Oral History with Eugene Christy; 2003

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Oral History with Eugene Christy; 2003

Identifier: mus-coh_christye

Description: Oral history.; Eugene Lawrence Christy was born in 1930, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Christy graduated from Thirty-third Avenue High School. In 1951 he was drafted into the military during the Korean War. Upon returning home he began working at the Veterans Administration Hospital in dietetics. In 1961, he was called up from reserve status at the time of the Berlin crisis. In 1983, after serving thirty-two years, he retired from the military as a first sergeant. After thirty-six years at his second career as a nurse's aide at both the Biloxi and the Gulfport VA Hospitals, Mr. Christy retired.

Creator: Christy, Eugene L.; Firmin, Pic

Date: 2003-03-18

Format: Digital reproduction of an oral history and a 35-page transcript.

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Notes: This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive.

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Collection: John C. Robinson Brown Condor

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Source: F341.5 .M57 vol. 790, pt. 1

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