Carol Anderson World War II Interview

Carol Anderson World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

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

Lawrence (Kan.) -- Oral history.

Lawrence (Kan.) -- History.

Kansas -- History.

United States Air Force -- History.

Carol Anderson served in the United States Air Force as a dental technician from 1951 to 1954. Interviewed by Pattie Johnston as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project, Anderson talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Anderson was born on December 29, 1933, in McPherson, Kansas. Her brother served in the military during the war and was a prisoner of war. Anderson discussed life in McPherson and her decision to join the military after she graduated high school. She passed away on July 14, 2007.

Anderson, Carol

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

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

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Johnston, Pattie

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/anderson-interview

Obituary: https://www.gliddenedigerfuneral.com/obituaries/Carol-Anderson-17308/#!/Obituary

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

eng

Oral History

Anderson Interview

McPherson (Kan.)

1933 - 1954

VHS

0:45:58

317 kbit/s (audio)

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Johnston, Pattie

Anderson, Carol

Lawrence (Kan.)