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Colson, Earl Prewar Life to France
Earl Colson was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in November 1924. He had two brothers. His dad was a caretaker at the...
Magnifico, Charles Prewar Life to France
Charles Magnifico was born in 1923 in Jersey City, New Jersey during the Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great...
Doundoulakis, Helias Prewar Life to Greek Resistance
elias Doundoulakis was born in Canton, Ohio in July 1923. He grew up with one older brother, George. He was raised by...
Sibley, Allen Prewar Life to Guam
Allen Ray Sibley was born in November 1925 in Livingston Parish [Annotator's Note: Livingston Parish, Louisiana]. He...
Lafleur, Richard Prewar Life to Induction
Richard Lafleur was born in December 1926 in Bemidji, Minnesota. He was there until he was about 15, when his parents...
Wold, Vernon Prewar Life to Infantry Training
Vernon Wold was born in January 1926 in Fargo, North Dakota. He grew up on a farm with an aunt after his parents died...
Blakey, Thomas Prewar Life to Jump School
Thomas J. Blakey was born in Nacogdoches, Texas in 1920. [Annotator's Note: An interviewer asks Blakey where he was...
Bailey, Kenneth Prewar Life to Meeting Russians
Kenneth H. Bailey was born in Albany, New York in February 1922. He grew up and went to school in Delmar [Annotator's...
Vandervort, Jack Prewar Life to Merchant Marine
Jack Vandervort was born in Bigheart, Oklahoma in December 1921. During the Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great...
Loges, Richard Prewar Life to Military Service
Richard "Dick" Loges was born in January 1921 in in Dayton, Ohio [Annotator's Note: Interviewer pauses interview at 0:...
Sasser, Joseph Prewar Life to Military Training
[Annotator's Note: Sound and video are choppy at times during this segment.] Joseph H. Sasser Junior was born in Scott...
Armentaro, Louis Prewar Life to Mindanao
Louis J. Armentaro was born a twin in September 1924 in Livingston, Montana. He has lived there his whole life. His...
Weiss, Jack Prewar Life to Navy
Jack Weiss was born in Elkhart, Indiana in June 1923. He grew up there during the Depression [Annotator's Note: Great...
Compagno, Nicholas Prewar Life to North Africa
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with a black screen.] Nicholas John Compagno was born in 1916 and grew up in New...
Watters, Harold Prewar Life to Occupation Duty
Harold Watters was born in Mobile [Annotator's Note: Mobile, Alabama] in July 1922. He grew up in Mobile during the...
Foster, Robert Prewar Life to Officer
Robert E. Foster was born on a farm in northeastern Iowa. He walked a mile to a one room school through the eighth...
Schwartz, Bill Prewar Life to Officer Candidate School
Bill Schwartz was born in June 1924 in North Plainfield, New Jersey. His family moved around, but he considers...
Sandoz, James Prewar Life to Omaha Beach
James Sandoz was born in New Iberia, Louisiana in January 1924. His father was a farmer. They did not have electricity...
Coleman, Harper Prewar Life to Overseas
Harper Harvey Coleman was born in April 1922 in Newburg, Pennsylvania near Gettysburg [Annotator's Note: Gettysburg,...
Stone, Leno Prewar Life to Overseas
Leno E. Stone was born on 23 September 1921 in Red Lodge, Montana. As a child he went to school in Kalama, Washington...
Cockrell, James Prewar Life to Overseas Deployment
James Cockrell was born in Alabama in December 1924. He grew up where his parents had grown up. When he was young, they...
Pierce, John Prewar Life to Overseas Deployment
[Annotator's Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] John Edward Pierce was born in January 1925 in...
Hauberg, Harold Prewar Life to Overseas Deployment
Harold Hauberg was born and raised in Nebraska City, Nebraska in July 1918. He entered the service in 1938, when the...
Compton, Bryan Prewar Life to Overseas Deployment
Bryan Compton was born in Watonga, Oklahoma in 1919. He has lived around Watonga all his life and got to see the world...
Howland, Gilbert Prewar Life to Panama Canal Duty
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] Gilbert H. Howland was born in April 1923 in...
Combs, Monroe Prewar Life to Paratrooper Training
[Annotator's Note: Can hear muffled chatter throughout this segment.] Monroe "Tex" Combs was born in October 1921 in...
Angel, Earl Prewar Life to Paratrooper Training
Earl Angel was born in August 1923 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He had ten siblings, four sisters and six brothers. His...
Dearman, Alfred Prewar Life to Postwar Enlistment
Alfred Dearman was born in June 1930 in Abilene, Texas. He was an orphan who was adopted at three days old by an older...
McCarthy, George Prewar Life to Reuniting with Fellow Prisoners
George W. McCarthy was a senior in high school and with friends when he found out about the Pearl Harbor attack [...
Light, Carl Prewar Life to Rifleman
Carl Light was born in a small town in southern Missouri and was inducted at Fort Leonard Wood [Annotator's Note: Fort...
Levee, Harris Prewar Life to Secret Life
Harris H. Levee was born in August 1919 in Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of...
Cohen, Benjamin Prewar Life to Soldier
Benjamin Wolf Cohen got his legal middle name after he contracted Polio as a young child. He was cured miraculously...
Wombacher, Delbert Prewar Life to the 4th Cavalry Regiment
Delbert Frank Wombacher was born in Lawrence, Nebraska on a farm [Annotator's Note: in October 1918]. He grew during...
Alter, Joseph Prewar Life to the Army
Joseph Alter was born in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in May 1923. His father kept his job as a...
Dillon, Gerard Prewar Life to the Draft
Gerard Dillon was born in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] in January 1920. His mother was a...
Yackel, Eugene Prewar Life to the Draft
Eugene Yackel was born in March 1925 in Sanborn, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm. He spent the first ten or 12 years...

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