Here are a few more clips from the BHS Brooklyn Navy Yard Oral History Project:
Abraham Weintraub (b 1910) worked as a chipper and a caulker in the Navy Yard during WWII. This clip is from an interview conducted in 2008:
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Frank Siragusa (b 1928) started working as a painter n the Navy Yard during WWII when he was just 16 years old because he was too young to join the Navy. This clip is from an interview conducted in 2008:
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Leonard Beck (b 1928) describes his father's work as a tailor in the Navy Yard during WWII. This clip is from an interview conducted in 2008:
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And here's another clip from a 2008 interview with Ida Pollack (b 1922) and Sylvia Honigman Everitt (b 1921) who grew up together in the Bronx and worked together as welders in the Navy Yard during WWII:
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These, and over 40 more interviews from the Brooklyn Navy Yard Oral History Project will soon be available for listening in the Othmer Library. Also, some of these oral histories will be featured in the Brooklyn Navy Yard's new visitor center opening in 2011.
This blog post reflects the opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of Brooklyn Public Library.
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