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Daisy Walton

Daisy Walton was born in 1924 in Noatak, Alaska. Her husband, Delbert, was originally from Kivalina and served in the military during World War II. They met and married after he returned home. He continued to serve in the Alaska National Guard, leaving Daisy at home alone for periods of time to care for the family and survive, often with little money. From February 29 to March 2, 1996, Daisy participated in the Communities of Memory public storytelling event held in Kotzebue where local residents spoke about their memories of and experiences related to the military. Daisy passed away in 2009.

Date of Birth:

Apr 6, 1924

Date of Death:

Nov 27, 2009

Daisy Walton appears in the following new Jukebox projects:

Kotzebue Communities of Memory

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Daisy Walton	Daisy Walton from Noatak and Kotzebue, Alaska speaks on February 29, 1996 during the Communities of Memory public storytelling event held at the NANA Museum in Kotzebue, Alaska from February 29 to March 2, 1996. She praises the men who served in the Alaska Territorial Guard (ATG), talks about her husband's experience in the military, and the hardships of life back at home that she had to deal with. She also talks about watching the ATG soldiers training when she was a little girl and learning how to shoot a gun herself, and what it was like when the men returned home.	2015-25-02_PT.1	Kotzebue Communities of Memory	Feb 29, 1996