Interview with Allenee Wilkes

Interview with Allenee Wilkes

Autobiography

Korean War, 1950-1953

Veterans -- North Carolina, Western

Wilkes, Allenee, 1931- -- Interviews

Allenee Wilkes is interviewed by Derrick Brown on November 5, 2002. They discuss Allenee Wilkes' experience in the Korean War. Veteran Mr. Wilkes shares some information on his military service in the Korean War. Born and raised in Cullowhee, North Carolina, Mr. Wilkes joined the military during the 1950s during the Korean War. During his time in Korea, he operated the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) at the 38th parallel which is now the border between North Korea and South Korea. There he served under General Patton. Mr. Wilkes would later go on to work in manufacturing in Detroit, Michigan for a few years after returning home from Korea. Mr. Wilkes believes veteran soldiers have it a little easier than in his day, however he believes veterans are no longer respected like they were in earlier generations.

Wilkes, Allenee, 1931-

Western North Carolina Oral History Project Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

1950s; 2000s (Decade);

2002-11-05

Brown, Derrick

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application/pdf; audio/mp3;

sound recordings

interviews

personal narratives

eng

Sound

36257

https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/36257

2019-02-14

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Jackson County (N.C.)

00:16:21 (sound recording)(duration)

7 pages (transcript)(duration)

Oral Histories of Western North Carolina