PRESS RELEASE
Contact Courtney Guertin
cguertin@battleshipcove.org
(508) 678-1100

Call for Men
Battleship Cove Seeks Men for Oral History Interviews

Fall River: The Commonwealth's largest oral history department at Battleship Cove is currently looking to interview men who served on the homefront during World War II. Our nation's most devastating war brought a tremendous shortage of labor. Not only was there great demand for labor to build up the war machines necessary to fight, but the men were leaving civilian employment for military service in huge numbers. To fill the shortage, society asked women to fill the jobs and they rushed to take them. For the first time, men and women were working side by side in factories and other industries. If you can recall your experience working in the new integrated workforce, Battleship Cove would like to speak to you. Call Michele Kelly, Director of Oral History at 508-678-1100 x 124.

Battleship Cove serves as the Commonwealth's official memorial for Massachusetts citizens of all military branches who lost their lives in World War II, and the Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf Wars. Recently, this memorial mission was expanded to include the Commonwealth's victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Preserving five National Historic Landmark naval vessels, Battleship Cove also delivers educational programs that expose a national audience of 60,000 youths to a mission that promotes duty, honor and country.

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