\""Personal/family relationships

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Maltbie, Archie Air Combat over France
Archie Maltbie and his outfit [Annotator's Note: the 388th Fighter Squadron, 365th Fighter Group] began flying missions...
Burk, Jeannine America and the ILGWU Convention
Jeannine Burk's mother died in February [Annotator's Note: 1950] and the trip to New York was in May. The purpose of...
Moret, Calvin Becoming a Tuskegee Airman
Calvin Moret volunteered for the Army Air Corps. Following testing, he was accepted on 14 October 1943. He was sent for...
Moret, Calvin Congressional Gold Medal
Calvin Moret and other Tuskegee Airmen were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 in Washington by President...
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Disabled and Rehab
Francis Higgins had a stroke. Prior to that, he fell and broke his hip in three places. The corrections were made by...
East, Clyde Dog Fights Over Germany
In late January or early February [Annotator’s Note: late January or early February 1945] the Battle of the Bulge ended...
Altmann, Judith Early Life
Judith Altman was born in 1924 in Jasina, Czechoslovakia, into a family named Bohorochaleroba [Annotator's Note:...
Patti, Frank Early Life and the Draft
Frank Patti was born in December 1924 in Hammond, Louisiana and grew up on a produce farm where his parents shared the...
Dawson, Zhanna Evading the Nazis
Zhanna Dawson had to find a place of refuge after leaving the death march [Annotator's Note: starting in December 1941...
Karle, Isabella Family and Early Life
Isabella Karle was born of Polish immigrants in Detroit, Michigan in 1921. Her father was a Detroit city employee who...
Damberg, Wanda Feelings toward the Japanese
Wanda Damberg has informed her children that she does not want any of them to own Japanese cars. They own cars from...
Dawson, Zhanna Final Thoughts
Zhanna Dawson has experienced many acts of kindness by others helping her through her life. People have to extend...
East, Clyde Flights After D-Day
After D-Day, Clyde East and the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron began to work in a rather routine fashion. The...
Bucksell, Norris From New Orleans to Italy
Norris Bucksell was born in August 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Valena C. Jones Elementary School. He...
Friedenberg, Bernard Germany
Bernard Friedenberg fought at Aachen, Germany on the Siegfried Line. He was doing the same thing over and over again...
Jostad, Glen Going Home
Following their liberation, Glen Jostad and over 100,000 other POWs were gather together and eventually flown out for...
Simpson, Alan Heart Mountain Relocation Center
In 1942, Alan K. Simpson remembered the construction of the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Park County, Wyoming....
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Higgins Tank-Lighter
Francis Higgins worked at Higgins Industries on St. Charles Avenue with his uncle [Annotator's Note: his uncle was...
Edwards, Mary Inspection by Harry Truman and Others
Mary Edwards met Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: President Harry S. Truman] when he was a congressman in charge of the...
Dyson, Freeman J. Robert Oppenheimer and Edward Teller
Freeman Dyson was a friend of Robert Oppenheimer at the point when the latter became sick with cancer. Oppenheimer...
East, Clyde Korean War
Clyde East was in Japan flying missions over Korea three or four weeks after the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. He...
Weissberger, Ela Liberation and Settlement in Israel
Ela Weissberger said epidemics were rampant. The Red Cross was very strict, and didn't allow the Russian army to...
Johnston, Roy Life After the War and Reflections
When Roy Johnston returned to his wife's home place, he took a job at the International Paper Company where his spouse...
Altmann, Judith Life at Auschwitz-Birkenau
Judith Altmann's life in Auschwitz started at 6:30 every morning. It could be very cold, especially when one's only...
Goldstein, Elizabeth Life Before the German Invasion of Hungary
Elizabeth Goldstein was born in March 1926 in Kisar, Hungary. She was the second oldest of eight children. She and her...
Karle, Isabella Plutonium Research
Isabella Karle's research involved isolating a purer form of plutonium. The laboratory was getting the oxide from Oak...
Taylor, Jack Postwar
Jack Taylor did not have an exciting youth. He was happy but did not feel he fit in with others. He had friends but did...
Moshovitis, James Postwar Career and Reflections
James Moshovitis didn't want a career in the Navy, and used the G.I. Bill to accomplish a two year degree in business,...
Harrison, Charles Postwar Career in the Marine Corps
After liberation, Charles Harrison was taken to a Guam fleet hospital, and thought it was heaven. The galley was open...
Dyson, Freeman Prewar Life and Political Views
Freeman Dyson discusses his views concerning the start of World War 2 on the Western Front in May 1940. He hated...
Bronder, Benedict PT-305 Crewmen
Benedict Bronder came aboard PT-305 while it was in New Orleans, Louisiana. That was where he met his fellow crewman...
Max, Robert Recovery, Back to School and Getting Married
From that point on Robert Max became somewhat delirious. He was taken to a field hospital where doctors were working...
Chester, Daniel Recovery, Discharge and Postwar Life
To return to the United States, Daniel Chester was once again transported on the HMS Queen Elizabeth, which by this...
Knudson, Robert Reflections
Robert Knudson's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being part of the Seabees [Annotator's Note: members of...
Tisdale, Olin Reflections
Olin Tisdale had a brother in the Army and a cousin in the Air Force at the same time he was in the military, but the...
Kubiak, Frank Reflections
Frank Kubiak went to Vietnam while serving in the Merchant Marine. He did so because there is a warrior in him. He...

Pages