Eleanor "Polly" Payton World War II Interview

Eleanor "Polly" Payton World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.

United States. Marine Corps Women's Reserve.

Eleanor “Polly” Payton served as a Corporeal in the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve from 1945 to 1946. Interviewed by Karen Bentley on May 26, 2003, as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Payton talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Payton enlisted in the Women’s Marine Corps in 1945. She went to boot camp in North Carolina. She was assigned as a telephone operator at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station in North Carolina, but worked as a clerk in the transportation department. Payton talked about the role of women in the military and shared photographs of her uniform. She passed away on June 23, 2005.

Payton, Eleanor “Polly”

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2003-05-26

Bentley, Karen

Kansas State Historical Society

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: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/payton-wwii-interview

Obituary: https://www2.ljworld.com/life-events/obituaries/2005/jun/25/eleanor_payton/

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

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Oral History

Payton, WWII Interview

Cherry Point (N.C.)

1945 - 1946

VHS

0:28:31

317 kbit/s (audio)

4808 kbit/s (video)

Bentley, Karen

Payton, Eleanor “Polly”

Douglas County (Kan.)