OH005 Noble Cox Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War I
Series Number
OH005
Interviewee
Cox, Noble
Interviewer
Hoover, Saundra
Date Interviewed
October 18th 1979
Processed by
Sheree Wise
Date Processed
January 15th, 2009
Description
1 sound disc (48 minutes)
Abstract
Noble Cox enlisted in the United States Navy at age 21. He was sent to Newport, Rhode Island for his basic training where he remained throughout the First World War. Cox studied to be a naval nurse and worked in the main hospital during the flu epidemic of 1918 and 1919. He was in the United States Navy from April 6th, 1919 to November 20th, 1919.
Biographical/Historical Note
Noble Cox was born December 4th, 1896 in Kirksey, Kentucky. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Kirksey. He moved to Wingo, Kentucky where he attended high school. He later moved to Detroit, Michigan for a brief time to seek employment.
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
Cox, Noble, 1896-
Kirksey, Kentucky
Newport, Rhode Island
Wingo, Kentucky
Detroit, Michigan
Recommended Citation
Hoover, Saundra, "OH005 Noble Cox Oral History" (2025). World War I. 5.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-wwi/5
Audio Transcript
