| Title: |
Billy Lindley
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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: |
Mr. Billy Lindley joined the Texas Air National Guard not long after President Roosevelt mobilized the National Guard on August 27, 1940. After completing his training in Oregon, Mr. Lindley joined the 111th Observational Squadron. With the 111th he served as an air gunner on patrols of the U.S.-Mexico border. Billy and his coworkers watched for German submarines attempting to disrupt American trade in the Gulf of Mexico. He clearly remembers the day his role in America’s defense was changed—the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. I was still in the State at that time . . . and I accepted a transfer from the Texas National Guard into (pilot) training.
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Audio: |
[Audio available]
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| Speaker: |
Lindley, Billy
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker race: |
White
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel; Pilot
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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: |
OHI0029667-32909
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