Oral History Interview with Richard L. Johnston, February 17, 1999
Description:
Interview with William J. Alexander, a Army WWII veteran from Universal, Pennsylvania, who served as an officer of the 382nd Engineer Battalion (Separate), a unit of black enlisted troops. Alexander discusses growing up, joining the Civilian Conservation Corps, joining the Army and commissioning through OCS, training, deployment to India, building the Ledo Road, General Joseph Stilwell, constructing the 20th Bomber Command HQ, working in a steelmill, the atomic bomb, returning home, and postwar…
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Date:
February 17, 1999
Creator:
Alexander, William J. & Johnston, Richard L.
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UNT Oral History Program