OH023 Buster Miller Oral History

Authors

Bill Peyton

Collection Title

Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War I

Series Number

OH023

Interviewee

Miller, Buster

Interviewer

Peyton, Bill

Date Interviewed

September 19th, 1979

Processed by

Sheree Wise

Date Processed

February 3rd, 2010

Description

1 sound disc (39 minutes)

Abstract

Buster Miller discusses his activities before, during and after the First World War. Before the war, he worked for his father in the cotton industry. He describes his training and assignments, the military bases he trained at and being transported overseas to Brest, France. He reflects upon the treatment of black soldiers and his recollections of a typical day in the armed services. He also recalls the time he spent in Germany. After the war, he returned home on the H.M.C.S. St. Claire. He mentioned how he was treated following his returned home, his employment prospects and family life. In closing, he discusses his church affiliation and his pension from the United States government.

Biographical/Historical Note

Buster Miller was born in Militon, Tennessee. He was drafted into the United States Army and was assigned to Company D of the 35th Engineer Service. He was first sent to Camp Doniphan then to New York. He sailed on a transport in a large convoy to Brest, France. Miller returned home on the H.M.C.S. St. Claire and discharged at Camp Shelby in Mississippi.

General Information

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Subject Headings/Descriptors

Milliton, Tennessee

35th Engineer Service

Camp Doniphan

Brest, France

Germany H.M.C.S.

St. Claire Camp

Shelby, Mississippi

Recommended Citation

Peyton, Bill, "OH023 Buster Miller Oral History" (2025). World War I. 22.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-wwi/22