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Description

Leona 'Cissie' Parker, wife of Oklahoma A&M College alum Gene Parker, recalls living in Vet Village on the campus of what is now Oklahoma State University in the 1940s. She describes the environment of the village, the jobs Gene had to supplement his GI Bill, and the hutment they called home for three and a half years. Parker also talks about Gene?s career in secondary education and family.

Date(s)

06/23/2014

Call Number

OSS_316

Subjects Vet Village, WWII, GI Bill
Veterans, College students--Social life and customs, College environment
Interviewee(s) Leona Cissie Parker
Interviewer(s) Juliana Nykolaiszyn