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Langsam, Dora Polish Persecution
Dora Langsam was born near Lodz, Poland [Annotator's Note: Łódź, Poland] in January 1925.
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Langsam, Dora Postwar
Dora Langsam was sent to Sweden by the Red Cross. She was provided shelter and help as well as clothing and other things.
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Langsam, Dora Ravensbruck Concentration Camp and Folke Bernadotte
Dora Langsam arrived at the camp [Annotator's Note: Ravensbrück concentration camp; the largest concentration camp for women in the German Rei
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Langsam, Dora Reflections
Dora Langsam wanted to be an American after her experiences in the Holocaust [Annotator's Note: also called the Shoah; the genocide of Europea
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LaNier, Joseph Becoming a Sailor
Joseph LaNier joined the United States Navy in February 1944. African-Americans prior to 1942 were not allowed to join the Navy as a seaman.
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LaNier, Joseph Deployment to Hawaii
Joseph LaNier exited San Francisco toward Pearl Harbor. Everything that LaNier saw when he went into the Navy was new to him.
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LaNier, Joseph Early Life
Joseph Conklin LaNier, II was born in Columbus, Mississippi on 25 March 1926.
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LaNier, Joseph Iwo Jima
Joseph LaNier had no training or explanation concerning how to perform as a Seabee [Annotator’s Note: Seabee is a twist on the abbreviation for Con
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LaNier, Joseph Jim Crow Atrocities
Joseph LaNier was 15 years old and working in a nightclub when an incident happened in Columbus [Annotator’s Note: Mississippi—LaNier’s hometown].
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LaNier, Joseph Okinawa
Joseph LaNier had a close call on Okinawa while driving a truck.
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LaNier, Joseph Postwar
Joseph LaNier did not know what he would do after the service. He was reserve and not regular Army.
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LaNier, Joseph Reflections
Joseph LaNier tells others to take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself.