Lola DeAscentiis and Rocco Cerretto
Recorded
July 24, 2021
36:10 minutes
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Id:
mby020913
Description
Lola DeAscentiis (17) interviews her great-grandfather, Rocco Cerretto (99), about his experience being drafted during World War II and his life after coming home.Subject Log / Time Code
Lola asks her great grandfather if he has any good memories to share about growing up in Rochester in the 1920s.
RC shares what he did when he came back home from WWII. LDA asks what it was like to be drafted into the Army.
“What you lived through, I learn about, wow,” LDA says to her great-grandfather as he talks about freeing prisoners of war from gas chambers.
“Why were you having trouble hearing?” LDA asks after her great-grandfather talks about retiring at 54.
RC talks about his daughters and shares memories he has of them.
RC shares the adventures he shared with his wife staying in Las Vegas for 18 years.
“Do you have a favorite memory from being a grandfather?” LDA asks.
LDA asks her grandfather how much has changed from 1922 to 2021.
RC shares the story of how he got a brown star for his service in World War II.
“Have you had the chance to go back to Europe since the war?” LDA asks.
“Now that you’re 99, what do you like to do everyday?” LDA asks.
Participants
- Lola DeAscentiis
- Rocco Cerretto