Oral history interview with George Howe / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 2)
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- 1975-02-24
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Howe discusses his service in the Air Corps and his life in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in particular his career with the public school system, for which he became the business manager. Topics also discussed include: Family ancestry, English, German—Education, kindergarten, high school graduation, Hamilton School, 1898-1913, La Crosse, Wisconsin—Superintendent McCormick of Hamilton School, hospitalization, George’s visit, 1900s, La Crosse, Wisconsin—Captain Fowler, teacher, member of the National Guard, George’s enlistment into the U. S. Army Air Corps, World War, 1914-1918—U. S. Army Air Corps training, flight school, practice flights, 1918, Austin, Texas—U. S. Army Air Corps flight school, discipline, test results, 1918, Austin, Texas—German Air Corps superiority, Red Knight of Germany (Baron Manfred von Richthofen), World War I, 1914-1918—U. S. Army Air Corps flight school, training, flying accidents, Austin, Texas, 1918—Public feelings towards World War I, 1914-1918, Anti-German propagan
00:00:50—Family ancestry, English, German | 00:06:58—Education, kindergarten, high school graduation, Hamilton School, 1898-1913, La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:09:20—Superintendent McCormick of Hamilton School, hospitalization, George’s visit, 1900s, La Crosse, Wisconsin | 00:13:08—Captain Fowler, teacher, member of the National Guard, George’s enlistment into the U. S. Army Air Corps, World War, 1914-1918 | 00:18:47—U. S. Army Air Corps training, flight school, practice flights, 1918, Austin, Texas | 00:22:15—U. S. Army Air Corps flight school, discipline, test results, 1918, Austin, Texas | 00:25:15—German Air Corps superiority, Red Knight of Germany (Baron Manfred von Richthofen), World War I, 1914-1918 | 00:27:14—U. S. Army Air Corps flight school, training, flying accidents, Austin, Texas, 1918 | 00:28:44—Public feelings towards World War I, 1914-1918, Anti-German propaganda | 00:34:00—High school teachers, Mr. Steuckert, German language education, 1910s, La Crosse, Wisconsin
Tape 1 of 2.
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
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- University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Oral History Program
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- Howe, George -- Interviews
Oral history
Oral history -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Interviews -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
La Crosse (Wis.) -- History
Air pilots, Military
Public schools -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Public schools -- Business management
La Crosse (Wis.) -- Social life and customs - Type
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- English
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- Oral history interview with George Howe / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 2). 1975-02-24. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000163. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
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- (1975-02-24) Oral history interview with George Howe / interviewed by Howard Fredricks (1 of 2). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://digitalcollections.uwlax.edu/jsp/RcWebAudioPlayer.jsp?doc_id=aa172543-df64-469f-9585-15a8bb4e56e4/wlacu000/00000018/00000163
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