Interview with Ruth L. Lewis Murray, April 30, 2002

Project: Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project

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Ruth L. Lewis Murray was born in Crestwood, KY on June 12, 1920. Murray enlisted in May of 1944 and left the service in January 1946. Ruth started her education at Transylvania University and went on to Syracuse University later. She joined the American Red Cross and received training in Washington D.C. prior to going overseas. The ship carrying Ruth overseas stopped in Bombay, India and she was later transported by train to Calcutta, India. While in Calcutta, Ruth was assigned to an Air Force Base and she was there for over a year. Murray received the WWII Theatre Award.

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2012oh102_ochs004

Interviewee Name

Ruth L. Lewis Murray

Interviewer Name

Earl Orr

Interview Date

2002-04-30

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Murray, Ruth L. Lewis Interview by Earl Orr. 30 Apr. 2002. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Murray, R.L. (2002, April 30). Interview by E.. Orr. Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Murray, Ruth L. Lewis, interview by Earl Orr. April 30, 2002, Oldham County Historical Society: Oldham County Veterans Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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