Families Forever Story
Private book source

Denver during the war

Preserved from Jerry Cassim Higginson's interview for The Best Is Yet to Come.

Chapter 4

Video source

1:20 preserved

Interview prompt

What did World War II feel like to a child in Denver?

Recorded

December 31, 2016

Transcript excerpt

The whole city turned into a staging area and transportation hub for the military. Everything was rationed, especially shoes, and you had to take care of and conserve everything around you because most goods had to go for the war effort.

Full source transcript

The whole city turned into a staging area and transportation hub for the military. Everything was rationed, especially shoes, and you had to take care of and conserve everything around you because most goods had to go for the war effort.