Raymond Redcross
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"Couple dancing at Bruton Heights USO"
Photo courtesy: Albert W. Durant Collection, Visual Resources, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Mr. Raymond Redcross 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. Redcross discusses trying to make a livelihood in pre-war Williamsburg and not having time for politics.
Mr. Redcross remembers being ready to fight in WWII, but his number never got called. He felt his work at home was also important for the country.
Mr. Redcross discusses how WWII brought Black and white people together in some instances.
Mr. Redcross remembers hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Newport News from newspaper boys.
Mr. Redcross recalls how women became more independent during WWII.
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