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Oral History Interview with Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith, December 20, 2018

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Transcript of an interview with Charles Leroy "Lee" Smith, U.S. Air Force veteran and private pilot. Smith recounts his experiences at the University of Alabama and in the US Air Force, Flight School at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX, and Basic Training in Mississippi. He speaks of his assignments in Keflavik, Iceland, Red Bluff, CA, and NORAD Sector as Captain in electronics and communications. He was Certified for the F-102 at Perrin Air Force Base, Sherman, TX. He tells of his experiences while assigned to combat squadron in Saigon during Vietnam War, and his life after Vietnam era and his work experiences flying world-wide for businesses and the private sector, particularly as pilot for Frank Sinatra.
Date: December 20, 2018
Creator: Ferguson, J. Michael & Smith, Lee (Charles Leroy), 1932-
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Wyatt C. Hedrick to I. H. Kempner, October 11, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from Wyatt C. Hedrick to I. H. Kempner, October 11, 1954]

Letter from Wyatt C. Hedrick to I. H. Kempner acknowledging a news story about the Chamber of Commerce Medical Committee meeting to discuss obtaining a mental hospital for Galveston and offers his organization's support. He highlights their experience with hospital projects, including one for the Army and Air Force in Iceland and an addition to the Veterans Hospital in Galveston.
Date: October 11, 1954
Creator: Hedrick, Wyatt C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History