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Theodore Britton Interview

Newberry, James
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Oral history interview of WWII veteran Theodore Britton.
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Born in North Augusta, South Carolina in 1925, Theodore Roosevelt Britton, Jr., moved to New York City when he was ten years old. Britton joined the Marine Corps in 1943 and maintained the muster roll for his military unit in the Pacific. He attended New York University and served as ambassador to Barbados and Grenada under President Ford. Britton lives in Atlanta and recorded his oral history interview at Kennesaw State University in December 2014.
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2017-10-03T21:04:57Z
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MHHE Oral History Program
World War II
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Britton, Theodore, Depressions--1929., Military training., Racism--United States--History--20th century., Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945., World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area., United States. Marine Corps. Defense Battalion, 51st., Oral histories.
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Theodore Britton Interview, 2014-12-12, Legacy Series Oral History Program, 2013-, KSU/14/05/03/001, Museum of History and Holocaust Education, Kennesaw State University.
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http://hdl.handle.net/11360/2245
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