[Oral History Program interview with George Croal, 2011]

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Croal, George, 1942- interviewee

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Abstract: In his June 2011 interview with Troy Reeves, George Croal detailed his thoughts and memories as a graduate student on the UW-Madison campus and as an officer/detective for the Madison Pol...

Abstract: In his June 2011 interview with Troy Reeves, George Croal detailed his thoughts and memories as a graduate student on the UW-Madison campus and as an officer/detective for the Madison Police Department . Croal spoke of the time period between 1964 and the early 1980s and on the following topics: UW-Madison, Sterling Hall Bombing, Madison Police Department; the Barbara Hoffman case, and the Vietnam Era on UW-Madison's campus. Croal also offered his opinion on the book, Rads. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program, specifically for the collaboration with the Wisconsin Story Project on the Sterling Hall Bombing.

Key Words: Madison, WI; UW-Madison History Department; George Mosse; Domenico Sella; Harvey Goldberg; Madison Police Department; Oliver Steinberg; Dow Riot; Sterling Hall Bombing; Julie Maynard; Army Math Research Center (AMRC); Rads; Barbara Hoffman case; Vietnam Conflict.

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