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DEPARTMENT OF TH E AI R FORCEAIR FORCE mSTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY

MAXWELL A JR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA

25 Aug 09RSAl0I2009-3277/65643/mtg

AFHRA600 Chennault CircleMaxwell AFB AL 36 11 2-6424USA

John Greenewald, Jr.

Dear Mr. Greenewald :

This letter is in reply to your Freedom of Infonnation Ac t request 0[20 August 2009. Therequest was recei ved by the AFHRA on 20 August 2009 and was ass ign ed the FOI A casenumber 2009-3277.

After researching your request, I was able (0 locate IRIS # 1] 05270 , oral history inLervic:w forGarland , William C .. Thi s document is 222 pages long. There fore in accordance to your FOIAletter, I am enclosing a copy of the table of contents and the cover pagc. The estimated cost forthe 222 pages , minus th e first free 100 pages, is SI8.30. Pl ease note that th e enclosed table ofcontents js the best copy availab le.

Thank you for your re:quest.

Mrs. Marcie: T. Gre:enArc hivi st

Attachments:1. IRIS # 110527 , extract


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MM GEN WILLl.AM C. GARLAND

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Foreword. i i i4 c c e ~ s i o n A g r e ~ m e n t vBiography . . . . . v i i

Family Background . . . . . . . 1Was Small Child When Father Died. ~

Marr ied Jeanne R o ' o i n ~ o n1n 1949 "'-t S a l i n a , K:].n s a s J

B r o t h e r Researched Family ~ i s t o r y. . . . 4

Ances to r M i s t a k e n l y L i s t e d as O e s e c t e r o u r i n 9

Revolu t ionary War . . . . . . . . 5Mother M a i n t a i n e d T ~o v i n 9 1CompVate rIousehold n e s p i t e

He r Poor Heal th an d Fina nc i a l O i .f f i c u l t i E ~ o ; . . . . 5At.tp.nded I i igh School and J u n i o r C o l l e g e a t Goclio'l t-1ilit( 'lt"y

Collp.:ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ 6Worked f o r '2 Ye a r s i n C o t t o n M i l l s l'\nd P l a y e d Semi - p ro

B a s e b a l l . . 6

Appointment to West P o i n t ~

F i r s t l , np res s ion of West P o i n t . ij

Recru i t " !< i i n t o Geot 'g ia N a t i o n a l GUi!rd as TeenageI':" B

Guard Uni t 4c t i va t ed During Labor Disputes . 9Impress ion of Mil i t a ry L i f e a t W e~ t Poin t . 16Flunked Out o f West Poin t Because of t..ow ~ 1 a t h'3rades. 17

Took Math C o u r s e ~and Reentered West Poin t . 17

I n s t r u c t i o n Methons lB

Anecdote About French Teacher 19

working in Cot ton Mit l s Caused Hearing Lo s s 21Few I n s t r u c t o c s Came From Air c o r p ~ 22C a d e t I n s t r u c t o r s . . . . 23

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Blindness" . . . . . . . 28Decis ion t o ,]o in Air Force . 30F l i g h t Tra in ing . 3