Patricia "Pat" Gates Oral History Interview

IdentifierNHF_WC_2016_Gates_Patricia

DateJune 27 2016

Description Patricia Gates recalls World War II as a “fearful time”. She remembers the frequent air raid and blackout drills in her hometown of Titusville, Pennsylvania where the local oil refineries and steel mills were seen as a target for enemy attack. She says the stress of the war may have contributed to her parents’ divorce and she moved to Fresno, California with her mother. While in Fresno she became close friends with a Japanese girl who had been in an internment camp. 

Material TypeDigital

LanguageEnglish

Duration42m 10s

Preferred CitationPatricia "Pat" Gates, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland.

ProvenanceInterview was recorded by Nicole Curtin and Joseph Swit through Washington College for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project. 

GeonamesChestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States, NA [39.209,-76.06661] [id:4351264]Titusville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, NA [41.627,-79.67366] [id:5215726]Fresno, Fresno, California, United States, NA [36.74773,-119.77237] [id:5350937]