Lancaster County Historical Society Veterans History Project Interviewer: Miles Shugar Interviewee: Arlene Huss Location: Lancaster County Historical Society Subject: World War II Experiences Date of Interview: March 11, 2009 Transcription Date: March 16, 2009 Transcriber: Miles Shugar [] indicates

, celebratory ball that L a n c a s t e r H i s t o r y �was a military ball, uh…March 19th , 1948. And the program is full of congratulations to the organization from around the county. Uh, one that I note that we mentioned before that there were other Black Legions forming. There was the Harvey T. [Mackel

life I thought, “Oh, Ok!” L: But she never knew it at the time? J: She never knew it at the time. L a n c a s t e r H i s t o r y �L: Ooooh. Who were some of your favorite poets, authors? Do you remember from that time? J: Um, well of course, I, I, um, early, um, the, in the early part of my life I was

grandmother who was a nurse in World War II who marched in a drum and a bugle corps. I think that was in white and black societies in off, something that happened as a result of the war and, and that military fervor if you will. P: Yeah, that’s why ya know, I got into that, because I had the training and uh

anybody to take her share in the war and so much was going on in her country that she wanted someone to take her part ya know. L: Ah, so you took it out. W: So I went there. L: Did anybody else in your family become a member of the military? W: No. L a n c a s t e r H i s t o r y �L: You were the only one