Oral History Interview with W. R. Sample, March 27, 1978 Page: 4
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Marcello:that you did want to get as far away from home as possible.
I gather, then, that the economic situation in those
East Texas counties was just terrible around that time.
It was. Hell, there wasn't no work; there wasn't nothing
there; and you just couldn't make it. That was all there
was to it. There just wasn't nothing, so I went over
there.
What'd you think about the idea of going to the Hawaiian
Islands?
I thought it was beautiful.
Were you looking forward to a tropical paradise and hula
skirts and all that sort of thing?
Well, I had seen a few Hawaiians in side shows, and I liked
their attitude and the way they sang. It was kind of
fascinating.
How hard was it to get in the Army at that particular time?
It wasn't hard at all. It didn't seem to be. Of course, I
was in Houston, and I asked about the Marines and the Navy,
and they said, "No, you're too old." So I more or less was
just looking around. I wasn't thinking about going in right
at that time, until this kid hit me up to go in.And you mentioned that you actually enlisted in Center, Texas.
Right, in Center, Texas.
Did you go directly from Center, Texas, to the Hawaiian
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Sample, W. R., 1906-. Oral History Interview with W. R. Sample, March 27, 1978, book, March 27, 1978; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1998350/m1/6/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.