Interviewer(s): T. Stewart. Houston, TX

Affiliation: University of Houston/History International

After serving in World War II as a B17 pilot, Mr. O.J. Shirley attended the University of Oklahoma and graduated in 1948. He joined Shell that same year. After training he worked in various capacities from Texas to Wyoming. Eventually, he became a district engineer in the Houston division. He worked in New Orleans as an area coordinator and production superintendent. Later they made him operating manager for the delta division. Finally he served as a liaison between Shell, the government and environmental groups.