Martin, Dee 2021-10-06
This interview features Dee Martin as he describes his life and experiences. In this interview, he provides details for his military service during World War II. The interview narrates his experiences in battle, and it also recounts his childhood and family memories. Dee Martin is brother to SWC/SCL donor June Wells. This oral history provides stories about June as well as their parents.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Dee Martin
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: October 6, 2021
Location: near Jonesboro, Texas
Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez
Length: 01:23:57 (1 hour 23 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction and background information; joining the Coast Guard; Retiring and traveling with his wife; Going to war in World War II; Coast Guard work; Writing letters while in the service; social life on the ship; Farming when he growing up; his family’s move to Plainview, Texas; Driving a school bus; jobs in Tipton, Oklahoma; His school teachers; his faith; Moving to Jonesboro, Texas
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/10605/375352 >
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