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Erickson, Martha Segment 1
Erickson was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin in 1918. Her father was still fighting in World War I in France. He...
Myers, Leroy Segment 10
The general population was preparing, women too, to defend that island. Myers feels that if they did not drop the...
Myers, Leroy Segment 11
There were 2 shifts working and they would usually meet coming out. When they got to the camp everyone was outside on...
Myers, Leroy Segment 12
They never really knew. They could have used any excuse to cut Myers' head off, but he still took alot of chances.Myers...
Myers, Leroy Segment 13
The Japanese commander of the camp, stood up on a platform and spoke in Japanese with an interpreter, and says, "The...
Myers, Leroy Segment 14
They got into the base and they stayed and ate. The next morning, they put them on a C-47. There was 2 or 3 other ex-...
Myers, Leroy Segment 15
Myers was discharged from the Navy as a Seamen Last-Class [Annotator's Note: either apprentice seaman or seaman 2nd...
Myers, Leroy Segment 16
There was sharp drop off and that is how they were able to put the destroyer right up on the beach. Myers could only...
Myers, Leroy Segment 17
Myers knows how Mahatma Gandhi survived; he could do it. He does not know why, but he understands how people can go and...
Myers, Leroy Segment 18
Because of the war, those that survived were probably better off. They could get a job if they were willing to work.It...
Gonzalez, Jesus Segment 2
Gonzales had a brother who was a guerilla who was caught by the Japanese and never returned. All they were able to hear...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 2
In primary training they flew the PT-19. It was an open cockpit aircraft. Basic training was BT-13's and BT-15's. Her...
Snapp, Helen Segment 2
When Snapp arrived at the hotel [Annotator’s Note: in Sweetwater, Texas for WASP training] there was roughly thirty to...
Myers, Leroy Segment 2
They hurried with thier sandbags and got in their hole. The anti- aircraft guns were used the other day and had to be...
Erickson, Martha Segment 2
The judges at the essay contest [Annotator’s Note: in New York] were distinguished writers and figureheads. Erickson...
Gonzalez, Jesus Segment 3
Gonzales is very glad that he was able to help save a life even though he lost a brother.After Gonzales' brother...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 3
After an airplane engine had flown a certain number of times it would be due for an overhaul. If it was in good...
Snapp, Helen Segment 3
They [Annotator’s Note: women of the WASPs, Women’s Airforce Service Pilots in Washington D.C.] were told at the...
Myers, Leroy Segment 3
They built the dugout for 3 people. They would run around and get food, and they would work all night. After...
Erickson, Martha Segment 3
The training was on the job. Erickson learned most of her secretarial duties on the job. They did not study outside of...
Gonzalez, Jesus Segment 4
The place where Bilibid prison once stood is now government buildings. Even though the building is gone Gonzales still...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 4
Flournoy did not have an instructors rating. She went to Alice airport [Annotator’s Note: Alice, Texas airport] after...
Snapp, Helen Segment 4
Snapp enjoyed flying the PQ-8. It had tricycle landing gear and it was fun and easy to land. It was highly maneuverable...
Myers, Leroy Segment 4
They loaded the back of their rig. They took the ballast off and put the goods in there so they did not go hungry. They...
Erickson, Martha Segment 4
Erickson's department held all of the best maps in the country. She saw the war from an interesting perspective. Yeta...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 5
Flournoy believes that World War II changed the world. She also believes that any current war will change the world....
Snapp, Helen Segment 5
The only benefits they were eligible for was housing and medical benefits. The WASP [Women’s Airforce Service Program]...
Myers, Leroy Segment 5
They got in to Yokohama and were put on a train to Fukuoka, or the island of Kyushu. They were put on trucks in Saebo [...
Erickson, Martha Segment 5
Erickson had supportive parents. They were worried about her, especially after Claudia passed away. They were happy...
Snapp, Helen Segment 6
Snapp met some of the women in the First Air Force class, some were astronauts. They had a tough time as well. Snapp's...
Myers, Leroy Segment 6
The heat of our bodies is what saved their lives. They had charcoal heaters but were not given any charcoal. It was...
Erickson, Martha Segment 6
Erickson was always active in church groups and organizations such as Daughters of the American Revolution. She lost...
Myers, Leroy Segment 7
They had to break the monotony. They would see someone get beat and they would laugh about the way he hollered or the...
Myers, Leroy Segment 8
Sometime in the spring of 2004 [Annotator's Note: Myers means 1944] there was a Japanese, who Myers thought had been...
Myers, Leroy Segment 9
The Japanese split the camp up again. Myers thinks that after the school teacher had been to the camp he said something...
Frydman, Louis Selection at Auschwitz the Transport to the French Border
Louis Frydman reached Auschwitz by train. While only there for five hours, it was his worst experience of the war. He...

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