| Title: |
McCain, Billy J.
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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: |
One of two children, Mr. Billy Joe McCain Sr. was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1936. When he was four years old, his parents divorced, and he returned with his sister and his mother to her parents' home in Grenada, Mississippi. He attended segregated schools, Grenada Colored School, and Grenada Colored High School, during which time he was involved in Boy Scouting and football. He was graduated in 1954, and he enlisted in the Air Force where he served in technical supply, and saw time in Korea. He was decorated with the United States Medal for Foreign Service and the Good Conduct Medal.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohmccainb.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1999 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
McCain, Billy Joe, 1936-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1936
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Memphis, TN; Tennessee; United States; North America
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| Speaker race: |
Black
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| Speaker occupation: |
Military personnel
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| Age at speaking: |
63
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| Document date: |
19-Sep-1999
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| Interviewer: |
Long, Worth
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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: |
OHI0025678-27590
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