Oral History Interview with Harold Aiken, April 9, 2002 Page: 1 of 11

                                
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AIKEN, Harold
ARMY
Eakin, Elizabeth
April 9, 2002
February 19, 2003
Terry Moore
Korea, 7th Division, 707 Ordnance-Truck Mechanic

Important Note: The quality of this tape was extremely poor. The majority of the
interview was garbled and almost totally impossible to understand.

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My name is Elizabeth Eakin, and I am interviewing Harold Aiken for the Lee
College oral history project on April 9, 2002, at his home in Highlands, Texas.
Mr. Aiken, you are aware that our conversation will be recorded and that the tape
and transcription will be placed in the Lee College library, and do I have your
permission to do that?
Yes.
Can you state your full name, the highest rank that you held, your present
address.
My full name is Harold G. Aiken, Jr. The highest rank that I held while I was in
the service was corporal. My address is 414 Prairie Avenue, Highlands, Texas
77562.
Can you give me some background information on yourself, please?
I was born in the town of Sutton, Texas, on October 31, 1927.
What was your previous occupation before you joined the service?
I was an apprentice electrician.
What was your place of enlistment?
It was Houston, Texas-Harris County.

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