Peters, Beldon 2006-06-20
Beldon Peters talks about his life, and focuses on the period when he served in the army during WWII disarming mines. He also talks about the early years of his life and the postwar when he was a student at Texas Tech University.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Beldon Peters
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Date: June 20, 2006
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 02:25:07
Abstract
Personal information; His father’s work; Finding Native American artifacts; Going to school; Joining the Boy Scouts; Camping; Talking about Ernest Thompson Seton; The effects of WWI; Playing football in high school; Going to Texas Tech; Remembering WWII; Drafting people for the war; Changes of scenery; Step three of army training; Disarming mines; Receiving news and information about the war during that period; Being shipped to the war; Cultural differences with Europe; Getting to the front lines; The first encounter with the Germans; American tanks vs. German tanks; The aerial arsenal; Anecdote about the war (removing land mines); The possibility of dying; How he got his Bronze Star; Type of mines; The way mines were set up; The decline of their job toward the end of the war; Supplies; Heath problems due to the war; Lack of proper equipment; Feeling homesick; Cracking under pressure; Soldiers receiving Purple Hearts; His injury during the war; Post traumatic stress disorder; The end of the war in Europe; Responsibilities after the war; Arriving at home; Going back to school on the G.I. Bill; Postwar TTU; The faculty; Social life at Tech; Job opportunities; Moving to Houston; Family.
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