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Title	Reminiscences of Roy C. Avery, 1971 June
Personal name	Avery, Roy C. (Roy Crowdy), 1885-1971--Interviews
Corporate name	Cunard Steamship Company, ltd. Olympic (Ship) United States. Army--Medals, badges, decorations, etc. United States. Army--Uniforms
Topical entry	Military History World War I Transportation Clothing and dress Military personnel Military uniforms Veterans--Tennessee--Interviews Soldiers--Tennessee--Biography World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American World War, 1914-1918--Sources World War, 1914-1918--Veterans World War, 1914-1918--France World War, 1914-1918--Military life World War, 1914-1918--Transportation Soldiers--United States--Personal narratives
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Atlantic Ocean France--History--German occupation, 1914-1918 Vichy (France)--Economic conditions Vichy (France)--Social life and customs
Description	Excerpts from the reminiscences of Roy C. Avery, recorded in June 1971 by Catherine Berry Pilcher Avery and Rev. William Dixon Gray. The recording is part of the Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project. Avery recalls the boredom and routine of everyday life in the Army during World War I; sailing across the Atlantic Ocean for service in France on board the Cunard ship Olympic; and getting promoted to first lieutenant and having to have his new uniform made by a French tailor, with humorous results. The complete interview, as well as an index, is available in the Special Collections Division. The complete interview, as well as a complete transcript and Avery's World War I diary, is available online via the Library of Congress Veterans History Project at http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.00436/.
Creator	Avery, Roy C. (Roy Crowdy), 1885-1971 (Interviewee); Avery, Catherine Berry Pilcher,1894-1984 (Interviewer); Gray, William Dixon, d. 1992 (Interviewer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	1971-06
Type	Sound; Oral histories
Format	audio/mp3
Identifier	CENTIIIAveryR1clip1.mp3; CENTIIIAveryR1clip2.mp3; CENTIIIAveryR2clip1.mp3; CENTIIIAveryR_transcript.pdf
Source	Excerpted from: CENTIIIAveryR audio cassette recording converted to digital format in 2006.
Language	English
Relation	Century III Nashville: Nashville Heritage Project : oral history
Coverage	1970-1979
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
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