Louis Cruz Torres oral history

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: ACCN 2360

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Louis Cruz Torres oral history (2006) is the transcript of a series of interviews with Torres (b. 1923) conducted by Marsha Lundgren at the Utah Veteran's Association Nursing Home in Salt Lake City. The interviews were conducted between June and August 2006.

Dates

2006

Creator

Torres, Louis Cruz, 1923- (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

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Biographical Sketch

Louis Cruz Torres was born on 25 April 1923, shortly after his parents entered this country from Guadalajara, Mexico. The family worked in the fields in Texas, California, and Kansas, where Louis got his early schooling. He married Dora Alvidrez at nineteen because he was expecting to go into the military, and was drafted in February 1943. He entered the Army Air Corps and was stationed in England.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Additional Description

Abstract

The Louis Cruz Torres oral history (2006) consists of the transcript of a series of interviews with Torres (b. 1923) conducted by Marsha Lundgren at the Utah Veteran's Association Nursing Home in Salt Lake City. The interviews were conducted between June and August 2006.