Oral History of Elma England, interviewed by Rebecca Michaud, 14 March, 2011
Title
Oral History of Elma England, interviewed by Rebecca Michaud, 14 March, 2011
Subject
Description
Elma England was raised in Grover, SC sixty miles from Charleston. During the war she moved to Charleston to work in the Charleston Navy Yard as a welder. At the shipyard, England worked on the USS Tidewater and she was on board during the destroyer’s ceremonial launch on 30 June 1945. As someone who had worked her whole life, she found it easy to make the adjustment to working at the shipyard. She was laid off after the war and went to work for the phone company.
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Source
Women in World War II
Publisher
The Citadel Archives & Museum
Date
Rights
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Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/149
Coverage
Charleston (S.C.)
Duration
19 minutes
Interviewer
Rebecca Michaud
Interviewee
Elma England
Location
Charleston, South Carolina
Collection
Citation
The Charleston Oral History Program at the Citadel, “Oral History of Elma England, interviewed by Rebecca Michaud, 14 March, 2011,” The Citadel Archives Digital Collections, accessed April 30, 2024, https://citadeldigitalarchives.omeka.net/items/show/149.