Storyteller: Charles A. Bertalot
Interviewer: Lorretta Bertalot
Language: English
Initiative: Tulsans Talk
Description: Charles moved to Tulsa in the 1940s from Cassville, Mo. He attended Burroughs Elem., Roosevelt Jr High, Central H S and TU. He describes several jobs as a youth and times he enjoyed as a child, a college fraternity man, and an adult. Charles served in the Air Force, Air Reserves, and Oklahoma National Air Guard, retiring as Major.
Subjects: Douglas Bomber Plant during WW II, Burroughs Elementary, Roosevelt Jr. High, Central High School class 1958, TU, Inter-racial happenings, a child's daily life, Taking Industrial Arts and swim classes, Grandma's "peach tree T", Mowing lawns, working at Sipes Grocery, and throwing newspapers, Riding the train to St. Louis for baseball games, City golf and running associations, Fraternity life, U S. Air Force and the Oklahoma National Air Guard.