Kay W. Hargis Oral History Interview

Oral history interview by Mary Heers with Kay W. Hargis. Topics include: His career in the military, both active duty and reserves; His career in law enforcement; His career as a volunteer since retiring from the military and law enforcement; Stories about John Browning and his volunteer work at the Browning Firearms Museum; Obtaining his pilot's license and flying over traffic to give traffic reports; A history of his employment as a youth: His first job at age eight delivering newspapers and working in a restaurant, candy factory, and driving cars for a car dealer as a teenager: Working at a grocery store while in the Army Reserves; Going into Law Enforcement and different experiences during his twenty-seven year career; Stories related to Hill Air Force Museum and the 1942 Doolittle Raid.

Mr. Kay Hargis has had three careers over the span of his working life. He was in the United States Army for 33 years, and worked in law enforcement for 27 years. After retirement from the military and law enforcement, Mr. Hargis began volunteering for multiple organizations, including: The Union Station Museum, The Browning Gun Museum, Hill Air Force Base Aerospace Museum, the Department of Defense organization called the Employer Support of the Guard Reserve, and for the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. He's also a pilot that used to do traffic reports for a local station. He tells stories of his time on the police force, as well as war stories he knows from working in museums.