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The background information, stories, and disscussions with my father, whose father served as a pilot in WWII.

Sharon Wakamoto, an OC resident for almost 60 years, but born in Los Angeles spent a few years as a young child, during WW2 in the Japanese internment camp or War Relocation Center as it was called, at Gila Bend,...

In this interview we discussed my grandmothers experiences in life as well as her perspective on various personal topics that have influenced her family and mentality.

Donald “Doc” Prahlow reflects on how his 91 years have shaped him into the great-grandfather he is today. He shares Depression-era lessons with his future descendants.

This interview is of Heather Ince Rogers. She talks about life growing up in war-torn England and her experiences of life on the home front in both England and the United States.

Grandpa

This was an interview about my Grandma’s life starting from the 40s progressing to present day. It has her thoughts, opinions, and ideas and how worldly events have shaped her.

This is a story of Elizabeth and Grant and her journey through life from childhood to adult hood.

“My grandmother didn’t want to leave, and my mother, very bravely at age 24 went back to Prague and got her mother and her younger sister Mimi out of Prague with great difficulty… on the last train before Hitler marched...

We talked about my mom growing up and about how she met my grandfather.

GD/WWII

English Advanced Honors Project Interviewing Elders

I interview my dad about what his dads life was like being a WW2 veteran

I interviewed my biggest role model and mother, Terri Schantz. Terri grew up in democratic rural Iowa with a politically active and very republican mother and a father who was a world war 2 veteran. She learned and abided by...

The story of a child during World War II in Chicago, IL.

A family practice doc and a few friendly folks …

My Papa, Mike Haverty, told me about life when he was growing up especially during the second world war. He also described experiences that have affected him and shaped him

We talked about what it was like being born at the end of the war. Things like bombed out buildings had no meaning to her. They were just always there, so it wasn’t anything particularly special to her.

My interview with my grandmother about living in England during the second world war.

I interviewed my mom about her grandparents and parents. She told me about how and when her parents migrated to America from Germany.

David Tilson, a 92-year old World War 2 veteran, reminisces about his 43 months of service in England, and in the Philippines on a tugboat four days before the first atomic blast.

My grandma talked about her childhood, family stories, her grandpa, and how she became a Delta Gamma.

GD/WWII

Grandpa

Anna Wasden (58) sits down with her mother, Joan Hunter Christensen (86), to ask about her family's turf accounting business, what it was like growing up in Distington, England during World War II, and the family traditions that differ from...