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Title	Excerpt 2 from oral history interview with Roger DuVal Baskette, Sr., 2003 January 27
Personal name	Baskette, Roger DuVal, 1924- --Interviews
Corporate name	Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States. Army. Chemical Mortar Battalion, 90th
Topical entry	Military History World War II World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Tennessee--Nashville World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--England Veterans--Tennessee--Interviews
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources London (England)--History--Bombardment, 1940-1945 Southampton (England)--Description and travel
Description	An excerpt from an oral history interview with Roger DuVal Baskette, Sr., conducted on 27 January 2003 by Robert P. Richardson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Baskette, a gunner in the 90th Chemical Mortar Battalion, III Corps, U.S. Army from 1942-1946, discusses arriving in Southampton, England, and how seeing bombed out houses in London brought home the reality of war and the fact that he was a participant. The complete interview, as well as a transcript, is available in the repository.
Creator	Baskette, Roger DuVal, 1924- (Interviewee); Richardson, Robert Price, 1926- (Interviewer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Shouse, Margie (Transcriber)
Date	2003-01-27
Type	Sound; Oral histories
Format	audio/mp3 (1.08 MB; 1 min., 10 sec.)
Identifier	VHPBasketteR1aclip2
Source	Excerpted from: VHPBasketteR (VHP tapes 122 & 123) audio cassette recording converted to mp3 format in 2006.
Language	English
Relation	Veterans History Project collection, World War II series
Coverage	2000-2009
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.
Location	Closed Stacks-VHPBasketteR