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Corporal/Specialist Silva was drafted into the Army in 1942 and served until 1945 in the 177th Field Artillery Battalion. Interviewed by George Walters on Apr 20, 2006, Silva talked about military experiences in the Second World War. The 2005 Kansas Legislature passed a bill funding the WWII Veterans Oral History grant program. This transcript is from one of the nine community institutions that received these grants. The transcript from the interview is presented here; the original audio copy of the interview is available through the Emporia State University (Flint Hills) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Silva, Louis Arellano
Date: 20 April 2006
Item Number: 211466
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211466
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Emporia State University (Flint Hills)
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Audio recording
People - Hispanics
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Counties - Greenwood
Places - Counties - Lyon
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Audio
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