Oral history interview with Ealy Boyd, 2007 October 17.

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Oral history interview with Ealy Boyd, 2007 October 17.

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Interview with Ealy Boyd, an Air Force veteran (5th Air Force), concerning his childhood and education in Jacksonville, Tex.; decision to enlist in the U.S.Air Force; basic training in San Antonio and assignment to Laredo Air Base, Tex.; deployment o Korea as a vehicle operator with the Fifth Motor Transport Squadron; encounters with "Bed-Check Charlie"; encounters with Korean POWs; assignments at bases in Louisiana, Alaska, North Dakota, Puerto Rico, New Hampshire, Thailand, and West Germany; shift to vehicle MOS, then to maintenance and storage of nuclear warheads, and finally to aircraft maintenance; challenges of raising a family, given frequent moves; civilian career with Lockheed Martin; political work for Reps. Martin Frost, Preston "Pete" Geren, and Jim Wright and State Sen. (later mayor) Mike Moncrief; experience of family members in the military. Has one photo on final leaf.

42 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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