OH156 Charles W. Perry Oral History
Collection Title
Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War II
Series Number
OH156
Interviewee
Perry, Charles W. "Dub"
Interviewer
Belue, Ted
Date Interviewed
October 24th, 1986
Processed by
Benjamin J. Drake
Date Processed
November 16th, 2011
Description
1 sound disc (1 hour 7 minutes)
Abstract
Charles W. “Dub” Perry details his experiences as an African American soldier during the Second World War. He describes volunteering for the United States Army and training at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During the war, he was stationed at Fort Belvoir, Fort Bragg, Fort Indiantown Gap, Brooklyn, the Barbados Islands, Australia, New Guinea, San Francisco Camp Atterbury, Atlantic City, and Fort Leonard Wood. He details the missions he was involved during the New Guinea Campaign and concludes with his medical discharge in 1945.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charles W. “Dub” Perry was born in Almo, Kentucky on November 11, 1918. At nineteen he moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee. In March of 1941, he volunteered for the United States Army and attended Fort Belvoir, Virginia for basic training and was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina with the 96th Battalion, Corps of Engineers. When the Second World War began he was shipped to Townsville, Australia and fought in the New Guinea Campaign. He remained in New Guinea for thirty four months. While on a three month furlough in the United States he was diagnosed with gastritis and discharged at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
General Information
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Subject Headings/Descriptors
Perry, Charles W., 1918-
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers (Colored. Battalion, 96th.
Fort Belvoir (Va.)
Fort Bragg (N.C.)
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - New Guinea.
World War, 1939-1945 - Participation, African American.
World War, 1939-1945 - Personal narratives, American.
Recommended Citation
Belue, Ted, "OH156 Charles W. Perry Oral History" (2025). World War II. 18.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-wwii/18
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