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Interviews With Montana War BridesPlease find an
annotated listing of other interviews conducted for the War Brides
in Montana Project. Copies of these interviews can be ordered
through
http://www.his.state.mt.us/research/library/researchrequests.asp
Sincerely, Jodie Foley Archivist/Oral Historian Montana
Historical Society PO Box 201201 Helena MT 59620-1201 1
406 444 6779
OH ODETTE SAYLOR INTERVIEW 1943 1939 - 1976
2 In this interview Odette Saylor discusses her childhood in
France; daily life during the early years of World War II; her work
in various factories near Paris; her family's flight from Ableiges
when the German forces entered that area; refugees; returning home
by order of German Army; German occupation of the local businesses;
her mother's experiences with Gestapo because of her British
heritage; the arrival of American soldiers; meeting and dating her
husband-to-be, Rueben Saylor; her family's reaction to their
relationship; her wedding in France; the trip to America by boat;
conflicts about childcare between WAVES and French women; arrival
and early life in Billings; homesickness; and reactions to American
food. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, July 27, 2001, Lewistown,
Mont. Transcript 42 pages
OH MARIE ELIZABETH HOUTZ INTERVIEW 2030 1939 - 1948
1 In this interview Marie Houtz discusses her childhood in
England; her experiences during the first years of the World War II;
meeting and marrying a U.S. soldier; the journey to the United
States aboard the Queen Mary in 1946; traveling to Montana; meeting
new in-laws; and adjusting to life in Montana. Interviewed by
Seena Kohl, June 25, 2002, Great Falls, Mont. Transcript 21
pages
OH ELIZABETH C. GOFF INTERVIEW 2031 1939 - 1959 1 In
this interview Elizabeth Goff discusses her childhood in Poland; her
experiences during the first years of the World War II; meeting her
husband to be, Richard Goff; travel to the United States in 1950;
traveling to Great Falls, Montana, to live on Malmstrom Air Force
Base; marriage to Mr. Goff; and adjusting to life in
Montana. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, June 25, 2002, Great Falls,
Mont. Transcript 18 pages
OH ELVIA STOCKTON INTERVIEW 1941 1939 - 1950 1 In this
interview Elvia Stockton, native of France, discusses her
experiences as a war bride from World War II. Topics include her
childhood in a small community outside of Paris; her father's
service in WWI as an Italian soldier; being a teenager during the
occupation of France; living conditions during those years; an
incident where she met members of the Canadian Army in occupied
France; meeting her husband to be who was attached to a medical unit
near her hometown; reactions of her family to the romance; their
wedding; her trip to the United States, after the birth of her first
child, on a freighter; meeting her new family; moving to the family
ranch near Grass Range, Montana; and the difficulty of being away
from her family. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, July 17, 2001, Grass
Range, Mont. Transcript 24 pages
OH PEGGY FLOERCHINGER INTERVIEW 1942 1939 - 1950 2 In
this interview Peggy Floerchinger discusses the evacuation of
children from her home town of in Liverpool during World War II;
experiences during bombings of Liverpool; meeting and dating her
future husband, Tom Floerchinger who was part of the post-war
service force in England; their wedding; bureaucratic proceedures
she had to go through prior to leaving Britain; travel to the U.S.
on the SS Henry Gibbon with her new husband and other newly married
couples; traveling by us to Montana; meeting her new family in
Conrad; being homesick; adjustments to new life in farming; and
trips made to England over the years. Interviewed by Seena Kohl,
July 29, 2001; June 20, 2002 Lewistown, Mont. Transcript 23
pages
OH EVELYN TUSS INTERVIEW 1940 1939 - 1948 2 In this
interview Evelyn Tuss discusses her childhood in Durham, England;
her experiences during the first years of the World War II; living
through the bombings; rationing; meeting her husband to be, Frank
Tuss; her families concerns about her dating and eventually marrying
a U.S. soldier; challenges of her trip, via the "Vulcania" an
Italian liner, to the United States; her reactions to seeing New
York; reactions to her new home and family in Lewistown, Montana;
dealing with homesickness; making friends and settling in to a new
domestic routine; getting used to American money; cultural
differences; and visiting England over the years. Interviewed by
Seena Kohl, July 17, 2001,June 2003, Lewistown, Mont. Transcript
26 pages
OH Doreen Beryl Richard Interview 2033 1925 - 2002 2 In
this interview Doreen Richard discusses her childhood in West
Bromwich, England; experiences during World War II includin air
raids, rationing, encountering an unexploded bomb; meeting and
courting an American soldier; immigrating to the United States in
1946 to Loma, Montana; first impressions of life in America;
differences in cultures; cooking for work crews on the farm; having
children; and moving to Fort Benton in 1958. Interviewed by Seena
Kohl, June 26, 2002, Great Falls, Mont. Transcript 34 pages
OH Elsie Persieke Interview 2034 1923 - 2002 1 In this
interview Elsie Persicke discusses her childhood in London, England;
her experiences during World War II; meeting and courting American
soldier; imigration to the United States; and her life in Missoula
and Whitefish. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, June 30, 2002, Whitefish,
Mont. Transcript 20 pages
OH Elfriede Johnsen Interview 2038 1929 - 2002 1 In
this interview Elfriede Johnsen discusses her childhood in Germany;
her experiences during World War II including being exacuated with
all young children from here home town in 1939; her father's service
in the German Army; experiences during bombing raids; the bombing of
