OH138 Jack Belote Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War II
Series Number
OH138
Interviewee
Belote, Jack, 1919-
Interviewer
Watson, John and James, Joe Pat
Date Interviewed
December 7th, 1981 and unknown date.
Processed by
Benjamin J. Drake
Date Processed
October 26th, 2011
Description
2 sound discs (49 minutes)
Abstract
Jack Belote offers details into his experiences during the Second World War. He spent four and one-half years as a naval training officer in the United States Navy and was part of the Naval Preparatory School at Murray State Teachers College (presently Murray State University). He discusses the various duties assigned to him during the war, such as naval flight guidance instructor and rations officer. He recounts his experiences when Pearl Harbor was attacked and the reaction of his fellow officers. He concludes by describing life in the Jackson Purchase of Kentucky area prior to the war and how it had changed after the war.
Biographical/Historical Note
Jack Belote, a native of Mayfield, Kentucky, was a 1941 graduate of Murray State Teachers College with a degree in biology and mathematics. He was drafted into the United States Navy in 1941. During the war he was stationed at ST. Louis, Missouri, Jacksonville, Florida, Corpus Christi, Texas, and Murray Kentucky. At Murray, he served as a naval flight guidance instructor for the Naval Preparatory School.
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
Belote, Jack, 1919- Soldiers - Kentucky - Murray.
World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, American.
Naval Preparatory School - Kentucky - Murray.
Murray State University - History.
Mayfield (Ky.) Murray (Ky.)
Recommended Citation
Watson, John, "OH138 Jack Belote Oral History" (2025). World War II. 1.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-wwii/1
Audio Transcript
