Interview with William R. Buster, May 21, 1985

Project: William R. Buster Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Discusses experiences at West Point - treatment of plebes-- ancestry of classmates (descendents of Civil War veterans)-- Omar Bradley as an educator-- duties as company Supply Sergeant-- activities at Fort Clinton (Summer Camp)-- personal impressions of West Point; experiences at Fort Knox - camp life-- living quarters-- duties as commander of Batteries A and B-- maneuvers at Fort McClellan and Fort Benning-- mentions Second Armored Division.

Interview Accession

1985oh102_ww011

Interviewee Name

William R. Buster

Interviewer Name

William J. Marshall

Interview Date

1985-05-21

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Buster, William R. Interview by William J. Marshall. 21 May. 1985. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Buster, W.R. (1985, May 21). Interview by W. J. Marshall. William R. Buster Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Buster, William R., interview by William J. Marshall. May 21, 1985, William R. Buster Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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