NHF_FGCU_2018_Loethen_Nancy_Fa
Florida Gulf Coast University
March 14 2018
In this interview, conducted by her grandson Zachary, Nancy recalls participating in town
blackouts and hearing bomber planes fly out of nearby Fort Bragg. As a thirteen-year-old when the war ended, Nancy remembers rejoicing after hearing President Roosevelt’s victory speech on the radio. She also remembers growing up on a farm and balancing work and school attendance
blackouts and hearing bomber planes fly out of nearby Fort Bragg. As a thirteen-year-old when the war ended, Nancy remembers rejoicing after hearing President Roosevelt’s victory speech on the radio. She also remembers growing up on a farm and balancing work and school attendance
Digital
42m 12s
Nancy Faulk Loethen, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.
Interview was recorded by Zachary A. Ward through Florida Gulf Coast University for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.
Port Charlotte, Charlotte, Florida, United States, NA [26.97617,-82.09064] [id:4169130]Chadbourn, Columbus, North Carolina, United States, NA [34.32211,-78.82697] [id:4460084]Fort Bragg (historical), Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, NA [35.13717,-79.00275] [id:7259769]
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
Florida Gulf Coast University
oral histories (literary works)
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
Florida Gulf Coast University
oral histories (literary works)
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States