- Collection:
- Veterans History Project: Oral History Interviews
- Title:
- Oral history interview of James Kenneth Cook
- Creator:
- Block, Elizabeth
Cook, James Kenneth, 1934- - Date of Original:
- 2004-09-05
- Subject:
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives, American
Howitzers
Hope, Bob, 1903-2003
United States. Army. Army, 3rd - Location:
- Korea, 37.663998, 127.978458
United States, Arkansas, Sebastian County, Fort Chaffee, 35.31231, -94.30605
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, North Carolina, Cherokee County, Township of Valleytown, Topton, 35.24703, -83.70323 - Medium:
- video recordings (physical artifacts)
mini-dv - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/quicktime
- Description:
- In this interview, James Cook relates his experiences in the Army in Korea. He was drafted into the Army after being married only three months. His wife drove him to the courthouse in Murphy, Tennessee, where he caught a bus to Knoxville and then to Little Rock, Arkansas. After infantry training, he was sent to artillery school, where he learned to operate the 105mm Howitzer. He relates several experiences in Korea, including R&R in Seoul and Japan, as well as witnessing a foiled hijacking attempt. He attended a USO show at the "Bayonet Bowl." After his time was over, he returned to the U.S. on a troop ship to Seattle, then a bus back to Tennessee. He remained in the reserves for a time at Fort Stewart, Georgia.
James Cook was in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/VHPohr/id/344
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 41:05
- Original Collection:
- Veterans History Project oral history recordings
Veterans History Project collection, MSS 1010, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
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