We have the unique opportunity as a class to be able to ask questions for a man who served in President Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps as a teenager in the Great Depression and then in the US Military in World War II in his early 20's. The questions will be asked by one of our classmates and the responses will be videotaped. He loves talking about his experiences and telling stories about his life, but does not have the stamina to come in and talk to each class.
Please post a question about:
1. Life in the Great Depression
2. Work in the Civilian Conservation Corps
3. Life as a soldier
4. Experiences in WWII
5. Life back at home after the war
When you post your question, please indicate which topic you are addressing by copying the topic from the list above and pasting it in your response. Please tell us who you are, or what class period you have Social Studies if you are posting as "anonymous." Thanks! This should be fun!
Here is some information about the man we will be interviewing:
17 or 18 years old when he left Alabama and joined the CCC's firefighters in California
4th Air wing Marine 13th Air group in the Pacific
WWII are from his stint in the Marshall Islands and Fiji
Friday, April 3, 2009
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