Interviewer
Pedro Quiroz
Project
Class Project
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Civil Service employee. Born in Sanderson, Texas, February 15, 1922, Mr. Ruben B. Salcido came to El Paso, Texas, in 1929. His parents came from Mexico around 1900. Mr. Salcido's father worked the railroads in Victoria, Sanderson, and El Paso, where he retired a mechanic by trade, Mr. Salcido is a World War II veteran who participated in the D-Day landing at Omaha Beach. He works at Fort Bliss, Texas, for the German Air Defense School. He has a seventh grade education with an equivalent high school GED rating, altough he has no diploma.
Summary of Interview
Biography; the Depression; World War II; discrimination.
Date of Interview
12-6-1976
Length of Interview
1 hour
Listen to the Interview
Tape Number
No. 280
Transcript Number
No. 280
Length of Transcript
16 pages
Interview Number
No. 280
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Ruben B. Salcido by Pedro Quiroz, 1976, "Interview no. 280," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.