| Title: |
Douglas, Gwin E.
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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| Collection: |
Mississippi Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Gwin E. Douglas was born on November 9, 1923, in State Line, Mississippi. His parents were William E. Douglas and Ella Gertrude Kittrell Douglas. He is married to Alma McLeod Douglas.
Douglas graduated from Leakesville High School in 1942. After graduation, he worked briefly with his father in the naval store and the timber businesses until 1943, when he was drafted into the Army. He attained the rank of Master Sergeant. His job was to train new draftees. When the war was over, he returned home from Japan and was released from the Army in April 1946.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohdouglasg.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1997 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Douglas, Gwin E., 1923-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
9-Nov-1923
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Construction worker; Lumberman; Military personnel
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| Age at speaking: |
74
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| Document date: |
20-Jan-1997
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| Interviewer: |
Vaughn, Michael
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| Locations discussed: |
Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025626-27518
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