MISS CHOC 7A 24



D: I've never forgot it.

I: What is it?

D: Queen Mary.

I: The Queen Mary! You were traveling in style. And you

 landed where?

D: Glasgow.

I: Glasgow, Scotland. And how long were you there?

D: Oh, about...not more than twenty-four hours, I don't

 think. Got on the train again, landed at Southhampton,

 England.: Got on a boat again. To the k F^x.

I: You were a long way from Mississippi!

D: It is.

I: And you were in service, then, from 1943 till when?

D: '46.

I: That's three years. You saw a lot of action?

D: I did. About ninety-one deaths on the battlefield. I

 got two battle stars.

I: Were you wounded?

D: Uh,'scratched just a little.. I was in a reconnaissance

 troop.

I: So you saw a lot of real strenuousA didn't you?

D: Yes, sir! Lot of times late, I'd pray.

I: VC 0 y CLap er ? You wanted to get back to Missis-

 sippi. Did you enjoy that life, in the Army?

D: Well, after hard work was over. I should have stayed

 there maybe thirty years so I don't have to work now.