{"id":720,"date":"2009-05-25T08:30:15","date_gmt":"2009-05-25T13:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=720"},"modified":"2014-01-15T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T21:48:53","slug":"a-veterans-view-harold-labonte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2009\/05\/25\/a-veterans-view-harold-labonte\/","title":{"rendered":"A Veteran’s View: Harold Labonte"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0In 2001, our\u00a0own Karen, along with several volunteers, began\u00a0interviewing\u00a0local residents for\u00a0a World War II\/Korean War Oral History Project.\u00a0 Our Oral History Collection now includes the war-related stories of 74 veterans, former civilian workers, and even a war bride or two.<\/p>\n

The recordings of the full\u00a0interviews—most of which have been transcribed—have always been available at our Center, but now we are pleased to be able to offer selections from these interviews online—just in time for Memorial Day!<\/p>\n

Harold Labonte joined the Air Force in 1935 at the age of\u00a018.\u00a0 However, he spent World War II as an extremely hard-working\u00a0Air Force Civilian Technician.\u00a0\u00a0 He was so important to the war effort, that he became one of the few civilians personally chastised by General Patton.\u00a0 Mr. Labonte passed away in August of last year.<\/p>\n

If, after hearing this brief recording, you would like to hear the rest of Mr. Labonte’s story, you are welcome to bring your favorite set of headphones to our Center!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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