NHF_CUSP_2001_Bruss_Evelyn_and
April 3 2001
Evelyn Bruss was born 17 June 1921 in Cokato, Minnesota. After graduating from
high school in Cokato, she moved to the Twin Cities and attended the Minnesota
School of Business. During the war, Evelyn worked out of her home and also did
some work as an auditor.
Orville Bruss was born in 1918. During the war he served in the Minnesota
National Guard before going on active stateside duty at the end of the war with the
US Navy.
In 1947 Evelyn and Orville were married; the couple found a home in
Minneapolis, where they lived after that. Evelyn was active many years as a
homemaker and involved at her church, Christ Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
Following military service, Orville was a chemist with the Metropolitan Water
Control Commission for 35 years.
In this interview, Evelyn and Orville share details of military and family life during
the war years.
Evelyn Bruss died 22 Feb 2008 in Bloomington, MN.
Orville Bruss died 19 May 2014 in Bloomington, MN
high school in Cokato, she moved to the Twin Cities and attended the Minnesota
School of Business. During the war, Evelyn worked out of her home and also did
some work as an auditor.
Orville Bruss was born in 1918. During the war he served in the Minnesota
National Guard before going on active stateside duty at the end of the war with the
US Navy.
In 1947 Evelyn and Orville were married; the couple found a home in
Minneapolis, where they lived after that. Evelyn was active many years as a
homemaker and involved at her church, Christ Lutheran Church in Minneapolis.
Following military service, Orville was a chemist with the Metropolitan Water
Control Commission for 35 years.
In this interview, Evelyn and Orville share details of military and family life during
the war years.
Evelyn Bruss died 22 Feb 2008 in Bloomington, MN.
Orville Bruss died 19 May 2014 in Bloomington, MN
Digital
55m 50s
Eveline and Orville Bruss, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.
Interview was recorded by Timothy Breitbarth and Andrew Harding through Concordia University St. Paul for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.
Cokato, Wright, Minnesota, United States, NA [45.0758,-94.18998] [id:5021726]Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States, NA [44.97997,-93.26384] [id:5037649]
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
Concordia University--St. Paul
oral histories (literary works)
United States--National Guard
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
Concordia University--St. Paul
oral histories (literary works)
United States--National Guard
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States