Oral History Interview Mary Wood

IdentifierNHF_WC_2015_Wood_Mary

Date2015 June 4

Description Mary was born in Philadelphia in 1918. She talks about finding out about the invasion of Poland by the Nazis, and her dating life in Washington, D.C., during the war, working for the Red Cross. She married in 1942 to a man who could not serve during the war but was asked to raise chickens, and teach High School, for the war effort. 

Material TypeDigital

Duration57m 11s

Preferred CitationMary Wood, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland

ProvenanceInterview was recorded by Abby Gordon, Joseph Switt, Nick Coviello, and Rachel Brown for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project

GeonamesPhiladelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, NA [39.95238,-75.16362] [id:4560349]Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, NA [40.78343,-73.96625] [id:5125771]Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States, NA [38.91706,-77.00025] [id:4138106]Denton, Caroline, Maryland, United States, NA [38.88456,-75.82716] [id:4353075]Centreville, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States, NA [39.04178,-76.06633] [id:4350878]