Findlay World War II Interview

Dublin Core

Title

Findlay World War II Interview

Subject

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

Description

In this interview, Pattie Johnston talked with Mr. Findlay (first name unknown), as part of the Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project. Findlay was born in Illinois in 1932. He was nine years old when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Findlay begins talking about life during the war but the video cuts off.

Creator

Findlay, unknown

Source

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

Publisher

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

Date

unknown

Contributor

Johnston, Pattie
Kansas State Historical Society

Rights

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/

Relation

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

Format

MP4

Language

eng

Type

Oral History

Identifier

Findlay, WWII Interview

Coverage

Illinois
1941

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Original Format

VHS

Duration

0:11:24

Bit Rate/Frequency

317 kbit/s (audio)
8880 kbit/s (audio)

Interviewer

Johnston, Pattie

Interviewee

Findlay

Location

Douglas County (Kan.)

Citation

Findlay, unknown, “Findlay World War II Interview,” Digital Douglas County History, accessed December 20, 2024, https://lplks.omeka.net/items/show/1476.

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