Oral history interview with Leslie White [sound recording], 1979 September 27

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Oral history interview with Leslie White [sound recording], 1979 September 27

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Leslie Lee White was born in Little Rock, Arkansas then relocated with his family to Paducah, Kentucky. When he was twenty he traveled to New York City in hopes of finding employment. It was in New York that he enlisted in the United States Army. He traveled overseas on a ship called the U.S.S. Great Northern. White was assigned to Company B, 520th Engineers and was stationed at Brest, France.

1 sound disc (33 minutes) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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Murray State University, Waterfield Library

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