| Title: |
Reily, O. W.
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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| Collection: |
Mississippi Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Mr. O. W. Reily Jr. was born on June 17, 1924, in Shreveport, Louisiana, to O.W. and Dot Higginbotham Reily. As a child, he attended public school in Collinston, and Bastrop, Louisiana. He was active in sports, including track, basketball, and boxing. As a young man, Mr. Reily was an amateur boxer in the Marine Corps, and in college.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohreilyo.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1999 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Reily, O. W., 1924-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
17-Jun-1924
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Shreveport, LA; Louisiana; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Athletic coach; Dean; Military personnel; Teacher
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| Age at speaking: |
75
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| Document date: |
19-Aug-1999
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| Interviewer: |
Barrett, Perry
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| Historical events discussed: |
Battle of Midway, June 3-6, 1942; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Asia; Battle of Midway, June 3-6, 1942; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; United States; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1939-1945--Veterans
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025703-27620
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