her father's business; invasion and occupation of her village by
American and French soldiers; meeting and courting an American
Soldier beginning in 1947; immigration to the United States; living
in Broadus and later Miles City; challenges of adjusting to her new
life including raising children and learning to cook; and thoughts
about ever returning to Germany to live. Interviewed by Seena
Kohl, July 16, 2002, Great Falls, Mont. Transcript 22 pages
OH Beatrice "Pete" Berringer Interview 2040 1921 - 2002
1 In this interview Beatrice Berringer discusses her
childhood in Australia; experiences during World War II including
rationing; meeting and courting American soldier named Ted Berriger;
immigration to the United States in 1945; shipboard experiences;
travel to and adjusting to life in Miles City and later Billings;
meeting in Billings with other war brides. Interviewed by Seena
Kohl, July 9, 2002, Billings, Mont. Transcript 18 pages
OH Joyce Vashro Interview 2029 1938 - 1967 1 In this
interview Joyce Vashro describes her childhood in London, England;
her experiences during World War II; bombings and air raids in
London; family members military service in World War I and World War
II; her work for the Women's Land Army; meeting and courting Dick
Vahro, an American soldier; getting married; immigrating to the
United States in 1946; her experiences on the Queen Mary with a
young child; arrival and life in Butte; her homesickness; moving to
Austin, Montana and living there until 1967; and thoughts about her
home country. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, Helena, MT, June 24,
2002 Transcript 23 pages
OH Janet Mohn Interview 2045 1922 - 2002 2 In this
interview Janet Mohn discusses her childhood in Australia;
experiences during World War II; meeting and courting American
soldier; immigration to the United States in 1946; adjusting to new
life in Kalispell; cultural differences she noticed; her new family;
the overseas wives club; and various part-time jobs she held from
the 1960s to the 1980s. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, September 11,
2002, Kalispell, Mont. Transcript 25 pages
OH Norma Duff Interview 2043 1925 - 2001 1 In this
interview Norma Duff discusses her childhood in North Rockhampton,
Australia; experiences living close to an U.S. Army base; meeting
and marrying an American serviceman named Roy Duff; immigrating to
the U.S. from the port of Brisbane; experiences aboard ship with
other war brides; arriving in Whitefish; and briefly discusses
adjusting to life in new country; Interviewed by Seena Kohl,
September 8, 2002, Whitefish, Mont. Transcript 20 pages
OH Muriel Morse Interview 2047 1939 - 2001 1 In this
interview Muriel Morse discusses her childhood in Cardiff, Wales;
her work for the Women's Land Army; her friends and families views
about American soldiers; meeting and marrying Herb Morse; traveling
to U.S. with husband aboard a Merchant Marine ship; immigration;
adjusting to life in new country while starting a new family;
traveling to England in 1950s; moving to Kalispell from Darby; and
joining the Overseas Wives Club in Kalispell. Interviewed by
Seena Kohl, September 9, 2002, Kalispell, Mont. Transcript 23
pages
OH Joyce Barry Interview 2042 1939 - 2002 1 In this
interview Joyce Barry discusses her childhood in Cheshire, England;
her experiences during World War II including air raids; meeting an
American soldier named Ernie Barry; dating and getting married;
immigrating to the United States in 1946; arriving in Kalispell and
adjusting to life there; having children; and returning to England
to visit many years later. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, September
2, 2002, Kalispell, Mont. Transcript 17 pages
OH Irene Owen Interview 2041 1926 - 2002 1 In this
interview Irene Owen discusses her childhood in Manchester, England;
her training in dance; experiences during World War II including
bombings, air raids, rationing, military service of family members;
meeting and courting an American soldier named Dick Owen;
immigration to the United States to live in Harlowton; shipboard
experiences on the Queen Mary; moving to Geraldine; and adjusting to
life in a small Montana town. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, July 9,
2002, Billings, Mont. Transcript 23 pages
OH Kim Van Dam Interview 2032 1944 - 2002 1 In this
interview Kim Van Dam (Jung Ja) discusses her childhood in Korea in
a villiage near the 38th parallel; her parents meeting as a result
of Japanese occupation of Korea; being separated from her family
during civil war in Korea; living in Seoul once her family located
her again; meeting her husband to be who was a military chauffeur;
attempts by family and military to talk her out of marrying an
American; immigrating to the United States as a war bride; arrival
in Conrad, Montana, and community reaction to her; and adjusting to
new life including money, food, housekeeping. Interviewed by
Seena Kohl, June 27, 2002, Conrad, Mont. Transcript 23 pages
OH Sheila Buck Interview 2044 1945 - 2001 1 In this
interview Sheila Buck discusses the formation of the Over Seas Wives
Club by the Home Extension Service; her life in Kalispell; and her
career as a teacher in the Kalispell area Interviewed by Seena
Kohl, September 10, 2002, Whitefish, Mont. Transcript 10
pages
OH Joyce De Long Interview 2046 1924 - 2002 1 In this
interview Joyce De Long discusses her childhood in Hampshire,
England; experiences during World War II including air raids,
recruitment into war time work; meeting and dating an American
soldier named Russell De Long; getting married in 1944; immigrating
to the United States in 1945; travel on the ship Argentina; arrival
in Somers, Montana; having children, and adjusting to her new
life. Interviewed by Seena Kohl, September 10, 2002, Somers,
Mont. Transcript 17 pages
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