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Transcript of interview with Marie McMillan by Kelli Luchs, September 15, September 23, October 1, & November 24, 2009

Date

2009-09-15
2009-09-23
2009-10-01
2009-11-24

Description

From an early age, Marie McMillan displayed an adventurous sensibility, a characteristic that is revealed in how life unfolded for her. In this multi-part interview, Marie begins with her birth in 1926 California, and continues with stories of her childhood recollections of the Depression era, her longstanding closeness with Nanny, her maternal grandmother, and memories of Old Bent, her paternal grandfather. She enjoys a flirtatious vitality and attends college for a year. However, as World War II begins to infest the U.S., Marie finds herself falling for a young merchant marine named Duke Daly. They marry, have two children, and live a transient life moving about California and Hawaii as he goes to school, then seeks and finds employment in a postwar economy. By the late 1950s, the Daly household is stressed and begin to split time between California and Las Vegas. Marie holds positions that require security clearance and administrative talents. In 1961, Duke passes away a

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Transcript of interview with Dean Whitaker by Claytee White, April 5, 2010

Date

2010-04-05

Description

William Dean Whitaker was born in 1925 and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles, California. Dean, as he is known, talks briefly about his parents and his brothers, for his youth quickly ended when he joined the Air Force and became an aviation cadet once he had turned 18 years old. The year was 1943 and World War II was raging. He became a member of the 398 th Bomb Group and flew twenty missions before being captured by the Germans. In this oral history, Dean talks with vivid recollection of the day he was captured and details of being a POW in Germany. Among his anecdotes are those of his mother's unwavering belief that he would return home, the humanity of a German soldier, and of meeting Gen. George Patton. Included are photos and excerpts from his personal history of his life during the war. Dean and his wife Lucille moved to Las Vegas in 1990.

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Interview with Roger Ray, October 29, 2005

Date

2005-10-29

Description

Narrator affiliation: Deputy Manager, Nevada Test Site; DOE Marshall Islands; Colonel. U.S. Army

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Interview with John Joseph Brown, September 26, 2005

Date

2005-09-26

Description

Narrator affiliation: Radiological Safety Supervisor, Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Company (REECo)

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