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Photo of Pvt. Richard C. Fidler in uniform. Photo attached to press release form

WWII - No. 1549 34. Press Release: This picture is submitted for your News Photo filesw by courtesy of Commanding Officer of Public Relations: Caption: Rank - Pvt., Name in Full - Richard C. Fidler, Parents or nearest relative Mrs. Richard C. Fidler,…

Tags: Army, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII

Photo of Pfc. Harry R. Fickes in uniform

WWII - Herald and Review Library; Fickes, Harry R., 9/4/1943. Article with photo on back: "Fickes Returns: Pfc. Harry R. Fickes, son of George Fickes, 1592 North Ellen St., has returned to Fort Jackson, S. C. after spending a short furlough home. He…

Tags: Army, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII

Photo of Warren L. "Bud" Ferriell, a B-17 Radio Operator, in Siappan, Iwo Jima

WWII - Warren L. "Bud" Ferriell, B-17 Radio Operator, 20th Army Air Corps. Siappan, Iwo Jima 1944.

Tags: 20th Army Air Corps, B-17 Bomber, B17 Radio Operator, Decatur IL., World War II, WWII

Robert Emmons' Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Robert Emmons' oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1982. The interview covers his time in World War I, the Great Depression, Chamber of Commerce, and Kiwanis Club.

Tags: 1982, Betty Turnell, Chamber of Commerce, Great Depression, interview, June 1982, Kiwanis, oral history, recording, Robert Emmons, sound recording, transcription, World War I, WWI

Robert H. Dumas' Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Robert H. Dumas' oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on February 13, 1986. The interview covers his early life and education, time in the military, library experience, and time at Decatur Public Library.

Tags: 1986, BettyTurnell, Decatur IL, Decatur Public Library, early life, February 1986, libraries, library experience, Military, OH15, oral history, Robert H. Dumas, sound recording, transcription

Al Dobbins' Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Al Dobbins' oral history. He was interviewed by Robert Williams on 1/24/1990. The interview covers Al Dobbins' time with the Red Cross and Staley Co., and dealing with discrimination.

Tags: 1990, Al Dobbins, discrimination, interview, January 1990, oral history, recording, Red Cross, Robert Williams, sound recording, Staley Co., transcription

Byrd L. Davis, Jr. Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Byrd L. Davis Jr's oral history. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell in June 1979. The interview covers his boyhood in Decatur, family history, family livery stable, Decatur Fire Department, and Decatur disasters.

Tags: 1979, Betty Turnell, Byrd L. Davis Jr., Davis family history, Decatur disasters, Decatur Fire Department, Decatur history, Decatur IL, interview, June 1979, OH13, oral history, recording, sound recording, transcription

Eloise Clark's Oral History - Recording

This is the recording of Eloise Clark's oral history. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell on 6/23/1987 and 7/10/1987. This interview covers her life at the Orlando Hotel after it was renovated into apartments, her time working at Millikin…

Tags: 1987, Betty Turnell, Decatur IL, Eloise Clark, interview, July 1987, June 1987, Millikin University, OH12, oral history, Orlando Hotel, Powers Opera House, recording, sound recording, transcription

Photo of Cpl. Kenneth Ferguson and Sgt. Ernest Brok feeding an 81 mm. mortar at the Siegfried line near Lammersdorf, Germany

WWII - Herald and Review Library; Ferguson, Kenneth, 12/10/1944. Caption: "ETO HQ 15390 Spangle 5 20 Sep, cred...Signal Corps Photo. S/Sgt. Ernest Brok, left, of Dalton, GA and Cpl. Kenneth Ferguson, center, of Decatur, IL. feed an 81 mm mortar which…

Tags: Dalton GA, Decatur IL, Dragons Teeth, Lammersdorf Germany, Siegfried Line, World War II, WWII

Photo of Seaman 2nd Class Kenneth C. Ferguson in Navy uniform

WWII - Herald and Review Library; Ferguson, Kenneth C. , 11/30/1943. Article on back of photo: "At San Diego: Kenneth C. Ferguson, seaman 2nd class, who recently spent his furlough with his wife, Betty and daughter, Sharon Sue, of 643 E. Clay St., is…

Tags: Boilermaker, Decatur IL., Navy, World War II, WWII

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