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Oral history interview with Billy May

Title

Oral history interview with Billy May

Subject

Indians of North America

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School--Alumni and alumnae

Boarding school students

Korean War (1950-1953)

Indians of North America Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Chilocco Indian Agricultural School--Alumni and alumnae Boarding school students Korean War (1950-1953) Interviews

Description

Billy May (Chickasaw), a 1951 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, discusses his early life living in California and his time as a student at the school. He talks about joining the Marine Corps during the Korean War and being stationed in Pearl Harbor and shares an anecdote of bringing his infant daughter from Hawaii to Oklahoma. He ends by discussing more of his military service and his sons' experiences in the military as well.

Format

video

Identifier

okso_sok_373

Interviewer

Milligan, Sarah

Interviewee

OHMS Object

access interview in full screen

Interview Keyword

Military experience

family ties

Social Bookmarking

Citation

“Oral history interview with Billy May,” Chilocco History Project, accessed April 23, 2024, https://chilocco.library.okstate.edu/items/show/2681.