Oral History Interview with Ida Paxton, December 22, 2012
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The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Ida Paxton. Paxton was raised in the Dust Bowl and educated in a one-room schoolhouse. When the war began, her mother sought permission of the ration board to acquire new shoes for the growing children in her family. Paxton left school in the ninth grade and worked at a drugstore soda fountain. At 17 she became engaged to a young soldier who was home on leave. She went with him to Oakland, where he was stationed, and got a j…
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Date:
December 22, 2012
Creator:
Paxton, Ida
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National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation