Brown, Thomas 2023-05-17

Gene Carter was born in 1928 in Littlefield; Claudine was born in 1930 in Plainview. She moved frequently as a child. They met at Howard Payne College and have been married since the early 1950s. Claudine taught school; Gene was a coach for a few years before selling insurance for the Woodmen of the World. In this interview they discuss their lives, with a focus on family life, this area (especially Hale Center), and education topics. Gene was a councilman and mayor of Hale Center between 1979 and 2016.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Thomas Brown

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: May 17, 2023

Location: Plainview, Texas

Interviewer: Elissa Stroman

Length: 01:21:18 (1 hour 21 minutes)

Abstract

Introduction and background information; Rosemary’s family history; Getting drafted and attending basic training; Deployment to Vietnam; Saigon; convoy to Sa Đéc; position as a radio man; Recalling some of his first missions; interacting with Vietnamese Civilians; Learning from the medic; experiencing combat; Food and drinking water; writing home; Going on R&R leave from the military; returning to the U.S.; Closing discussion

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374439 >

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