An Interview with Leo Millard
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Title
An Interview with Leo Millard
Creator
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American United States. Navy
Description
Leo Millard grew up on his parents’ farm in Delta County , west of Cooper , Texas . His father was a cotton farmer . His farm had fields of cotton and corn , the corn being for the mules . Mr . Millard goes into some depth about the process of selling the cotton , and how the price of the cotton is determined . He and his two sisters picked cotton , presumably on other farms , as well as their own, since they were paid 30 cents per day for their labor . Mr . Millard was able to buy his clothing with the money he earned . Before he was working for money , Mr . Millard did chores on the farm such as drawing water from the well and carrying in wood . He mentions that he lived without running water or even electricity . Mr . Millard lists reading and spelling as his favorite subjects in grade school . He mentions that he never really got into trouble . He completed high school and graduated in 1939 . When asked if he was worried about Hitler , Millard stated that Hitler was not discussed much , and he had no real worry about the idea of a potential German invasion , or even Hitler’s growing power . He then continues by discussing his various jobs after high school . It is not entirely clear whether Mr . Millard enlisted in the Navy before he was drafted , or simply chose the Navy once he received his draft notice , but either way , he served in the Navy . He goes into great length about his career in the Navy and the many career paths he tried out before settling on being a metal worker and welder . He expresses that Navy life is rather dull and not very exciting ; he never saw any combat . Mr . Millard describes his life after the Navy as a meat inspector in Fort Worth , Texas . He had the job for 3 years before he was recalled to service in the Navy . He moved back to Cooper , Texas after he retired from the Navy Summary contributed by: Aaron Key
Date
2007-09-19
Publisher
N/A
Publisher of Collection
Texas A&M University-Commerce
Contributors
Leo Millard
Interviewer
Glenn Gainer
Type
Moving Image
File Format
mp4
Duration
0:58:27
OH #
818
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.
CONTENTdm file name
4129.mp4
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