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Oral history interview with Raymond W. Nyls [Session 01, Recording 01]
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- 1992-04-04 (Creation)
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Audiocassette; 00:28:12
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Raymond Woodrow Nyls, nee Suesens, was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1920. After his mother remarried, he took his step-father's name. He joined the Army Air Corps just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1940, he and Lucile Katherine Tinker were married; they later divorced in 1945. That same year, Nyls and Laila "Peggy" Rose Garver were married. During the Korean War, Nyls served as an engineering officer and also flew missions as a fighter pilot. Some years later, Nyls and Peggy Nyls divorced, and he married Marjorie (her surname before marriage to Nyls is unknown). Nyls ultimately had three children. During the Cold War, he continued to serve in the U.S. Air Force, and for a time served as a UFO investigator. After his retirement, the Nyls family lived in Eugene. He died in 2019.
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Tape 1, Side 1. In the first interview session, conducted in Salem, Oregon, on April 4, 1992, Nyls discusses his family background and early life in Portland, Wauna, Warrenton, and Astoria, including learning to swim, the divorce of his parents, and his memories of the amusement park at Jantzen Beach. He also talks about family trips by train. He speaks at length about his childhood recreational activities, games, and hobbies. He also talks about his relationship with his step-father. He discusses his interest in military history and geology.
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Copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society. Use is allowed according to the following statement: Creative Commons - BY-NC-SA, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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- English
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- Mitchell, Kathleen A. (Contributor)