Title
Jock Joiner's memories of American troops in Britain and rise in crime
Subject
WW2
Description
Jock Joiner's memories of American troops in Britain and rise in crime
Creator
EMOHA
Source
EMOHA70/85
Publisher
EMOHA
Date
1940s
Rights
You may use this item in accordance with the licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
Format
.mp3
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Original Format
.mp3
Duration
45 secs.
Transcription
During the war, I mean, crime was rife because we had black out regulations, thieves paradise. With all sorts of offences. Murders. Rapes. Serious assaults, you name it. Because of the blackout and that persisted right throughout the war, and of course I was in the. CID. So I could tell you many stories about the Yanks. Well, they were no worse, I don't suppose, than any of our troops who were serving abroad. But you see, they were very affluent. They’ve got the money. And a lot of the women here, their husbands who were away at the war. They were very lonely. And these Yanks used to make a fuss of them, used to wine them and down them.
Interviewer
Frances Matterson
Interviewee
Jock Joiner
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