Date: Recorded in February 2009

Date Posted: Friday, March 13, 2009

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

Description: 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.

MP3 Audio: PART ONE:     PART TWO:

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

Keywords: Camp Tyson; Routon, TN; WWII; barrage balloons; Virgil Wall; Jo Wall; Paris, TN; Henry County; downtown Paris, First Baptist Church, USO

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03-13-09	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. PART TWO.
03-13-09	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. PART ONE.
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