War II is more than history. And when they tell their stories, it becomes more than facts and dates, victories and defeats for those who listen.
Representing a cross-section of Texas’ population and a wide range of wartime assignments, these recollections reveal the personal perspectives on many events and figures of World War II. On land, in air, and by sea, in the Pacific and in Europe, they fought for America’s future. With the clear ring of authenticity and a surprising immediacy, even after all these years, their stories make a global war personal.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowlegments
- p. xv
- There at the Start
- pp. 1-6
- Frank Curre Jr.
- pp. 7-18
- Richard E. "Dick" Cole
- pp. 19-29
- George C. McDowell
- pp. 30-49
- Frank Morrow Pool
- pp. 50-70
- Herbert U. Stern
- pp. 71-90
- There in the Thick of It
- pp. 91-94
- Fred "Red" Harris
- pp. 95-120
- Oscar Norbert Duconge
- pp. 121-133
- Homer H. Martin Jr.
- pp. 134-147
- Frances A. Hardisty
- pp. 148-158
- Edward F. Wegner
- pp. 159-172
- There at the End 1944–1945
- pp. 173-178
- Herman "Hank" Josephs
- pp. 179-186
- Ruth St. Claire Murphy
- pp. 187-197
- Bill Logue
- pp. 198-209
- John Valls
- pp. 210-221
- Henry Jackson "Jack" Flanders Jr.
- pp. 222-239
- Hannibal "Doctor Joe" Jaworski
- pp. 240-256
- John Frank "Jack" Onion Jr.
- pp. 257-274
Additional Information
ISBN
9781623493080
Related ISBN(s)
9781623493073
MARC Record
OCLC
923337762
Pages
368
Launched on MUSE
2015-10-18
Language
English
Open Access
No