Tag: WWII Veteran

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The University Club Oral History Interview with Leon Hunter Handley
Leon Hunter Handley, I was born in Lakeland and after 30 months in the service and seven academic years at the University of Florida, I came to Orlando and I've been here ever since. Leon Hunter Handley holding a photo taken of him getting off the ... Read more
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Oral History Interview with Gene Hawkins
Oral history interview with World War II Veteran Gene Hawkins, spouse of Paula Hawkins, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate based on her own attributes and the first woman to be a senator from Florida.   VIEW U.S. Senator Paula Hawkins a ... Read more
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Oral History Interview with KEW Program Director for SDI: James Buchan
In AIAA and IEEE I would tell a person that you're going to give a paper next - six months from now at this conference... And in the last strategic conference, two of my fellows gave the best paper there. They gave it together. It was phenomenal. [And whe ... Read more
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WWII Veteran Charlie Hayes: a Pine Castle Oral History
Charlie Hayes, I am from Pine Castle, Florida. I was born and raised here.LISTEN Part I (18:10) What was a typical Sunday like for you growing up? Not getting caught in mischief. If you had energy to burn you had to expel it which mostly centered a ... Read more
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WWII Veteran Charlie Hayes: a Pine Castle Oral History
Charlie Hayes, I am from Pine Castle, Florida. I was born and raised here.LISTEN  Part I (18:10)   What was a typical Sunday like for you growing up?   Not getting caught in mischief. If you had energy to burn you had to expel it which ... Read more
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Oral History Interview with James Buchan
In AIAA and IEEE I would tell a person that you're going to give a paper next - six months from now at this conference... And in the last strategic conference, two of my fellows gave the best paper there. They gave it together. It was phenomenal. [And whe ... Read more
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WWII Veteran Michael A. Monell
Michael Monell was drafted in 1943 and sent to St. Petersburg, FL to experience "The Jungle" in preparation for service in the South Pacific.As it turns out, his WWII tour of duty was in Europe where he served for three and a half years.Mic ... Read more