| Title: |
John Walter Earle
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| Local code: |
AFC/2001/001/2204
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress
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| Collection: |
Veterans History Project
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| Description: |
Earle kept up a lengthy correspondence with his mother, grandmother and other members of his family. He was proud of operating 20 stores, 20 post offices, 12 night clubs, 6 movies, 13 orchestras, 5 gyms, 5 red cross clubs, 3 hotels, 1 ski school, 1 cable car, a bus line, a bank, and a newspaper when he was posted in Germany in 1945. Letters dated earlier than that already point to his native ability as an entrepreneur. He felt it was the Special Services Officer's duty to please the G.I. more than the regimental commander.
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| Extent: |
79 pages
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| URL: |
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/vhp-stories/loc.natlib.afc2001001.02204/pageturner?ID=pm0014001
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Speaker: |
Earle, John Walter, 1916-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1916
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Dryden, NY; New York; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Organizations discussed: |
U.S. Army
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Austria; Europe; France; Germany; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Austria; Europe; France; Germany; North America; Oral history; U.S. Army; United States; United States--Armed Forces; World War II, 1939-1945; 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: |
OHI0025836-27763
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