Oral History Interviews with Ocie R. Turner, 1991
Description:
Interview with the Rev. Ocie Turner, a minister at New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Dallas, Marine WWII veteran, and a longtime resident of the Hamilton Park neighborhood, from Mexia, Texas. Turner discusses his family background, education, serving in the Marine Corps at the Battle of Iwo Jima, working as a butcher in Dallas, working in the oil and gas industry, buying his house in Hamilton Park, the growth and development of the neighborhood, community organizations, local businesses, the sch…
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Date:
1991-09-14/1991-12-05
Creator:
Wilson, William H. & Turner, Ocie R.
Partner:
UNT Oral History Program