Interviewer
Ryan Faulkner
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Description
This interview is one of a series titled the Veterans History Project. Curtis Eldwood Puckett was a U.S. Marine and a veteran of the Korean War. He discusses: his family; a very brief section on his education and employment; joining the Marines; information about Camden (Ark.), where he was stationed; other places he was stationed; an assignment aboard the USS Juneau, which took him around the world; friends he had in the service; fighting that took place when North Korea attacked South Korea; duties aboard the ship; time he spent in Formosa (Taiwan); a battle with Chinese soldiers; being hospitalized after receiving a wound; being discharged; his life after discharge, including getting married and having children, finding employment, and working; as well as people he has known and other topics.
Publication Date
2005
Identifier
OH64-693
Type
Text
Comments
Interview is included in the Marshall University Oral History Collection. The index number is OH64-693.
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Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
Marshall University Special Collections, OH64-693, Huntington, WV.
Library of Congress Subjects
Puckett, Curtis Eldwood, 1930- -- Autobiography.
United States. Marine Corps -- Oral histories.
Juneau (Antiaircraft cruiser) -- Oral histories.
Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Veterans -- Oral histories.
Austria -- Oral histories.