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Archie Hawkins was drafted into the Army (Air Corps) in 1942 and served until 1945 in the 83rd Squadron. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on Aug 14, 2006, Hawkins talked about military experiences in the Second World War. He provides descriptions of his training and combat missions as a crew member on a B-25 bomber in the Army Air Corps. He was born April 24, 1919, in South Dakota. He was a Sioux Indian and he and both of his parents attended Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kansas. 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: Hawkins, Archie
Date: August 14, 2006
Item Number: 218562
Call Number: World War II Oral Histories Project
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 218562
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 - Film
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Education - Haskell Institute
People - American Indians - Tribes - Sioux
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - South Dakota
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Film and video
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