Interview with Tom Derouen (part 2)

Accession No.: 
TH1-039

Tom Derouen, Jason Theriot, Hewitt Theriot:

-Derouen and H. Theriot, both went to LSU and studied agriculture
-Derouen took a job and graduate school at Texas A&M, paid $50 dollars a month
-Talking about his days at A&M as a student and teacher
-H. Theriot talking to Lela Derouen about the home front in New Iberia
-How draft numbers worked and the mailing orders given
-Talking again about school days at LSU and A&M; working with horses
-His commission at LSU; military balls; girlfriend at LSU
-H. Theriot’s plans in wanting to work with the horses in France during the war
-Stories of Derouen’s time working with the horses and traveling with them on trains to livestock shows

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Jason Theriot
Subject: 
Oral History: World War II; Infantry; Europe
Creator: 
Jason Theriot
Informants: 
Tom Derouen
Recording date: 
Sunday, July 15, 2001
Coverage Spatial: 
New Iberia, La
Publisher: 
Jason Theriot
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
00:21:42
Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Digitized Date: 
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Original Format: 
Mircocassette
Digital Format: 
WAV
Bit Depth: 
24 bit
Sampling Rate: 
96 kHz
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore-Drawer 20