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Oral History Interview with Irene Johnson, February 7, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Irene Johnson. Johnson was born in 1917 in Iowa. She speaks of life during the Great Depression. Johnson graduated from high school around 1935, and attended one year of college in Kansas. Around 1939, she moved to Dallas, and worked in the office of a construction company, building housing for training pilots. After the war began, she joined the Women’s Army Corps. Johnson provides details of her service, including uniforms, hou… more
Date: February 7, 2016
Duration: 59 minutes 49 seconds
Creator: Johnson, Irene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation

Oral History Interview with Irene Johnson, February 7, 2016

Description: The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Irene Johnson. Johnson was born in 1917 in Iowa. She speaks of life during the Great Depression. Johnson graduated from high school around 1935, and attended one year of college in Kansas. Around 1939, she moved to Dallas, and worked in the office of a construction company, building housing for training pilots. After the war began, she joined the Women’s Army Corps. Johnson provides details of her service, including uniforms, hou… more
Date: February 7, 2016
Creator: Johnson, Irene
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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