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Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Bill Light

Titles: Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Bill Light (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Bill Light was born in 1925 in Big Rice Lake, Minnesota. After high school he joined the Air Force, completing gunners training in Texas before being stationed in Europe. He completed 25 flying missions during World War II. Upon returning home he reenlisted and was sent to Europe during the Korean War. After his military service, Light was married and had one child before being divorced. He has worked as a conservation officer for the Tribal DNR and as a janitor. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Attending grade school in Tower, Minnesota: attending Flandreau; being raised by his grandmother; enlisting in the Air Force; fighting in England; receiving medals (Purple Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross); learning how to fly planes before the Korean War; exposure to Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] camps and the Works Progress Administration [WPA] as a child; getting married, having a child, getting divorced; working for the Tribal DNR; working as a janitor.

Dates

  • 06/28/2006 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 118
  • Accession Number: AV2008.31.6

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

Quantity: 1.5 hours sound cassettes 34 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 90

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