Collection Title: Jackson Purchase Oral History Project - World War I
Series Number: OH007
Interviewee: Coffman, Ellwyn
Interviewer: Ted Belue
Date interviewed: October 22, 1982
Processed by: Sheree Wise
Date processed: January 19, 2009
Description: 1 sound disc (1 hour, 12 minutes)
Abstract: Ellwyn Coffman discusses his many diverse experiences and adventures in the United States Army during the First World War. Included in the interview are a personal glimpse of the European culture and humorous anecdotes as told from an American perspective. Included in the interview are his different experiences in the Jackson Purchase Area and his international seed business.
Biographical / Historical note: Ellwyn Coffman was a resident of Fulton, Kentucky. He was attending college in Bowling Green, Kentucky when the war broke out. He traveled to Louisville, Kentucky to enlist in the army. He was first stationed at Fort Thomas, Kentucky where he was put to work in the bakery. His basic training was in Fort Riley, Kansas. He was sent to Camp Merritt, New Jersey before he was transported overseas to Brest, France. He was discharged from the army and return on the U.S.S. Mount Vernon.
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Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Fulton, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Fort Thomas, Kentucky
Fort Riley, Kansas<
Camp Merritt, New Jersey
Brest, France
Louisville, Kentucky
