Oliver Cromwell Aldrich, Jr. Oral History
Dates
- 1992-04-24
Creator
- Aldrich, Oliver C. (Interviewee, Person)
- Norton, Robert Everett (Interviewer, Person)
Biographical / Historical
Oliver Cromwell Aldrich, Jr., was born on November 11, 1918 in Houston County,Texas. He married Alice (Statham) Aldrich (1921-2011) in 1941. Their children were
Oliver Cromwell Aldrich, III, Albert Aldrich, Collin Aldrich, and Cathleen (Aldrich) Miller.
Aldrich attended Edinburg High School and was in the marching band in 1932. He attended Texas A&M in the mid-1930s. He was a farmer and construction contractor and owned a crop dusting company.
During World War II Aldrich served in the Texas Defense Guard as a Sergeant in the First Platoon in Company F, 31st Battalion headquartered in Mission, Texas. His
commanding officer was Major Lloyd M. Bentsen.
Aldrich died on March 2, 1993, in Houston, Harris County, Texas. He is buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Edinburg, Texas
Extent
1 Items : Item runs 1:30:21
Language of Materials
English
- Boy Scouts of America Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Canals--Texas--Hidalgo County Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Citrus fruit industry--Texas--Lower Rio Grande Valley. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Edinburg (Tex.)--History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Education Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ferries Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Horses--Training Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hunting Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hurricane Beulah, 1967 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hurricanes Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Judges--Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McAllen (Tex.)--History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McAllen Country Club Subject Source: Local sources
- Parenting Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- People's Covenant Church Subject Source: Local sources
- Pharr (Tex.) -- history Subject Source: Local sources
- Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District (Tex.) Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Pumping stations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads--Texas--Hidalgo County. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reinosa (Mexico)--History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- San Juan (Tex.) -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Steam-engines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Texas--Genealogy Subject Source: Local sources
- Texas--Hurricane, 1967 Subject Source: Local sources
- Transportation--Texas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus Repository
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