Oral history interview with Leonard Martin, 1976 Jan. 24 / conducted by C. Merkel.

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Oral history interview with Leonard Martin, 1976 Jan. 24 / conducted by C. Merkel.

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Sgt. Leonard Martin discusses his experiences at Fort Benning in the late 1930s and early 1940s, including recruit drill, training with horses, horse shows, facilities and conditions, expansion, the Campbell King Bowl (a horse show bowl), the 24th Infantry (an African-American unit), the composition of the 83rd Field Artillery unit, and the organization of the Airborne. He also talks about preparing for a planned visit by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which never took place, and seeing General Patton and President Eisenhower at Fort Benning. He also describes his social activities in Columbus, Ga. and Phenix City, Ala. and some of the nightclubs in Phenix City that many soldiers frequented during Phenix City's heyday as a center of gambling, organized crime, vice, and corruption.

Typescript: 26 leaves, bound ; 29 cm.Sound recording: part of Track 1 on 1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips, 2 track ; 7 in.

Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library

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Columbus State University, Simon Schwob Memorial Library

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