Mr. Junkman, who grew up in River Falls, gives his remarkable account as a soldier in World War II. Junkman joined the local National Guard and soon found himself fighting the Japanese in the Pacific theatre, enduring three years of difficult combat. He was discharged from the National Guard after 29 ½ years of service. Additionally, he briefly discusses life, before and after the war, in River Falls.

Kleinpell, Eugene H., 1946-1967.

UWRF Series 26-UWRF26_187
1946-1967.

Part of University Photograph collection, 1875-

Library Science, n.d.

UWRF Series 26-UWRF26_262
n.d.

Part of University Photograph collection, 1875-

Melvin Wall Memorial Fountain, 1968

UWRF Series 26-UWRF26_268
1968

Part of University Photograph collection, 1875-

Parker, Warren D., 1874-1888, 1894-1898.

UWRF Series 26-UWRF26_182
1874-1888, 1894-1898.

Part of University Photograph collection, 1875-

Springer, Mrs. Frank (Vera)

Part of University of Wisconsin-River Falls Oral History Project interviews, 1969-circa 1996.

Mrs. Springer speaks extensively about her ancestry, particularly the Doughty family history. She also discusses at length her father and his career as a horse and buggy doctor in west central Wisconsin. She reminisces about the towns of Eau Galle and Elmwood, both in Wisconsin, and remembers "camp meetings", a type of religious revival that was often held at Eau Galle, Wisconsin, during her youth.

Mrs. Springer provides information concerning the changes wrought in her life by the depression of the 1930's, and her husband's difficult position during that period as a banker who had occasionally to foreclose on mortgages. She recalls an incident in Hayward, Wisconsin, when farmers responded to attempts at foreclosure with violence. She also gives her husband's opinion of the New Deal, and her own reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941).