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Interview with Polly Brooks

Polly Brooks was raised in Marfa, Texas, and in this interview, she speaks of her memories of her uncle, Joseph Spiller, who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. Spiller was enlisted in the United States Army.

  • Polly Brooks

    Civilian
    Served in: World War II 

    Polly Brooks was born in 1933 and grew up in Marfa, Texas. She was a child during the war, but recalls how World War II was handled on the home front. Her uncle Joseph Spiller served in the military and was present in Pearl Harbor at the time of the attack.