Oral history interview with Raymond Boland, 2000.

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Oral history interview with Raymond Boland, 2000.

Raymond Boland, a Chicago native, discusses his career in Army aviation, serving with the Wisconsin National Guard during the Berlin Crisis, joining the Army and flying two tours of Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, working with the National Guard, and serving as the Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 50 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Videorecording : 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 50 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 46 p.

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