Oral History Interview with Wallace "Tim" Duke, December 17, 2015
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Transcript of an interview with Wallace "Tim" Duke, World War II Army veteran, 86th Infantry and retired Santa Fe Railroad agent. Duke shares concerning his childhood in rural North Texas; the Great Depression; war work at Consolidated Steel Shipyard; draft into infantry; training at Camp Howze and Camp Livingston; European Theater; push from Cologne to Altena, Germany; the Ruhr Pocket; push into Austria; V-E Day; reassignment to Pacific Theater; Philippines; post-war work experience; post-war …
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Date:
December 17, 2015
Creator:
Smith, Tiffany & Duke, Wallace, 1924-
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UNT Oral History Program