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Floyd Simmons oral history interview 2, 2004 March 26
Title
Floyd Simmons oral history interview 2, 2004 March 26
Creator
Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
Date Created
2004-03-26
Subjects--Topical
War, War stories, Battles, Combat, Land mines, War casualties, War wounds, Military hospitals, Olympics, Veterans
Description
Floyd "Chunk" Simmons continues his story in this second of three interviews with a discussion of his time serving in the 10th Mountain Division of the United States Army during World War II. Mr. Simmons arrived in Italy in August 1944 and stayed ...
Floyd Simmons oral history interview 3, 2004 April 7
Title
Floyd Simmons oral history interview 3, 2004 April 7
Creator
Simmons, Floyd, 1923-2008
Date Created
2004-04-07
Subjects--Topical
War, Veterans, Universities and colleges, College sports, College students, College-student veterans, Decathlon, Decathlon--Training, Athletes, Olympics, Olympic athletes, Motion pictures, Acting, Photography
Description
In this last of three interviews, Floyd "Chunk" Simmons discusses his activities after serving in World War II, including his time in the Olympics and in Hollywood as an actor. After the war, Mr. Simmons attended the University of North Carolina a...
Randy Dang oral history interview 2022 April 29
Title
Randy Dang oral history interview 2022 April 29
Creator
Dang, Randy
Date Created
2022-04-29
Subjects--Topical
Hip-hop (music), Break dancing, Olympics
Description
In this interview, Randy discusses his introduction to breaking (breakdancing), his past career as a marine and the relationship between hip hop and breakdancing/breaking. He reflects on why he decided to begin breakdancing in high school. He also...