Ida Burrell, a Woman in World War II Ida Burrell was born on December 26, 1921 to Jesse and Fanny Burrell. Jesse was a farmer, who grew crops such as corn, cotton, sweet potatoes, and Irish potatoes. Growing up, Ida would help her father cut down trees for firewood by holding one end of the […]
Newton Gurganus, Jr. and R. B. Smith were World War II Veterans, who, though they have different stories, found an intersection in their paths on the front lines against opposing forces. While attacking the German line, the Allied troops were ambushed and had to flee to the woods. Few made this escape, but among them […]
Catherine Spruiell didn’t know what to do with her life. At eighteen, she did not feel that she had the education to attend college. WWII had begun, and the nation was in an upheaval. That is when she found the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). She enrolled, and thus began a journey that would change her […]
Mr. Sam Kimbrough, a World War II army veteran, is a native of Tuscumbia, Alabama, where an interview with him took place on November 16, 2010. In 1943, while living and working in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Kimbrough was about to be drafted into the army. During his examination for the service, it was determined that […]
It was evident in the interview with Mr. Megar that he thoroughly enjoyed his time spent in the navy, despite the hardships that he endured. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee, but came to North Alabama soon after his high school graduation to work for TVA. Soon after this, in 1941, he enlisted in the […]
Mrs. Murscoe is a delightful person and very easy to talk to. She is very knowledgeable about the time that her late husband, Ralph Murscoe, spent in service to our country. The stories and anecdotes that she heard from him over the years are still vivid in her memory today. Mr. Murscoe was a son […]
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