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Oral History Interview with Raymond Barajas, April 18, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Raymond Barajas, April 18, 2004

Interview with Raymond Barajas, an infantry veteran of the U.S. Army who was discharged after a training accident in 1943. It includes a list of questions, which focus on Barajas's time in training, his subsequent injury, and impressions of his time in the service and war in general.
Date: April 18, 2004
Creator: Coy, Larisa L. & Barajas, Raymond
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015 transcript

Oral History Interview with Adolph Krchnak, May 23, 2015

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Adolph Krchnak. Krchnak joined the Army in December of 1944. He completed parachute school. In late 1944, early 1945 he was stationed in the Philippines with the 11th Airborne Division. They served in a traditional infantry role in the Philippines. His division participated in the Liberation of Manila in the spring of 1945. In August of 1945 they traveled into southern Japan as part of the occupation force. He was honorably discharged in 1946.
Date: May 23, 2015
Creator: Krchnak, Adolph
System: The Portal to Texas History