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Rudolph Seibert talks about basic training and life in the U.S. Army during World War I. He also touches on resistance to U.S. involvement in the war from within the Army’s ranks, and on his training and work as an auto mechanic. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Lyle McNames talks extensively about his enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War I and about his time in basic training. He also describes the life of a soldier, and discusses the conflicted feelings that different soldiers had about the war. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Ellsworth Lin Guy discusses his time spent in the U.S. Army, including training procedures, the army reserves, and working at the discharge center. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Dr. Everett Munro discusses his service in the U.S. Army’s medical reserves during World War I, early vaccination campaigns in Grand Junction, life as a rural doctor doing house calls, and other aspects of early Mesa County history. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Mesa County resident Vernon McCoy discusses moving to the Fruita, Colorado area from Iowa in 1911, working for the Uintah Railroad and the Rio Grande Southern Railroad, his stint overseas in the Army during World War I, and his three children. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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William Reeves talks about his service in the US Army’s 10th Division during World War I, about his brief career as an undertaker, and about working as an undertaker for both the Army and as a civilian during the Spanish Flu epidemic. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
