Helen Crosswait, 2007
- A Civilian on the home front during WWII
Listen to the following sections by scrolling forward to the timecode.
0:00 - Many family members in Britain; father fought during WWI; followed WWII on the radio
7:12 - Rationing and metal collections; 3 uncles in WWII; sang patriotic songs at school; assigned to sit on top of school and watch for planes
14:16 - Pearl Harbor memory; dropping of atomic bombs
17:15 - Wars continue today; patriotism
Helen Crosswait Obituary