Posted by JL2510 on February 22, 2021 at 05:00:58 from (206.83.250.201):
In Reply to: WWII oral history posted by Ultradog MN on February 22, 2021 at 03:07:12:
Close to 20 years ago I was fixing a window in a house. The homeowner told me some branch of the government was sending people around to interview WW2 vets about their experiences, before they all passed away and the stories lost. Her husband was a vet and was in bad shape at the time I remember. Their interviewer was supposed to be by that day any time. I always wondered where those interviews ended up or if we can access them.
Another customer we had flew Devestators during the war. He had to be in his 90s by the time I talked to him but didn't look more than 70s. He acted like he wanted to talk but I couldn't think of many questions to ask at the time! I always regretted that. One job I was at, the gentleman started telling us about being on a ship and seeing what they thought were big trees along the shore. "But they weren't trees" he said. Just then his wife came in and says "oh honey let these men work don't bother them with your stories ". And he stopped, never said another word!
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