| Title: |
Robert Roy Browning
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Rice University. Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning
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| Collection: |
Heights Remembers World War II Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Robert (Bob) Browning was just a child in elementary school when he first saw the bombing of Pearl Harbor on newsreels and his “father and uncles were taken by the military to go to war.” Young Bob was mad that his father had to go to war, but at the same time, relieved that he would remain in the U.S. to run the San Diego base’s Non Commissioned Officers Club. Mr. Browning’s uncles were not so lucky, though. Both were sent overseas—one aboard the USS New Jersey and the other as a Seabee in the South Pacific. He recalls how lonely his mother and aunts seemed while their husbands were away.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Browning, Robert Roy (Bob)
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel; Photographer
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| Document date: |
Undated
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| Historical events discussed: |
World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Europe; Japan; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Asia; Europe; History; Japan; Local history; North America; Oral history; Soldiers; United States; Veterans; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--War work; World War, 1939-1945--Women
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0029656-32896
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