| Title: |
O'Keefe, Jeremiah 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: |
Mr. Jeremiah O'Keefe was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on July 12, 1923. His parents were J. Ben O'Keefe and Teresa Slattery O'Keefe. He was the second of four children and attended St. Alphonsus Catholic School. With his family, he moved to Biloxi at age thirteen because the home he was born in and lived in was lost to the family during the Depression.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohokeefej.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 2000 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
O'Keefe, Jeremiah J.
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Ocean Springs, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Mayor; Military personnel; Politician
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| Document date: |
17-Mar-2000
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| Interviewer: |
Long, Worth
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| Historical events discussed: |
Battle for the Ryukyus, March 19-June 21, 1945; Battle of Midway, June 3-6, 1942; World War II, 1939-1945
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| Locations discussed: |
Asia; Japan; Mississippi; North America; Ryukyu Islands, Japan; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Asia; Battle for the Ryukyus, March 19-June 21, 1945; Battle of Midway, June 3-6, 1942; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Japan; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; Ryukyu Islands, Japan; United States; World War II, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025693-27608
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