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June Chandler: "I lost my accent."June Chandler discusses how she adjusted to life in the United States after immigrating to be with her husband, an American serviceman.
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June Chandler: "Put on the kettle."June Chandler describes how she became friends with more Americans through the English tradition of having tea.
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June Chandler: "I was used to London."June Chandler explains why she left her native England to join her husband, an American serviceman, on his family farm in South Carolina.
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June Chandler: "I just slugged him."June Chandler explains how she met and married her husband, Jeff Chandler, an American serviceman stationed in London after World War II.
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June Chandler: EvacuationJune Chandler recalls how she and her older brother evacuated to northern England to avoid the air raids over London.
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June Chandler: Mickey Mouse Gas MaskJune Chandler describes the gas mask she had to wear as a young child during the German bombing of London.
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June Chandler: "I had a green ration book."June Chandler explains how England's rationing policy affected her family during World War II.
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June Chandler: Settling in GeorgiaJune Chandler remembers her first impression of her husband's hometown in South Carolina, and how they eventually settled in Marietta, Georgia, where her husband took a job with the Lockheed…
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June Chandler: Barefoot on Broken GlassJune Chandler recalls an air raid when her family's bomb shelter was flooded, and they had to seek refuge at their neighbors' home.
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June Chandler: "A lof of shrapnel everywhere"June Chandler recalls how American soldiers stationed in a local park near her home attempted to shoot down Germany flying bombs before they fell to the ground.
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June Chandler: Blackout CurtainsJune Chandler explains the necessity of blackout curtains during the German Blitz over England.
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June Chandler: "It was just a way of life."June Chandler recalls how unexpected daytime was no more frightening than constant nighttime bombings.
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