Title: John E. Kesterson Oral History

Date/Date Range :   2001

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

The John E. Kesterson Oral History, 2001, is a typescript from an oral history interview with John E. Kesterson by Dr. Kurt Piehler and Lindsey Waller 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. Kesterson shares the experience of surgery on the war front.

Call number: MS-2635

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], John E. Kesterson Oral History, MS-2635. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

John E. Kesterson was born in November, 1918. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1935 and the University of Tennessee in 1939. He attended Vanterbilt Medical School and graduated in 1943. Kesterson served in the Army's Medical Administration Corps as a general surgeon. He was stationed in Kidderminster, England. After the war, he set up a private medical practice.

The John E. Kesterson Oral History, 2001, is a typescript of an interview with John E. Kesterson. The interview focuses primarily on his World War II experiences, but also covers pre-war and post-war periods. Kesterson shares the experience of surgery on the war front.

• Kesterson, John E., 1918-.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans.
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care -- Great Britain.