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Oral History Interview with Cecil D. Bettes, September 25, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cecil D. Bettes. Bettes joined the Army after finishing high school in Houston, Texas, in 1943. After basic training, Bettes was shipped to Italy and assigned to E Company, 2nd, Battalion,339th Regiment, 85th Infantry Division. He describes the death in combat of a close friend. In Italy, Bettes was wounded severley and sent to the hospital. Instead of allowing himself to be shipped to France, he broke out of the hospital an… more
Date: September 25, 2012
Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Bettes, Cecil D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Cecil D. Bettes, September 25, 2012

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Cecil D. Bettes. Bettes joined the Army after finishing high school in Houston, Texas, in 1943. After basic training, Bettes was shipped to Italy and assigned to E Company, 2nd, Battalion,339th Regiment, 85th Infantry Division. He describes the death in combat of a close friend. In Italy, Bettes was wounded severley and sent to the hospital. Instead of allowing himself to be shipped to France, he broke out of the hospital an… more
Date: September 25, 2012
Creator: Bettes, Cecil D.
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

[Funeral Program for Veola Bernice Edwards, Jr., September 25, 2012]

Description: Funeral program for Veola (Vee) Bernice Edwards, Jr., born October 12, 1939 and died September 17, 2012. The funeral was held September 25, 2012 at F.E. Lewis Memorial Chapel, officiated by Rev. Howard Mims. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Meadowlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: September 25, 2012
Partner: San Antonio Public Library
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