OH026 H. T. Waldrop Oral History

Authors

Kathryn Pasco

Collection Title

Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War I

Series Number

OH026

Interviewee

Waldrop, H.t.

Interviewer

Pasco, Kathryn and Wigginton, Melinda

Date Interviewed

October 20th, 1979 and May 1st, 1983

Processed by

Sheree Wise

Date Processed

February 9th, 2010

Description

2 sound discs (1 hour, 7 minutes)

Abstract

H.T. Waldrop discusses his duties in the United States Navy during World War I. He served for two years and was in charge of managing a naval recreation center at Covington Point in Newport, Rhode Island. When he returned from the war, he held many jobs including postmaster and oil well driller.

Biographical/Historical Note

H.T. Waldrop was a resident of Murray, Kentucky. He served in the United States Navy for two years during the war but never saw overseas duty. He served at Newport, Rhode Island.

General Information

No user access to original recordings. Use audio user copies, digital derivatives, transcripts, and/or tape indexes. This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code). Permission for reproduction must be requested from Murray State University.

Subject Headings/Descriptors

Murray, Kentucky

Calloway County, Kentucky

Covington Point, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island

Recommended Citation

Pasco, Kathryn, "OH026 H. T. Waldrop Oral History" (2025). World War I. 26.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-wwi/26