Dent Pennington was a lifelong resident of the Helton community and a World War I combat veteran. In this interview he recalls the Helton of his childhood, farm practices, and his experiences fighting in Europe during the first World War.
Part 1
3:50 Moving from grassy creek
4:35 Furniture / building
6:00 Casket story
7:52 Wallins creek name
11:59 Skating on helton creek
12:55 Christmas
14:45 Helton Academy
21:18 Helton history
22:00 Courting
25:25 World War I
Part 2
00:00 Lye soap
2:35 Heating
5:00 Food preservation
6:00 Hog slaughtering
8:14 Travel
10:51 Helton rolling mill
12:00 Helton woolen mill
13:25 Dr. / blacksmith
Part 3
00:00 WWI hospital
3:42 Combat
5:45 Gerald W. Johnson friendship
6:00 Wound
6:50 Purple Heart in 1976
8:20 Brother dying in camp
11:12 After war
16:17 Herb doctoring
17:45 Coin in cream for butter
Part 4
00:58 Civil War Veterans
1:40 Floods
5:53 Snow
9:30 Freezing creeks
- Dent Penningon's Home
Victorian era home built by Dent's father Cicero Pennington. - Dent Pennington and war memorbilia
Photo of Dent Pennington with medals and newspapers relating to his service in World War I. - Newspaper Article
Newspaper article about Dent Pennington. - Dent Pennington and Wife
Dent Pennington and his wife, Lennie Melvina Pennington on the porch of their home in Helton.
