Buddy Boudreaux oral history interview, 1999.

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Buddy Boudreaux oral history interview, 1999.

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Boudreaux discusses his family and early life in Baton Rouge; his training with the U.S. Army Air Corps at "Tent City," a basic training center in St. Petersburg, Fla.; memorable events he witnessed in North Africa and Italy; playing in a seven-piece jazz ensemble; his experiences with other cultures, including French Moroccans, Arabs, British, and Italians; the various armies in Italy and the difficulty of fighting there; and his experiences of V-E Day in Italy, life in the United States at the end of the war, and his discharge from the service.

1 sound cassette (52 minutes);Transcript (36 leaves)

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7377918

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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