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Paul Getto enlisted in the Army (Air Force) in 1942 and served until 1946. He worked as a dentist in Alabama. Apparently, he did not serve overseas. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on Aug 31, 2006, Getto talked about military experiences in the Second World War. He was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, October 1, 1917 and graduated from high school there. He came to Kansas University to college because his brother Mike was an assistant football coach at KU in 1935. After college he attended Kansas City Western Dental School (now part of the University of Missouri). He married his wife Winnifred in 1942. 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: Getto, Paul
Date: August 31, 2006
Item Number: 218560
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218560
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Dentists
Collections - Oral History - Kansas Veterans of World War II - Watkins Community Museum of History, Lawrence, KS
Date - 2000s - 2006
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Video
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Alabama
Places - Other States - Pennsylvania
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Film and video
Type of Material - Film and video - Oral histories
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