Interview with Sam Ketron, July 25, 1985

Project: American Veterans: World War One Oral History Project

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Interview Summary

Sam Ketron is a veteran of both world wars, but discusses only World War I in this interview. He served with the 135th Field Artillery, Battery D, and trained in Montgomery, Alabama before being sent to Bordeaux, France. Ketron discusses his wartime experiences and his reasons for joining the Army.

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1986oh039_ww037

Interviewee Name

Sam Ketron

Interviewer Name

Arthur L. Kelly

Interview Date

1985-07-25

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Ketron, Sam Interview by Arthur L. Kelly. 25 Jul. 1985. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Ketron, S. (1985, July 25). Interview by A. L. Kelly. American Veterans: World War One Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Ketron, Sam, interview by Arthur L. Kelly. July 25, 1985, American Veterans: World War One Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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