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Title	Holloway, William, Interview with (2014-10-17)
Creator	Texas A&M University-Commerce
Subject	Cold War United States. Navy
Description	Born in Kilgore, Texas, on April 16, 1934, William H. Holloway grew up on his family's cotton farm helping his father and three older brothers with daily chores such as milking the cow and plowing the fields. After graduating high school, he worked as a truck driver in Fort Worth, Texas, until 1954 when a run in with the law left him with a choice to make: go to prison or join the military. He chose the latter and joined the U.S. Navy. He completed basic training in San Francisco, California and then moved to Norman, Oklahoma for additional schooling. While in Norman, a close friend convinced Holloway to attend electronics school with him in Memphis, Tennessee so that they could remain together. After graduating electronics school, the Navy assigned William to an airbase in Hutchison, Kansas where he serviced the radio tower. Holloway eventually decided to attend aircraft radar training in Buloxi, Mississippi in order to improve his rank. Upon completion of radar school, he shipped out to Hawaii and worked on naval air craft for two years. In 1958, Holloway received an honorable discharge and returned to Fort Worth where he worked as a truck driver again for awhile. Eventually, he earned a job working with Bell Helicopter where he remained until he retired. During his time at Bell, he worked on the V-22 Osprey.
Date	2014-10-17
Publisher	N/A
Publisher of Collection	Texas A&M University-Commerce
Contributors	Willam Holloway; East Texas War and Memory Project
Interviewer	Brianna Crews
Type	Moving Image
File Format	mp4
Duration	00:45:47
OH #	1134
Language	eng;
Rights	All rights to materials within this collection are held by respective holding institutions or individuals with the exception of public domain items. The materials contained within this collection are made available online for educational and/or personal research purposes only.

Holloway, William, Interview with (2014-10-17)

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