Reply #3: Yes, I remember the drills and the dramatizations they used to show on tv. [View All]

[Arkansas Granny]

It would just scare me to death to see that family headed down to the basement. We didn't have a basement and I knew we didn't have all the supplies that they said you should have put away in case of nuclear attack.

Do you remember the Civil Defense plane spotting exercises? My older brother had a book that showed a lot of airplane silouettes and he volunteered to sit in a little gazebo looking shed that was built out in a field not far from our house to look for enemy aircraft. I don't remember if he was on a schedule or if he would be notified when he needed to report. This would have been in the early to mid 50's.