Interview with J. B. Price, August 5, 2011
Project: Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project
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J. B. Price talks about his childhood near Lawrenceburg, Kentucky walking seven miles to school. He talks about being drafted into World War II. He talks about training at Camp Atterbury and his orders to go overseas. Price talks about his time in the European Theater during World War II. He talks about being saved by General Patton. He talks about a leg injury he suffered. Price talks about his wife, children, and grandchildren.[Tape skips throughout this interview due to an issue with the recording equipment.]
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Childhood Families. Lawrenceburg (Ky.) Education--Kentucky Wounds and injuries. World War IIInterview Rights
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Price, J. B. Interview by Jan Jasper. 05 Aug. 2011. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Price, J.B. (2011, August 05). Interview by J. Jasper. Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Price, J. B., interview by Jan Jasper. August 05, 2011, Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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