Interview with Duard Baxter, March 6, 2015Collection: First Person Project |
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Description
Content Warning: This interview includes details of war, death, and suicide.
Duard Baxter was born in Madison County, Georgia in 1924. After graduating high school, Baxter volunteered for the Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII under the 6th Marine Division. Upon his return to the United States, Baxter went to dental school in Georgetown, Washington after which he practiced dentistry in Winder, Georgia for a total of 25 years. In this interview, Baxter talks about his experience as a Marine in WWII, his reflections on war and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, his transition to civilian life, and his opinion on the current state of world affairs.
This interview is part of the Georgia Narratives series.
Duard Baxter was born in Madison County, Georgia in 1924. After graduating high school, Baxter volunteered for the Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific Theater during WWII under the 6th Marine Division. Upon his return to the United States, Baxter went to dental school in Georgetown, Washington after which he practiced dentistry in Winder, Georgia for a total of 25 years. In this interview, Baxter talks about his experience as a Marine in WWII, his reflections on war and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, his transition to civilian life, and his opinion on the current state of world affairs.
This interview is part of the Georgia Narratives series.
Date
2015-03-06
Identifier
RBRL324FPP-0064
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Duration
69 minutes
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Citation
Duard Baxter and Tina Dimnwaobi, “Interview with Duard Baxter, March 6, 2015,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL324FPP/RBRL324FPP-0064.