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Title	Oral history interview with James Carlew, 2004 March 25, excerpt 05
Personal name	Carlew, James, 1927- --Interviews
Corporate name	Veterans History Project (U.S.) United States. Army
Topical entry	Military History Veterans--Tennessee--Interviews Korean War African Americans Basic training (military education) Infiltration (military science) Korean War, 1950-1953--Veterans--Tennessee--Interviews Korean War, 1950-1953--Sources Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Geographic entry	Fort Jackson (S.C.)
Description	An excerpt from an oral history interview with Nashville veteran James Carlew, conducted on 25 March 2004 by Larry Patterson as part of the Nashville Public Library's Veterans History Project. Carlew, who served in the Navy during World War II and in the Army in the Korean War, discusses his experiences in basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, as he entered Army service during the Korean War. He provides vivid descriptions of his training including obstacle courses, being in a trench while a tank crossed above him, and shells exploding and machine guns firing nearby. The complete interview, as well as an index, is available in the repository.
Creator	Carlew, James, 1927- (Interviewee); Patterson, Larry, 1944- (Interviewer)
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Date	2004-03-25
Type	Sound; Oral histories
Format	audio/mp3 (50 sec.)
Identifier	VHPCarlewJ2aclip1
Source	Excerpt from: VHPCarlewJ audio cassette recording converted to mp3 format in 2006.
Language	English
Relation	Veterans History Project collection, World War II and Korean War 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-VHPCarlewJ2aclip1