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Title
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Oral History: Alexander, Walter G. II, 2009
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Interviewee
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Alexander, Walter G. II
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Birth Year
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1922
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Birth Place
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Virginia - Petersburg
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Rutgers Graduating Class
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1943
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Interviewer
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Holyoak, Sandra Stewart
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Dzendzera, Catherine
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Location of Interview
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South Orange, NJ
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Date Created
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6 November 2009
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Description
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Dr. Alexander was born in 1922 in Petersburg, Virginia. He attended Orange High school in New Jersey before he was accepted to Rutgers on a scholarship. He was a member of ROTC, the engineering program, and the Rutgers track team. A Tuskegee Airman, he graduated from Rutgers with a degree in mechanical engineering, then went to work for Douglas Aircraft as a draftsman in California. He enlisted in the USAAF in 1944 and trained at Keesler and Tuskegee Army Airbases as a fighter pilot. World War II ended before he was deployed. He later attended Howard University's dental school and became a distinguished dentist in New Jersey.
Dr. Alexander was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Rutgers African-American Alunni Alliance in 2007. He was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Distinguished Alumni in 2009.
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Collection
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Rutgers Oral History Archives (ROHA)
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Repository
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Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries
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Rights
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Permission to quote from this transcript must be obtained from the Rutgers Oral History Archives.
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Identifier
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ROHA-Alexander
