Oral History Interview with Hugh E. Law, May 15, 1982 Page: 1
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Rugh E, LawInterviewer: Dr. Ronald . Marcello
Place of Interview; Aust;in, TexasDr, Marcello:
Ir, Law:Date: MIay 15, 1982
This is 'f9on -Marcello interviewing Rugh Law for the North
Texas State Tniversity Oral History Collection. The
interview is taking place on 'May 15, 1982, in Austin,
Texas, 194 terview~ng Nr, Law in order to get his
reminiscences and experiences and inipressions while he was
A meeher of the Detach Finance Department, Schofield Barracks,
during the Japanese attack there on December 7, 1941,
Nr, Law, to begin this interview, just very briefly give
me a biogrgphical sketch of yourself, In other words, tell
me when you were born, where you were born, your education,-
things of that nature, Just be very brief and general.
I was born in Corvallis, Oregpn, on 3 September 1917, and I
attended school in the Oregon public schools at Milwakie. I
graduated from high school in 1935, 1 attended Pacific
university and the University of Oregon for about two years.
I got an appointment as a flying cadet in 1939, washed out at
Allen Rancock College of Aeronaut;fcs in Santa Maria, California.
I d4dgAt wgnt to go back home, so I bummed around the country
for about three months, and when I sobered up, I was in the
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Marcello, Ronald E. & Law, Hugh E. Oral History Interview with Hugh E. Law, May 15, 1982, book, May 15, 1982; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2100324/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Oral History Program.