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21) Ed Bratton
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Ed Bratton, on the right, with an unidentified friend, standing in front of barracks, 1917-1919.
"They went into the Army from Eagle County. The Bratton Family lived at Taponas in Routt County, but Ed and Frank Bratton were working in Eagle County when they enlisted. As a result, they were not listed in the published book of Routt County WWI veterans." [According to Gertrude Bratton Wilson]
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Rudolph Seibert talks about basic training and life in the U.S. Army during World War I. He also touches on resistance to U.S. involvement in the war from within the Army’s ranks, and on his training and work as an auto mechanic. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Lacy Tribby describes his experiences as a pilot for the 148th Aero Squadron of the United States Army, fighting on the Western Front during World War I. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Lyle McNames talks extensively about his enlistment in the U.S. Army during World War I and about his time in basic training. He also describes the life of a soldier, and discusses the conflicted feelings that different soldiers had about the war. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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In a radio broadcast and presentation produced by the Museums of Western Colorado, William Kirk Bunte speaks about Armistice Day and World War I. Interviews with Western Slope veterans of the war appear as part of the program. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Harvey Smith talks about his enlistment in the U.S. Navy during World War I and goes into detail about several aspects of the war, including the use of zeppelins by Germany. He also touches briefly on his Mesa County, Colorado childhood, and the introduction of quails to the area. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical...
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Bert Kearl talks about patrolling the US—Mexico border as part of the US Cavalry after Pancho Villa staged his daring raid into New Mexico. He then discusses his retraining as a gunner, fighting in Europe during World War I as part of the 155th Artillery, and time spent in France. Finally, he elaborates on the many jobs he held over the years, including his ownership of the Western Real Estate company in Delta, Colorado. The interview was conducted...
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William Reeves talks about his service in the US Army’s 10th Division during World War I, about his brief career as an undertaker, and about working as an undertaker for both the Army and as a civilian during the Spanish Flu epidemic. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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Louis Roybal discusses his childhood in Taos, New Mexico and on a homestead in the Oklahoma panhandle, working as a cowboy, and the history of his Hispanic family in New Mexico and Southern Colorado. He then talks in detail about his twenty years in the US Navy, with a description of his service as a fireman on naval vessels during World War I, and their engagement with German vessels. He also mentions his service on the USS Langley, the first US...
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In his lecture Wooden Ships and Iron Men, former Navy seaman Al Look talks about the role of US naval power in World War I. William Kirk Bunte talks about air power in the war in his lecture Those Magnificent Men in the Flying Machines. Look and Bunte’s lectures were part of the Museums of Western Colorado’s series on World War I in 1982. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
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Al Look talks about his time in the US Naval Reserves during World War I and how he became an officer. He describes ships in detail and how they were loaded, the weapons on them, and Navy traditions. He talks about his time after the Navy and how he homesteaded in Dove Creek, Colorado. Look brings up World War II and his son’s service in the Navy at that time. The interview finishes with Look talking about his childhood in Nebraska. The interview...
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Armand de Beque talks about the history of Ravensbeque, Colorado, founded by his father Wallace A.E. De Beque prior to the town’s relocation to the present site of De Beque. He speaks about Wallace De Beque’s training and career as a pioneer doctor, and about the family’s roots in both Canada and France. He talks about his brothers’ service in Europe during World War I and the military service of his sons. He discusses his memories of growing...
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Mabel Cowden discusses her pioneer father, who owned a stagecoach line in Meeker and Rifle, Colorado, and her pioneer mother, who was active in the community and Methodist church affairs of Rifle. She goes into her education as a teacher and her teaching position in Harvey Gap. She talks about meeting her fiance, his service during World War I, and about the service of her brother, sons and grandsons in other wars. She also talks about raising a family...
