| Title: |
Charles Inglis
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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: |
In 1942, nineteen-year-old Charles E. Inglis was drafted into the Army. Although most conscripted men were sent to the front to fight, Mr. Inglis received a different kind of assignment—he was to be an Army cook, a job that took him half way around the world. Mr. Inglis was first stationed at Fort Sam Houston where he trained other Army personnel to cook and In September 1942, he volunteered to go overseas as a part of a special cadre. With this group, Mr. Inglis traveled to Hawaii, the Aleutian Islands, and eventually Guadalcanal, where he first fought the Japanese. Mr. Inglis explains that he had to get out there on the line with the troops and fight before he could set up his kitchen.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Inglis, Charles E.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Cook; 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: |
OHI0029662-32904
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