Commencement Speaker

ID: 1889 ~ Source: Fladers Jr., Henry Jackson, interviewed by David Bruce Strickland, March 21, 1989, in Waco, Texas. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX.View the full interview
This file appears in: James Connally Air Force Base

Henry Jackson Flanders Jr. describes his experience as a commencement speaker at James Connally Air Force Base in 1963.

This file appears in: James Connally Air Force Base

By Sarah Miller
With the possible entrance into World War II on the horizon, McLennan County officials and local city leaders lobbied the federal government to build a military installation in the Waco area. By August 14, 1941, officials learned about the…