White, Ronald. 1. Interview for Friendly Invasion 2016.

Oral interview with Ronald White, conducted by Dale Gilbert Jarvis, recorded at the College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville. 0:00 - brief family history, early history of the base; 5:50 working on the base, shipping supplies onto the base; 6:50 closing the base; 8:10 - wages; 8:45 - getting on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jarvis, Dale Gilbert
Other Authors: White, Ronald
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Oral traditions
expressions and the written word
White
Ronald
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_wn/id/2737
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Summary:Oral interview with Ronald White, conducted by Dale Gilbert Jarvis, recorded at the College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville. 0:00 - brief family history, early history of the base; 5:50 working on the base, shipping supplies onto the base; 6:50 closing the base; 8:10 - wages; 8:45 - getting onto the base with a pass, getting signed in; 9:40 - servicemen marrying local women and returning to America; 10:55 - famous visitors: Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley; 11:30 - clubs and entertainment; 14:50 - plane crashes; 17:25 - rationale for closing the base; 18:30 - old buildings on the base; 24:45 - road conditions, transportation

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