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WWII Vet Strikes It Rich With Wildcat Oil Well
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keywords: Oil Industry, Oil Exploration, Oklahoma Wildcat, Virgil Greenwood
Synopsis: Virgil Greenwood WWII Army veteran turned Oklahoma wildcatter was able to strike it rich on an oil well from land he leased before the war and was soon to expire (2007-154f.txt)...(read more)
- Date: 1946
- Duration: 00:00:37
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
WWII Vet Strikes It Rich With Wildcat Oil Well
A novice operator’s first wildcat oil well, drilled with home-made tools and halted by two years of Army service, strikes oil in an important discovery. Ex-Sgt. Virgil Greenwood is the lucky G.I.
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- Newsreels: 1946 - January 31
