Paris during WWII from a child's perspective

Norma Steele describes her memories of Paris and WWII during the early 1940s.

Some of the topics covered: World War 2, Paris, Henry County, bus service, gas rationing, 1940s, electricity, WW2 draft, TVA, V-Mail, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, New Guinea, Baltimore, train, USS Sweetbrier, Pacific Theater, Japanese suicide bombers, spam, Spam, ration stamps, Salant and Salant Shirt Factory, Hip Rawls, Coca Cola, 4F, train depot, Stark Johnsonius, military uniforms, telegrams

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Camp Tyson's effect on Paris during WWII, plus the day the war was over.

Jo and Virgil Wall, both teenagers during WWII, remember how Camp Tyson affected housing, commerce, schools, churches, social life and even transportation in Paris and Henry County. Plus, they describe the celebration in downtown Paris the day the war was over.

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Related Resources:

• Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture - Camp Tyson,
• Camp Tyson Brought James Wilson to Paris,
• Eddie Moody Recalls Camp Tyson

The views expressed in Ear Book interviews are not necessarily the opinions of MyParisMagazine.com, PARIS! magazine or Nellen-Jones Public Relations.