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                <text>In 2003, the Lawrence Public Library partnered with the Dole Institute of Politics and Haskell University to capture the histories of Douglas County’s World War II veterans in the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. From 2005 to 2007, the Lawrence Public Library, the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas State Historical Society also embarked on a similar endeavor, the Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project, which was funded by the Kansas State Legislature. This collection contains many of the video recordings and more information about the interviews conducted for these projects.</text>
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              <text>Betty Caruthers was interviewed at the Watkins Museum of History as part of the Lawrence Remembers the World War II Years Project. Caruthers talked about working for Sunflower Ordnance Works (Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant) and her time in the United States Organizations (USO) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, during the Second World War. She also discussed rationing, music, and leisure time during the war, and shared photographs of her uniforms. Caruthers was born on October 19, 1922, in Kansas. Following high school, she worked as a beauty operator. Her husband, Walter Caruthers, served in the Navy. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor and was on the USS Narwhal during the attack on December 7, 1941. Caruthers shared stories about her husband’s time in the Navy and their life together following the war.</text>
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              <text>To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: &lt;a href="https://archive.org/details/caruthers-betty-wwii-interview"&gt;https://archive.org/details/caruthers-betty-wwii-interview&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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              <text>The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.</text>
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              <text>Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: &lt;a href="https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.html"&gt;https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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              <text>The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society may also have interviews associated with this project. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information: &lt;a href="https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/"&gt;https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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