Title: Richard Thomas Alexander Oral History

Date/Date Range :   2003

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The Richard Thomas Alexander Oral History, 2003, is a typescript from an oral history interview with Richard Alexander by Dr. Kurt Piehler and Jake White of the University of Tennessee for the Veteran's Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society. The interview focuses primarily on his World War II experiences, but also covers pre-war and post-war periods.

Call number: MS-2613

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was donated to Special Collections.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Richard Thomas Alexander Oral History, MS-2613. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

Richard Thomas Alexander was born in 1917 in Nashville, Tennessee. He received his battlefield commission in 1945.

The Richard Thomas Alexander Oral History, 2003, is a typescript from an oral history interview with Richard Alexander by Dr. Kurt Piehler and Jake White of the University of Tennessee for the Veteran's Oral History Project conducted by the Center for the Study of War and Society. The interview focuses primarily on his World War II experiences, but also covers pre-war and post-war periods.

• Alexander, Richard Thomas, 1917-.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans.
• United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 83rd.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe.