William "Bill" Graham World War II Interview

William "Bill" Graham World War II Interview

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

United States -- History, Military.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Interviews.

United States. Army.

William “Bill” Graham served in the United States Army (Infantry). Interviewed by Pattie Johnston on September 25, 2006, Graham talked about his experiences during the Second World War. Graham was born in Arkansas on December 7, 1926. He joined the military when he was 18 and went to basic training at Camp Walters in Texas. He then got rheumatic fever and was sent to a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, where he met his future wife, Margaret “Marty” Driskel, who was serving in the Women’s Army Corps. She is also featured in the interview. They married on October 31, 1945. Graham was discharged in 1945. During the interview, Bill and Marty shared several photos and memorabilia from their lives and military services.

Graham, William "Bill"

Kansas Veterans of World War II Oral History Project / Lawrence Remembers: The World War II Years Project

Lawrence Public Library (Lawrence, Kan.)

2006-09-25

Johnston, Pattie

Graham, Margaret "Marty"

Kansas State Historical Society

The original copy of this video is available through the Lawrence Public Library. The Watkins Museum of History and the Kansas State Historical Society also have interviews associated with this project, which was funded through a grant program passed by the Kansas State Legislature in 2005. Researchers are responsible for obtaining any necessary permissions for uses other than educational or scholarly research. Contact the Watkins Museum of History for additional information. https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/

To access the video recording of this oral history, go to: https://archive.org/details/graham-bill-marty-wii-interview

The Watkins Museum of History also holds items related to this collection.

Other resources for interviews with World War II veterans are available through the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project: https://www.loc.gov/vets/vets-home.htm

MP4

eng

Oral History

Graham_Bill & Marty WII Interview

Jackson (Miss.)

1945

Johnston, Pattie

Graham, William "Bill"

Graham, Margaret "Marty"

Overland Park (Kan.)

VHS

1:16:57

221 kbit/s (audio)

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