United States. Army

George Cordery was Director of Consumer Service with the US Post Office in Louisville. The interview contains three main subjects: his career in the Post Office; his career in the Army Reserve; and his civilian life, including his term as president of the local chapter of the NAACP. He also discusses his involvement in originating a mortgage-lending institution for Blacks in Louisville.

Eunice Kell describes the difficulty of nursing patients, particularly those with tuberculosis, as a member of the Army Nurse Corps during the war. She recalls the nurses' entertainment, social lives and going on a suicide watch. Webb worked with German and Italian prisoners of war held in the United States. She describes these men, who were members of the Africa Corps under German General Erwin Rommel.

Mr. Walters was an executive director of the Urban League of Louisville. He discusses his early life and education; his twenty-year career in the Army; his experiences and views on integration; and his work with the Urban League.