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Wicklund, John Prewar Life
When John Wicklund went for classification at Keesler Field [Annotator's Note: now Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi,...
Jerabek, Gene Prewar Life
Gene R. Jerabek was born in Winfield, Pennsylvania in December 1917. She grew up on a farm. They had electricity in the...
Melton, M. Prewar Life
M. Edward Melton was born in Henderson, Kentucky in June 1925. He had a happy childhood. They had no money, but neither...
Prestridge, Hillman Prewar Life
Hillman James Prestridge was born in September 1924 in Cragford, Alabama, a small town of about 400 people. He had one...
Malone, Dorothy "GiGi" Prewar Life
Dorothy Malone was born in June 1922 in Ware, Massachusetts. Her father passed away when she was a child. Her mother...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Prewar Life
Ora Pierce Hicks married John Hicks at a German prisoner of war camp in Arizona. She has a twin brother named Otis. She...
Carter, Donald Prewar Life
Don Carter was born in January 1925 in Wellsville, New York and grew up in Hornell [Annotator's Note: Hornell, New York...
Blank, Calvin Prewar Life
Calvin Blank was born in January 1926 in Bronx, New York [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five boroughs in...
Flores, Belisario Prewar Life
Belisario de Jesus "Bel" Flores is from San Antonio, Texas. He served from January 1945 to August 1946. He remained...
Gohlke, Marvin Prewar Life
Marvin H. Gohlke was born in Texas in November 1921. He was the oldest child. His mother had four more sons. She died...
Maziarczyk, Michael Prewar Life
Michael Maziarczyk was born in July 1922. He was raised on a farm in Cameron, Pennsylvania. His mother had 14 children...
Splichal, William Prewar Life
William Splichal was born in May 1924 in Lincoln, Nebraska. His father worked for the city and his mother raised the...
Nygren, Karl Prewar Life
Carl Nygren was born in March 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It was a colony town. They had a radio. There were...
Scully, William Prewar Life
William Scully was born in November 1922 in London [Annotator’s Note: London, England]. His family was living in London...
Byrnes, William Prewar Life
William E. Byrnes was born in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois] in January 1926. His family moved around a...
Liberato, Louis Prewar Life
Louis Liberato was born in May 1925 in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania. He had two sisters and one brother and was the...
Smith, William S. Prewar Life
William C. Smith, Junior was born in Hartford, Connecticut in August 1917. His father was supporting three families...
Taliancich, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Taliancich was born in Louisiana in 1920. His father came over from Yugoslavia and went into the oyster business...
Payne, Carl Prewar Life
Carl Payne was born in December 1919 in Herrick, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a dairy farm community. His father left...
Griffis, James Prewar Life
James A. Griffis was born in Lake Forest, Illinois in October 1924. His father was a general contractor. Lake Forest...
Settles, Louise Prewar Life
Louise Settles was born in Framingham, Massachusetts in June 1916. She was working for Bethlehem Steel at Fore River...
Grass, Philip Prewar Life
Philip Grass grew up in Alexandria [Annotator’s Note: Alexandria, Louisiana], but was born near Port Allen, Louisiana....
Allegrezza, Johnny Prewar Life
Johnny Allegrezza was born in Mississippi in January 1923. He went to school through the ninth grade. His parents...
Cowell, Ernest Prewar Life
Ernest Cowell was born in January 1927 in Los Angeles, Hollywood [Annotator's Note: Los Angeles, California]. His...
Willett, Richard Prewar Life
Richard Willett was born in San Antonio, Texas in January 1925. He lived in San Antonio until 1938 when his family...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Prewar Life
Bernard Hillenbrand was born in May 1925 in Syracuse, New York. Growing up in the Great Depression [Annotator's Note:...
Prince, Robert Prewar Life
Robert Prince was born in Seattle, Washington in November 1919. He was the second of four boys. All of them served in...
Redmond, Leroy Prewar Life
Leroy Redmond was born in June 1922 in Newark, New Jersey. It was a nice town. He was the third son. The Great...
Kean, Robert Prewar Life
Robert Kean was born in August 1922 in Long Island [Annotator’s Note: Long Island, New York]. He grew up in New York...
Luers, Harold Prewar Life
Harold Luers was born in in Brighton, Iowa in June 1924. He was not delivered in a hospital because that county did not...
Jones, Harold Prewar Life and Airborne Training
Harold Jones was born in February 1924 in Mead, Colorado and grew up in Greeley, Colorado. He was a Depression [...
Waldman, Norman Prewar Life and Becoming a Paratrooper
Norman William Waldman was born in December 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as a machine gunner in the...
St. Julian, James Prewar Life and Deployment to the Philippines
James Anthony Saint Julien, Senior was born in January 1923 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]....
Moskin, Alan Prewar Life and Diversity
Alan Moskin was born May 1926 in Englewood, New Jersey. He went through school there and was skipped from third to...
Thomas, A.C. Prewar Life and Draft
A.C. Thomas remembers they came out of their pup tent [Annotator's Note: small sleep tents often shared by two soldiers...
Hayashi, Shizuya Prewar Life and Draft
Shiyuza Hayashi was born near Waialua Sugar Plantation on the west side of the island [Annotator's Note: Oahu, Hawaii...

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