Margaret "Marty" Graham World War II Interview

Margaret "Marty" Graham World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

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

World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care.

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

United States. Army. Women's Army Corps.

Margaret “Marty” (Driskel) Graham  served in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on September 25, 2006, Graham talked about her experiences during the Second World War. Graham was born in San Francisco on August 15, 1924. As a teenager, she worked in the defense industry as a spot welder. She joined the WAC in 1945. After training, she worked at a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, where she met her future husband William “Bill” Graham, who was serving in the Army during the time. He is also featured in the interview. They married on October 31, 1945. Graham was discharged in 1945. During the interview, Bill and Marty shared several photos and memorabilia from their lives and military services.

Graham, Margaret "Marty"

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

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2006-09-25

Johnston, Pattie

Graham, William "Bill"

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 also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. 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/graham-bill-marty-wii-interview_202008

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

Graham_Bill & Marty WII Interview

Jackson (Miss.)

1945

Johnston, Pattie

Graham, Margaret "Marty"

Graham, William "Bill"

Overland Park (Kan.)

VHS

1:16:57

221 kbit/s (audio)

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