| Title: |
Fred Huebner
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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: |
For two years Fred Huebner managed to avoid conscription and to stay out of World War II. Because he worked for Reed Roller Bit Company producing struts for airplanes, the U.S. military granted Mr. Huebner three deferments. Ultimately, Fred was called into service in 1943. Since Mr. Huebner scored well on the military’s aptitude test, he was given a choice of service in either the Army or the Navy. Well, he says, I guess I was kinda chicken because I didn’t like the idea of hand-to-hand battle . . . and I thought in the Navy, Boom, from the ship you’d shoot way over on (to) the shore. Mr. Huebner was dubbed a Volunteer Inductee. I don’t know why they called it that because I didn’t volunteer, he laughs.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Huebner, Fred
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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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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| 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: |
OHI0029661-32903
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