Nearly six arduous years of food rationing, enemy bombardment, and the grief of losing loved ones to combat were all part of the war.
However, when Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced victory in Europe on May 8, 1945, applause erupted throughout the nation. Three women were interviewed by the press, and they told their memories on VE Day both then and now.
Next to a sepia photo of Jane Darlison as a youngster is a picture of the 90-year-old woman. Jane is turning her head away from the camera in the sepia shot.
Overhead, a “doodlebug”—a flying bomb—was apparent. Suddenly there was silence. According to Jane, the houses across the street were completely destroyed when the bomb dropped.
