Leo Millard, Oral History

Creator

Leo Millard
Travis Uekert

Files

Streaming Media

Date

2014-03-21

Description

This is a video recording of an oral history interview with Leo Millard. It was conducted on March 21, 2014. The interviewer is Travis Ueckert. This interview was conducted in Cooper, Texas. Leo Millard grew up on his parents’ farm in Delta County, west of Cooper, Texas. His father grew cotton and corn. Mr. Millard described the process of selling the cotton and how the price of cotton was determined. He and his two sisters picked cotton on other farms, as well as their own. They were paid thirty cents per day for their labor. Mr. Millard was able to buy his clothing with the money he earned. Before he worked for money, Mr. Millard did chores on the farm, including drawing water from the well and carrying wood. Millard graduated high school in 1939. When asked if he worried about Hitler, Millard stated that Hitler was not discussed much, and he had no real concern about the potential of a German invasion or Hitler’s growing power. Millard served in the Navy. He discussed his naval career in great detail, including the many career paths he tried out before settling on metal working and welding. Life in the Navy was not particularly exciting, according to Millard, as he never saw combat. He served a second stint in the Navy, repairing ships on the island of Guam until 1951. He moved back to Cooper, Texas, after he retired from the Navy.

Type

Moving Image

Format

mp4

Language

eng

Department

Special Collections and University Archives

Identifier

2008-032_OH_01088_interview

Recommended Citation

Millard, Leo and Uekert, Travis, "Leo Millard, Oral History" (2014-03-21). All Oral Histories. 133.
https://digitalcommons.tamuc.edu/scua-oral-history-all/133