Oral history interview with Dewey Williams [sound recording], 1979 September 28

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Oral history interview with Dewey Williams [sound recording], 1979 September 28

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Dewey Williams was born on July 26, 1899 in Tennessee but grew up in Hazel, Kentucky. He enlisted in the United States Army when he was seventeen. He trained at Salem, New Jersey. He was transported to France where he received more military training and then was stationed in Liverpool, England for the duration of the war. Following the war, he relocated to Arkansas for employment. During the Great Depression, he moved to Detroit, Michigan. He returned to Hazel, Kentucky in 1940.

2 sound discs (1 hour, 7 minutes) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Dewey Williams, a resident of Hazel, Kentucky, discusses his experiences during World War I and the Great Depression. He recalls the military training he received, the Armistice, being "shell shocked", the loss of life caused by carelessness with weapons and his return back to the United States. He also discusses the effects of the Great Depression, searching for employment in Detroit and his job making railroad ties. From the description of Oral history interview with Dewey Williams...