J.C. Palmer Sr.
"Couple dancing at Bruton Heights USO"
Photo courtesy: Albert W. Durant Collection, Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Mr. J.C. Palmer Sr. provided these reflections as part of the Oral History Community Nights hosted by Colonial Williamsburg during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The clips are excerpts from The World War II Years, one of several films produced from these oral history nights. The full film can be viewed here.
Film Credit: Media Collections, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Mr. Palmer discusses the integration of the military in the 1940s.
Mr. Palmer recalls the racial tensions in the military during WWII.
Mr. Palmer describes dances at the USO.
Mr. Palmer remembers the jobs created in Williamsburg during WWII.
Mr. Palmer describes living conditions in homes during the 1940s.