331 results for: World War II, 1941-1945 (WWII)
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Oral history interview with Erroll Rawson, April 28, 1985
Erroll Rawson was a Seattle doctor who volunteered his skills on the wartime homefront (including creating an emergency medicine system) and maintained a private practice as World War II began. In this April 28, 1985, interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project, Rawson speaks about medical care in wartime Seattle area and racial…
ID Number:1985.134.18
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with G. Spencer Reeves, May 21, 1985
G. Spencer Reeves worked in health education during World War II and taught first aid and swimming during the war. In this iInterview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on May 21, 1985. He speaks about the University of Washington campus experience during the war and justifies Japanese American incarceration because of fear.…
ID Number:1985.134.19
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Edith Robertson, January 6, 1985
Edith Robertson was born in Kansas City. She moved to Spokane in the early 1930s and Seattle in 1933. She worked as a waitress and a beautician before going to work in the shipyards during World War II. In this interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on January 6, 1985, Robertson recalls…
ID Number:1985.134.20
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Inez Sauer, February 26, 1985
This interview with Inez Sauer was conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on February 26, 1985. Sauer was born in West Seattle in 1910. She married in 1929 and moved to Akron, Ohio. The family returned to Seattle with three children at the start of World War II. During the war, Inez Sauer…
ID Number:1985.134.21
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Tomo Shoji, April 10, 1985
Interview with Tomo Shoji about her experiences before and during World War II, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project, April 10, 1985. She discusses her parents' arrival in the U.S. and their work in a sawmill camp. Her mother later moved to Seattle and set up a midwifery practice for the Japanese community.…
ID Number:1985.134.22
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Bernice Simet, March 16, 1985
Interview with Bernice Simet conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 16, 1985. Simet enlisted with the U.S. Coast Guard in 1943 and talks about her service in the Coast Guard SPARS (Women's Reserve) and worked as a recruiter and barracks manager during World War II. She left the Coast Guard after…
ID Number:1985.134.23
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Olive Smith and Jean Sprague, March 12, 1985
Olive Smith was a model for clothing in Seattle. Jean Sprague was a buyer for Seattle department stores. In this interview conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on March 12, 1985, the two women talk about wartime fashion, including local department stores such as Frederick & Nelson; the effect of wartime restrictions on…
ID Number:1985.134.24
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with Marjorie Sotero, April 12, 1985
Interview with Marjorie E. (Polk) Sotero about her experiences before and during World War II, conducted by Lorraine McConaghy for the Life on the Homefront Oral History Project on April 12, 1985. Sotero was born in Montana and moved to Washington when she was five years old. She worked as a hospital ward clerk and department store detective before joining…
ID Number:1985.134.25
Date:1985
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Oral history interview with David E. "Ned" Skinner, August 12, 1985
David E. "Ned" Skinner II (1920-1988) was a shipping heir and philanthropist in Seattle. He was the grandson of David E. Skinner (1867-1933) of the Skinner & Eddy shipyard, the Pacific Steamship Co., and the Port Blakely Mill. Skinner was born in Seattle, attended the Lakeside School, and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1942. During World War, Skinner served in…
ID Number:1985.135.25
Date:1985
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Boeing bomber B-17 in flight with Mount Rainier in the background, 1941
The Army Air Corps ordered the first 13 B-17s in early 1936. The bomber took its maiden flight just 12 months later on December 2, 1936. At the peak of its production in 1944, the Seattle Boeing plant would complete 16 B-17s every 24 hours. The B-17 was known for its power, agility, and durability. The B-17 Bomber was also…
ID Number:1986.5.159.1
Date:1941