Interviewee

Anita Whelen

Interviewer

Bebe Allen

Project

General Terry Allen Project

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee

Childhood friend of Mary Frances Robinson, wife of General Terry Allen.

Summary of Interview

Discusses family background; relationship of El Paso girls and cavalry officers at Fort Bliss; marriage of Terry and Mary Frances Allen; circumstances of General Allen's removal from command of the Division; the pre-WWII visit of Will Rogers in El Paso; general recollections about General Terry Allen.

Date of Interview

5-2-1992

Length of Interview

30 minutes

Tape Number

No. 789

Transcript Number

No. 789

Length of Transcript

26 pages

Interview Number

No. 789

Terms of Use

Unrestricted

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