An Interview with John King
Rating
Title
An Interview with John King
Creator
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Subject
Korean War, 1950-1953 Vietnam War, 1961-1975 United States. Air Force
Description
Senior Master Sergeant John King was born in 1931 in Mount Carmel , Illinois . The son of a telegrapher for the railroad , King and his family lived a relatively comfortable life during the years of the Great Depression . Upon graduating from high school in 1951 , John immediately enlisted in the U.S . Air Force to avoid the draft—a feat he barely accomplished given that his draft notice arrived on the same day . He reported for duty and the Air Force shipped him off to East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce , Texas for clerical school . The Air Force did not need more clerks by the time King finished his training , so they transferred him to Lowry Air Force Base in Colorado for personnel school and then to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana where he served as a personnel specialist for several years . During his twenty year career in personnel , King spent time in Saudi Arabia , Turkey , Chennault AFB in Louisiana , Wurtsmith AFB in Michigan , and a TDY in Goose Bay , Labrador . King insisted that he loved his job because he met new people everywhere he went. John retired from military service in 1971 and returned to school , receiving a Bachelor of Science in business and an MBA from East Texas State before becoming an accountant for Sherwood Medical in Commerce , Texas .
Date
2014-07-10
Publisher
N/A
Contributors
John King ; East Texas War and Memory Project
Interviewer
Hayley Hasik
Type
Moving Image
File Format
mp4
Duration
00:34:53
OH #
1112
Language
eng;
Rights
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