Interview with James Gilbert Edwards, August 19, 2003
Project: Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project
Interview Summary
James Gilbert Edwards, who grew up in Louisville, Ky., served in the United States Navy, from 1941 to 1947. He joined the Navy at the age of 17 and attended boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Ill. He was assigned to the heavy cruiser USS New Orleans and was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked in December 1941.Interview Accession
Interviewee Name
Interviewer Name
Interview Date
Interview LC Subject
Coral Sea, Battle of the, 1942 Great Lakes (North America) Great Lakes Naval Training Center (Great Lakes, Ill.) Louisville (Ky.) New Orleans (Cruiser) Oldham County (Ky.) Oldham County Historical Society (Oldham County, Ky.) Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941 Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands, 1944 Tassafaronga, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942 United States. NavyInterview Rights
All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries.Interview Usage
Interviews may be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, Special Collections, University of Kentucky Libraries.Restriction
Interviews may be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, Special Collections, University of Kentucky Libraries.
All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries.
Add this interview to your cart in order to begin the process of requesting access to a copy of and/or permission to reproduce interview(s).
Edwards, James Gilbert Interview by Dennis Fritz. 19 Aug. 2003. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Edwards, J.G. (2003, August 19). Interview by D. Fritz. Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Edwards, James Gilbert, interview by Dennis Fritz. August 19, 2003, Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.
Persistent Link for this Record: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7prr1pk36x