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Cecil Stecher enlisted in the Navy in 1943 and served until 1946. He was a Navy Air cadet and trained as a torpedo bomber. He was born June 14, 1925, near Baldwin, Kansas. He attended grade school at Spring Creek and Prairie City and graduated from Baldwin High School. He worked at the Sunflower Ordinance Works in DeSoto before joining the Navy. Interviewed by Deborah Pye on Jun 12, 2007, Stecher 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 community institutions receiving grants. The transcript of the interview is presented here; the original video copy of the interview is available through the Watkins Community Museum of History (Lawrence) and through the Kansas State Historical Society.
Creator: Stecher, Cecil L.
Date: June 12, 2007
Item Number: 214670
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 214670
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Watkins Community Museum of History, Lawrence, KS
Date - 2000s - 2007
Military - Equipment - Aircraft
Military - Service - Navy
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Film
Places - Cities and towns - Baldwin City
Places - Cities and towns - Prairie City
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Film and video
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