Faver, Dudley 2006-05-17
Dudley Faver talks about his early life experiences on the farm and working in high school, and his later training in California as a pilot.
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Interviewee Name: Dudley Favor
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Date: May 17, 2006
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 01:10:43
Abstract
Background information; Grandfather arrived Sweetwater in 1906; Grandfather served as Sheriff of a county in Georgia; Resigned and left Georgia; Father born in 1888; Grandfather’s name Lewis Davis Faver, Sr.; Father’s name Lewis Davis Faver, Jr.; Grandfather’s siblings; Grandfather’s crop; Grandfather raised cattle; Father bought land for farm; Raised animal with father; Mother made soap; High school and college; Mother taught school; Insistent that child succeed; Participation in debate; Tried to be good student to avoid work; Graduated second in class; Received scholarship; Majored in education communications and history; Graduate school in 1937; Started working; Started working after college; Got promoted at work; Taught school in Levelland; Coach of debate team; Competition of the debate team; Girls’ team won district; Rivals included Littlefield and Brownfield; Interest of sports in high school; Not big enough for football; Better in baseball; Football player Sammy Baugh; Other athletes in high school; Sammy’s personality; Levelland experience; Recommended for the job; Became the principal of Levelland High School; Designed extracurricular activities; Organized a trip for high school seniors; Applied for the military position in 1940; Joined civilian pilot training program; Pilot training; Isolation due to war; Class of pilot training; Sent to California for training; 45 percent finishing rate; Different phases of training; Condition of the planes; Strict requirement of the instructors; Moved to San Jose; Experience of making bed; Transition out of San Jose; Trainees not divided into different categories; Night life in San Jose; Cross country trips; Parachute training; Merced Field’s condition; Roommate in the base; Instrument training; Condition of the runway; One landing experience; Fuel arrangement due to weather; Transition from farm life to military training; Confidence gained from pilot training program; Formation flying; Topics in the training; No speculation of the war; Accessed news from the newspaper; Started advanced training in September; Assignment after graduation; Hospital in San Francisco.
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