Oral History Interview with Orlan Scott, March 14, 2014 Page: 1

                                
Orlan Scott Oral History Interview

MARK CUNNINGHAM:   This is Mark Cunningham. Today is March 14,
2014. I am interviewing Mr. Orlan D. Scott. This
interview is taking place at the Hilton Hotel, Clear Lake
City, Texas. The interview is in support of the Nimitz
Education and Research Center at the National Museum of the
Pacific War for the Preservation of the Historical
Information Related to World War II. First off, right off
the bat, Mr. Scott, I want to say thank you for your
service to your country. And I want to say, on behalf of
the museum, thank you for your willingness to do this
interview. Right off the bat, when were you born?
ORLAN SCOTT:   I was born on March 15, 1927, in Brownsville,
Texas.
MC: And tell me a little about your parents. Who were they?
OS: My parents was John E. Scott. My mother was [Delmay?]
(inaudible). And my dad was a postmaster in Brownville,
Texas. And at age five, we moved to Arkansas. He decided
he wanted to be a farmer. This was in 1932, and times, you
know, was still after the depression, was still pretty

rough. So it didn't work out too good. And [he had older
boys?]. He thought he could make a living. Well, he could
make a living. Still got to have money to pay the payments

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