John Day's Oral History

John Day's Oral History

John Day
Betty Turnell
oral history
recording
interview
Decatur, IL
childhood
London, England
Hanwell, England
orphanage
Dr. Barnardo's Homes
Tunbridge Wells, England
foster home
Infants' School
Feltwell, England
Norfolk coat
Canada
Montreal, Quebec
Toronto, Ontario
Inglewood, Ontario
physical abuse
school
farm work
tannery
bridge work
mechanic's helper
Great Lakes Navigation
Canadian National Railroad
the round house
steam engines
Imperial Oil Refinery
Blue Water Bridge
Port Huron, MI
Holmes Foundry
pigiron
Freemason
Charlie Cunningham
cement company
automobile factory
Wills-St. Clair car
Marysville, MI
balloon tires
Grand Truck Railroad
Wabash Railroad
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Bluebird
Cannonball
paint shop foreman
personnel
National Guard
World War II
Douglas aircraft
Thor missiles
Mildenhall Air Base
Norfolk County
travelling
retirement
painting
Wabash paint patterns
poetry
"The Cannon Ball"
bass drum
music

This is the oral history of John Day. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on November 29, 1977. The interview includes his time in an English orphanage, growing up in Canada, and his work with the Wabash Railroad.

Interviewee: John Day
Interviewer: Betty Turnell

John Day

Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

November 29, 1977

Betty Turnell

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Wabash Railroad

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English

oral history

OH82

oral history, recording, John Day, Betty Turnell

Betty Turnell

John Day

Decatur, IL

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