OH142 Scott Fielder Oral History

Authors

Jay Parrent

Collection Title

Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War II

Series Number

OH142

Interviewee

Fielder, Scott

Interviewer

Parrent, Jay

Date Interviewed

December 5th, 1997

Processed by

Benjamin J. Drake

Date Processed

October 29th, 2011

Description

1 sound disc (27 minutes)

Abstract

Scott Fielder details his experiences during the Second World War. He served from February 11, 1942 until November of 1945 and saw combat in the Pacific Theater. He was stationed in Tullahoma, Washington State, California, Hawaii, New Guinea, the Philippines, and Japan. He describes his training, service during the war and his discharge from the United States Army. He also gives his opinions on significant military and political figures and events during the Second World War.

Biographical/Historical Note

Scott Fielder was born in Nashville, Tennessee. His father worked for the Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railroad. Prior to the Second World War, he worked in a clothing factory making pants and shirts. He was drafted into the United States Army Infantry on February 11, 1942, and attended basic training in Tullahoma, Tennessee. He was later stationed in Tullahoma, Tennessee, Tacoma, Washington and at various bases in California, Hawaii, New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan. He was discharged in November of 1945 in Oregon after having spent the previous eight weeks stationed in Japan. Following the war, he returned to Tennessee and began working for the telephone company. In 1946, he moved to Detroit, Michigan where he remained for thirty six years.

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

Fielder, Scott Soldiers – Tennessee – Nashville.

World War, 1939-1945 – Personal narratives, American.

Tullahoma (Tenn.)

Tacoma (Wash.)

Detroit (Mich.)

Recommended Citation

Parrent, Jay, "OH142 Scott Fielder Oral History" (2025). World War II. 8.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/oh-wwii/8