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Lula Barber, Meta Kres, and Brendall, outside welding shop at the Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards. Baltimore, Maryland. 1942 [detail]

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1939-1945
  • Location of Service: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Military Status: Civilian
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/4951

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"You wouldn't believe the prayers that were said down there for our boys." (Video interview, 48:35)

As a single working mother during World War II, Meda Brendall could only read about the war in the Baltimore newspapers or watch newsreel reports when she went to the movies. That is, when she had time to go to the movies, for Brendall worked seven days a week as a shipyard welder. She took pride in her work, calling it a real art, and she took even more satisfaction out of knowing its significance in helping America to win the war. Her son,

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About this Item

Title

  • Meda Montana Brendall Collection

Names

  • Bishop, Linda
  • Brendall, Meda Montana Hallyburton
  • Gill, Harmett
  • American Legion Post 22, Towson, Maryland

State of Birth

  • ID

Home State

  • MD

Headings

  • -  Brendall, Meda Montana
  • -  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards -- Personal Narratives

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Female

Status

  • Civilian

Service History

  • World War, 1939-1945

    • Location of Service: Baltimore, Maryland
    • Dates of Service: 1941-1945
    • Military Status: Civilian
    • Service History Note: Civilian was honored as "Welder of the Week."

Materials

  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected 12/2001)
  • Photograph: Copy photographic print [3 items] -- Photograph (collected 1943 - 1944)
  • Video: S-VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)
  • Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Oral history interview (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/4951

Cite as

  • Meda Montana Brendall Collection (AFC/2001/001/4951), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

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Citing VHP Materials

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Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Bishop, Linda, Meda Montana Hallyburton Brendall, Harmett Gill, and Towson American Legion Post 22. Meda Montana Brendall Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04951/.

APA citation style:

Bishop, L., Brendall, M. M. H., Gill, H. & American Legion Post 22, T. (1941) Meda Montana Brendall Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04951/.

MLA citation style:

Bishop, Linda, et al. Meda Montana Brendall Collection. 1941. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.04951/>.