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Ivan Herbert relates memories of his childhood on the farm in Louisiana (including the murder of his father), entering the Navy and being based at Port Chicago. He describes experiences during the war in the Bay Area, including violence in Oakland, prejudice, gambling and his solitary life on the base. He recalls experiencing the explosion from the barracks and its aftermath. He then talks about his return to Louisiana after the war and then going back to California to start an egg farm.

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Title
Ivan Herbert: Rosie The Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral History Project
Creator
Herbert, Ivan, interviewee
Arbona, Javier, interviewer
Published
Berkeley, CA, Regional Oral History Office, 2012
Full Collection Name
Rosie the Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral Histories
Subject (Topic)
Community and Identity
Commerce, Industry, and Labor
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Text
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Oral histories.
Archive
The Bancroft Library Oral History Center
Note
Herbert, Ivan. "Ivan Herbert: Rosie The Riveter World War II American Home Front Oral History Project." Interview by Javier Arbona in 2011. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2012.
Interview date(s) 2011
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