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Martin, Burnia Capture and Prisoner of War Experience
After his B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] was shot down over Occupied France, Burnia...
Gurr, Robert Car Designer
Robert Gurr had set a goal of becoming an architect and aircraft engineer. With mathematics being a difficult subject...
Landwehr, Carl Care Packages, Fresh Cookies and Going Home
Carl Landwehr was able to get a letter to his mother telling her of his being wounded, before the Army went to tell her...
Murray, Charles Career in Military Service
Charles Murray served during the Korean War but by the time he got over there the war had ended. He did see action in...
Sniff, Alvin Career Navy Man
After the conclusion of World War 2, Alvin Sniff was sent back to New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana...
Huval, Rudy Changes in Society
Rudy Huval and his four brothers went into the service. Ivan was the oldest brother [Annotator’s Note: Ivan was killed...
Miller, Sam Chicago Boy to Navy Man
Sam L. Miller was born in September 1926 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He was an only child because his mother could...
Bednarczyk, Leo Chicago Boy to Navy Man
[Annotator's Note: Video and sound freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk was born in Chicago, Illinois in June...
Davis, Romay Childhood and Adolescence
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis was born in October 1919 in King George County, Virginia. It was wonderful growing up...
Tindal, Sullivan Childhood and Army Life
Sullivan Tindal was born in September 1925 in Hampton [Annotator's Note: Hampton, South Carolina]. He grew up on a...
Bartlett, Robert Childhood and Navy
Bob Bartlett was born in April 1925 in Binghamton, New York and grew up in Johnson City, New York. He had one older...
Owen, Jack Childhood during the Depression
Jack D. Owen was born in Lufkin, Texas in 1926. He had a twin sister and an older brother. Owen’s father struggled...
Leskovic, Elvia Childhood in Germany
Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec was born in February 1928 in Hildesheim, Germany. She had one sister who was...
Gillette, Thomas Childhood in Maine to Hawaii
Thomas W. Gillette was born in Bath, Maine in 1931. When he was a small child, his mother left him and his father. As a...
Noe, Leanne Childhood in the Philippines
Leanne Blinzler Noe was born in June 1933 in San Francisco, California, but grew up in the Philippines. Her parents met...
Frodyma, Edmund Childhood to Draft
Edmund Frodyma was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts in December 1923. During the Great Depression, [Annotator's Note: The...
Golden, James Childhood to Pilot Training
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden was born in...
Poulson, Ernest Childhood, Becoming a Pilot and Overseas Deployment
Ernest L. Poulson was born in Ephraim, Utah in March 1921. He lived a very rural life growing up. He did a lot of...
Taylor, Amelia Children of Immigrants
Amelia Taylor was born in December 1923 in Santa Monica, California. She grew up there during the Great Depression....
Baile, Richard Children, Politics, and Family
Richard Baile feels that it is important to teach young people about World War 2 but feels that teaching young people...
Rupp, Robert Choosing the Field Artillery
Robert Rupp liked the military. He decided while he was in school that if he was going to war, he would rather be an...
Cart, William "Bill" Choosing the Marines
William Cart completed V-7 [Annotator’s Note: V-7 US Navy College Training Program, 1940 to 1945] school and chose the...
Alexander, Samson Christmas Toys
Growing up, Samson Alexander used to follow around his brother who was in Boy Scouts. The white people had what they...
Casebonne, Louis CIC in Germany
Louis E. Casebonne was assigned to the CIC office [Annotator’s Note: 970th Counter Intelligence Corps] in Marseille,...
Auerbach, Gerald City Boy to Airman
Gerald Auerbach was born in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York] in 1924. Because of the Great...
Cornelia, Matthew City Boy to Army Draftee
Matthew Cornelia was born in July 1918 and raised in Rochester, New York. His parents were both born in Ireland. At a...
Velfling, Jacob City Boy to Army Man
Jacob Velfling, Jr. was born in Cadillac, Michigan in May 1926. Velfling played many sports in high school and had a...
Smith, Jacques City Boy to Jump School
Jacques Brewster Smith was born in September 1923, in Buffalo [Annotator's Note: Buffalo, New York]. Due to the Great...
Gambino, Elroy City Boy to Marines
Elroy Gambino was born in March 1925 in the Irish Channel [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana]. He grew up in...
Mittleman, Harvey City Boy to Seabee
Harvey Mittleman was born in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York City, New York] in May 1925. Mittleman and his...
Laborde, Lucien Civilian and Military Life Before the D-Day Invasion
Lucien Paul Laborde was named after his grandfathers. He was the third boy in his family. Laborde was born in Vinton,...
Birnbaum, Stanley Civilian Career
Stanley Jack Birnbaum was offered a fellowship in cybernetics which was the forerunner of computers. He elected to...
Smith, Perry Civilian Career and Honoring Lieutenant Colonel Jimmie Dyess
Perry Smith retired from the military in 1986. He became an author and consultant on military issues for various...
Mills, Willis Civilian Life
Willis Mills returned to the United States aboard a ship and docked at Oakland [Annotator’s Note: Oakland, California...
Ford, John Civilian Life and Reflections
After his time in the Army, John Holton Ford returned to the University of Cincinnati [Annotator’s Note: in Cincinnati...
Heneghan, James Civilian Life During the War
Doctor James B. Heneghan's father was a civil engineer. He helped design the very first pre-stressed concrete arches...

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