NHF_WC_2015_Urda_Sue
2015
Sue Urda lived in Ambridge, Pennsylvania as a child. She was about ten at the end of World War II, and two of her brothers fought in the war, including one who served as a machine gunner and took part in the invasion of Normandy. She is one of six children, and she experienced firsthand both the difficulties of home life during the war, with rationing and air raid drills, and the emotions of having loved ones fight. She participated in the 4H, making homemade items to supplement the rations allowed during the fighting. She tells of her mother, who worked throughout the war as a substitute teacher and was active in the community with civic clubs and neighborhood improvement. She now lives in Chestertown, Maryland.
Digital
English
14m 10s
Sue Urda, Interview, National Home Front Project, Washington College, Chestertown Maryland
Interview was recorded by Heidi Butler, James Mitchell, and Cherie Ciaudella for the Starr Center of the American Experience National Homefront Project
C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Washington College)
Oral histories
oral histories (literary genre)
Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States
Oral histories
oral histories (literary genre)
Women--Employment--United States--History--20th century
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--United States