need a little help with a paper

[NeXuS1]

I'm running out of places to look for help. I have to write a paper (due next tuesday) for my war and film class, but it requires someone that either served in WW2 or lived in through that time period.

 

so if anyone knows someone or has some living grand parents (or something similar, sadly all mine have passed away) that they could ask a few questions, or maybe send me an email so i could ask that would help a lot.

 

I need to find out details of their wartime experience.

Did they serve? If so, where?

Did they witness combat? What was daily life like for them? basicly a recollections of their experience.

 

if anyone could help in any way that would be great. thanks.

[Wingnut]

Jeez, they are STILL assigning that one?

 

Sorry, I know no one.

 

If you are in a pinch, go to the local VA hospital. They are full of heroes that would love to share with you for hours on end. I'm not kidding. They live to tell.

 

Here is a starting place, if that is the route you want to take.

 

Hope that helped a little.

[NeXuS1]

thanks for the idea, at least i don't feel completely optionless now.

[Shaners]

The VA Hospital is a great idea...  also your local nursing home would be a good place to look.

 

Either place i'm sure someone there would absolutly love to spend an hour with you.

[bummed-n-Md]

Oher options are local Veterens home or a VFW, American Legion or AmVets post.

 

I would suggest that when you make arragnements to talk to these Vets, take a video camera (or tape recorder) with you.  They will have so much to give you, that you may not be able to take notes fast enough. (I did this when I met my 96 year old 'great uncle' and got the history of how he, his brother and his cousin (my grandfather) all came to this country from Euorpe at the turn of the century.  Having the tape allowed us to 'fill in' missing histories.). 

 

Do a group session first if you can.  One guy telling about a story will trigger memories for the others and you can get a whole lot better and more complete info.  When you get  these guys together in like this, they will open up a whole lot more than if you do a one-on-one.  Speaking as a vet, I know I will tend to share more with someone with whom I share a 'common' background or shared experience.  

 

bummed.

[MarkD]

I would have the perfect person to talk with, but sadly he passed on a couple of years ago.

 

These men are great people, we can learn a lot from them.

   

[Speide]

Great ideas here fellas.  You would be making those peoples days.

[99silveradoz71]

Yep, we can learn a heck of a lot from our vets and just the older generations period.  The main secondary road we live off of has a bend near the stoplight 2 streets down...well this 90-something year old lady who has since passed told us that it was due to the men walking their livestock around a mud puddle that was there...then they just ended up paving the road that way.

[Elwood]

My Grandma was a "Rosie The Rivetor" during WWII.  I interviewed her last semester for a project I was doing.  If you wna that info I'll be glad to pass it on to you.  Just let me know.

[bummed-n-Md]

I had forgotten about it until just now, but my wife's grandmother worked in the Franklin Arsenal (in Philly) building bombs during WWII.

[NeXuS1]

My Grandma was a "Rosie The Rivetor" during WWII.  I interviewed her last semester for a project I was doing.  If you wna that info I'll be glad to pass it on to you.  Just let me know.

if you could send it to [email protected] that would be great.

 

thanks for the help so far everyone.

[Elwood]

My Grandma was a "Rosie The Rivetor" during WWII.  I interviewed her last semester for a project I was doing.  If you wna that info I'll be glad to pass it on to you.  Just let me know.

if you could send it to [email protected] that would be great.

 

thanks for the help so far everyone.

It's on the way.  I hope it helps.  Let me know if you need anything else or have any questions.