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81) Mickey Walsh
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Mickey Walsh, in World War I uniform.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
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Lacy Tribby describes his experiences as a pilot for the 148th Aero Squadron of the United States Army, fighting on the Western Front during World War I. 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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Helen Penny discusses her work in aid of World War I soldiers with Mesa County’s branch of the American Red Cross, the military service of her two brothers during the Great War, and her membership in the American Legion Auxiliary. 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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Lucille Mahannah talks about her service as the first female caseworker in the U.S. Army. She also touches on her husband’s military service during World War I, on managing the Hunter Coal Mine for her father, and her time as the Public Welfare Director for the Civilian Conservation Corps. 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...
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Forrest M. Carhartt describes his deployment to the Mexican border with the Utah National Guard after Pancho Villa’s raids, his military training, and service during World War I. He discusses his education at the University of Denver. He also talks about his membership in the Last Squad, an American Legion-affiliated group of World War I veterans. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County...
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Colonel Forrest Carhartt talks about his experiences as one of the US National Guard troops sent to the Mexican border, and into Mexico itself, in response to Pancho Villa’s raid on Columbus, New Mexico. He compares his military experiences on the Mexican border with his experiences during World War I. 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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In a radio broadcast and presentation produced by the Museums of Western Colorado, William Kirk Bunte speaks about Armistice Day and World War I. Interviews with Western Slope veterans of the war appear as part of the program. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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David Sundal discusses in great detail the life of famous author Dalton Trumbo of Grand Junction, Colorado, based in large part on Sundal’s conversations with the author. Sundal describes the local community’s relationships with Trumbo, reactions to Trumbo’s book Eclipse, portrayals of prominent businessman William Moyer and Daily Sentinel editor Walter Walker in the book, and Trumbo’s life and career after leaving Mesa County. He talks about...
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Louis Roybal discusses his childhood in Taos, New Mexico and on a homestead in the Oklahoma panhandle, working as a cowboy, and the history of his Hispanic family in New Mexico and Southern Colorado. He then talks in detail about his twenty years in the US Navy, with a description of his service as a fireman on naval vessels during World War I, and their engagement with German vessels. He also mentions his service on the USS Langley, the first US...
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To mark the centennial celebration of the town of Grand Junction, Colorado in 1981, the Mesa County Oral History Project wrote and recorded several radio plays about local history. Beginning on September 26, 1981, local radio stations KSTR, KREX-AM, KREX-FM, and KMSA broadcast the plays. Authors of the plays used interviews recorded by the Mesa County Oral History Project as inspiration. This archival recording contains the play When the Armistice...
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Eileen Butler, Josephine Dickey and John Dickey discuss the Handy Chapel and the history of the African-American community in Grand Junction, Colorado. 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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The First Battery O.T.C. sits for a photograph in their uniforms during World War I. Stanley McHatton in seated in the front row, second from the right.
95) Stanley McHatton
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Stanley McHatton stands near a wagon and shed in Gypsum. Taken around 1916-7. He is wearing a military uniform and is holding a shovel.
"I thot [thought] a great deal of him, a real clean fellow, studied to be a lawyer back east. Went to Calif. and died there about 1969." -- Alda Borah
96) Willis Staup
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Willis Staup stands in front of the Gypsum Garage. This photo was taken around 1918, as evidenced by the poster to the left of the door. This poster, titled, "Beat back the hun with liberty bonds," was first published in 1918, and was created by Frederick Strothmann. Staup enlisted in the United States Army on October 2, 1917, and served mainly in France and Germany during World War I. He was honorably discharged on April 29, 1919.
97) Robert McHatton
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Robert McHatton stands in front of the Gypsum Garage. This photo was taken around 1918, as evidenced by the poster to the left of the door. This poster, titled, "Beat back the hun with liberty bonds," was first published in 1918, and was created by Frederick Strothmann. Robert McHatton served in both World War I and World War II. He was the twin brother of Stanley McHatton.
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In his lecture Wooden Ships and Iron Men, former Navy seaman Al Look talks about the role of US naval power in World War I. William Kirk Bunte talks about air power in the war in his lecture Those Magnificent Men in the Flying Machines. Look and Bunte’s lectures were part of the Museums of Western Colorado’s series on World War I in 1982. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
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The thirty-one surviving members of The Last Squad Club, a group of World War I veterans established in 1937, meets in 1981. Different members, including Al Look and Glenn Berry, are recorded speaking. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History...
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Lieutenant Colonel John Bonforte talks about his enlistment in the US Army medical corps during World War I, and about his service in France, Germany, and Poland. His interview with David Sundal took place directly after the annual meeting of the Last Squad Club, which was an organization of World War I veterans in Mesa County. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums...
