Gloria Bennett Oral History Interview

IdentifierNHF_WC_2016_Bennett_Gloria

DateJuly 22, 2016

Description Gloria Bennett was a teenager during the War in Asbury Park, New Jersey. As a teenager, she attended school and remembers how the war affected her school. Many of her male friends, including her boyfriend for a short time, being sent overseas to fight. She worked to help bring income home for her family and she remembers working late into the night and trying to walk home in blackouts. Her brother-in-law was drafted into the Army and it was hard on her sister and her baby niece. Her sister and Gloria wrote letters to him and sent over packages. During the War, Gloria was a part of the YWCA and would go to large house to eat and dance with the soldiers to try to entertain them and take their minds off of the War that they would soon be a part of.

Material TypeDigital

Duration46m 10s

Preferred CitationGloria Bennett, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.

ProvenanceInterview was recorded by Rachel Treglia and Sara Underwood through Washington College for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project.

GeonamesAsbury Park, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, NA [40.22039,-74.01208] [id:5095281]Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States, NA [39.209,-76.06661] [id:4351264]