CALIFORNIA MILITARY MUSEUM
POC: Mr. Bill Davies
(916) 278-5452
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MUSEUM LAUNCHES WORLD WAR II ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM

NEWS RELEASE

ATTENTION WORLD WAR II VETERANS:
Your service experiences are needed for present and future generations. World War Two veterans, from all branches of Service are invited to register for oral history interviews. The California Military Museum, Sacramento; in conjunction with the University of California, Los Angeles and the California State University, Los Angeles; have established the California Military History Educational Project The Museum has been tasked to develop military history educational curriculum materials to supplement the history instruction at all California elementary, intermediate and high schools. Part of this is to develop a database of World War 2 veterans for oral history interviews. if you register you will not be required to do anything but tell us something of your recollections. This will be a chance to tell your history, to help preserve the memories of experiences. Your story is important and we would like to interview you, at a time and place convenient to you. The interview will be archived at the museum and you will be provided with a free copy of the interview for your and your families, use.

Simply contact Bill Davies, the project officer, and provide him with your mailing address (or email address if you have one). He can be reached by phone at (916) 278-5452; by mail as Bill Davies, WW2 Oral History Project, California Military Museum, 1119 2nd Street, Sacramento CA 95814; or by email at [log in to unmask] A one page (two sided) form will be sent that asks you to provide your basic military service information. Return the completed form in the enclosed stamped envelope. Just completing that simple form will be a significant help to us! You may indicate a desire or willingness for a face to face recorded interview on the form you complete. We will conduct interviews based upon our resources to do the interviews; a priority based on the data you provide and your scheduling convenience.

ATTENTION AMATUR HISTORIANS, MILITARY HISTORY BUFFS AND STUDENTS:

Amateur historians, military history- buffs, students interested in helping with this project please write or email Bill Davies (info above). Provide information on your background, history experiences, oral interviewing experiences, clerical ability, resources and the level of time commitment you may be able to provide.

Your participation to help accomplish meaningful research will gain our heartfelt thanks, perhaps some academic credit if you are enrolled in a program, perhaps some travel expenses and, for a particularly significant body of military history research, you may be awarded official California recognition
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