World War II Oral Histories
Below you will find oral histories from all aspects of WWII. Some are soldiers' stories; others are home front stories. Click on the pictures or links below to read (and in some cases view video interviews) about the experiences Americans had during this eventful time. Note: in some cases you may have to scroll down through some earlier history of the person to get the to the WWII material. It is all interesting, of course! Assignment is at the bottom of the page.
Navy Corpsman, Pearl Harbor Survivor
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Army Air Corps B-17 Navigator, POW
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California factory worker
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California factory workerDiscusses racism towards African Americans
Willie Mae Cotright 
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California factory worker
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Shipyard workers, California
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More oral histories
There are many more oral histories at the links below.
WWII Oral History Assignment
Choose two oral histories from this page: one war service story and one home front story. As you read, answer the questions in the assignment sheet. They will not be in order; they will come throughout the interview. Type up your answers in proper written format in a Word Doc. Name your document in this manner: “LastName_FirstName_Per.#_WWII_Oral_History” (ex.: Sutton_Heidi_Per.1_WWII_Oral_History). This assignment will be due at the end of the WWII unit. You may download the Word Doc and type your notes in the document, but you must formalize it (remove instructions, add your name, fix spacing, typos, etc.) before you turn it in.
WWII Oral History Assignment -- Word Doc
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WWII Oral History Assignment -- PDF
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