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Ritter, Louise Growing up in Arkansas
Louise Post Ritter was born in Corfu, Washington in July 1921. She grew up in Altus, Arkansas in a family of eight...
Morrison, Leila Growing Up in Georgia
Leila Morrison was born in July 1922 in Blue Ridge, Georgia. She had a very happy childhood. Her father was a merchant...
Howard, Taylor Growing up in Gulfport
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard was born in October 1918 in...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Growing Up In Hawaii
Herbert Weatherwax [Annotator's Note: Mr. Weatherwax's name is actually Clarence Herbert Weatherwax] was born in...
Osterhoudt, Ralph Growing up in Hyde Park
Ralph Osterhoudt, Sr. was born in Hyde Park, New York in March 1926 and was one of 12 children. He lived during the...
Jackson, James Growing up in Louisiana and Postwar Career
James Thomas Jackson was born in July 1926 in Ponchatoula [Annotator's Note: Ponchatoula, Louisiana] with an older...
Thomas, Kenneth Growing up in Memphis and War Production
[Annotator's Note: There is some informal talking between the interviewer and interviewee at the beginning of the tape...
Barnett, William Growing up in New Orleans
William M. Barnett was born in June 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in the city, had an older sister,...
Breaux, Lavenia "Lavenia Hickman" Growing Up in New Orleans
Lavenia Hickman Breaux was born in Slidell, Louisiana in 1917. Breaux did not realize she was living through a...
Lombardo, Samuel Growing up in Pennsylvania
Samuel Lombardo appreciated his boyhood in Pennsylvania. He grew up admiring the forefathers of the United States. They...
Mammino, Joseph Growing up in Philadelphia
[Annotator’s Note: Talking is audible in the background throughout the segment.] Joseph John Mammino was born in 1924...
Cardinale, Joseph Growing up in Rochester
Joseph A. Cardinale was born in Syracuse, New York in 1925, and raised in Rochester, New York. His parents were Italian...
Bubrig, Leander Growing Up in Rural Louisiana
[Annotator’s Note: Constant noise in background throughout this segment.] Leander Bubrig was born in Boothville,...
Ballew, Thomas Growing up in South Carolina
Thomas Ballew served with the 231st Searchlight Battalion which was attached to the 9th Air Force. Ballew was born in...
Gustafson, Gerald Growing Up in Stockton
Gerald “Gerry” Gustafson was born in December 1921 in Chicago [Annotator’s Note: Chicago, Illinois] and grew up in...
Martin, James Growing up in Sugar Creek
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout...
Hanson, Kenneth Growing Up in the Depression
Kenneth J. Hanson was born in Scobey, Montana in July 1924 inside of an abandoned railroad station while his father was...
Tamburello, George Growing up on a Farm
George Tamburello was born in February 1924 in Staten Island, New York. He was raised on a farm in in the rural...
Solomon, Robert Guadalcanal
Robert M. Solomon was on deck when they got a submarine. He had to hold on, or he would have gone overboard when the...
Keller, Richard Guadalcanal
Richard Keller's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] went back to...
Gulotta, James Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: James Gulotta served in the Army as an intelligence and reconnaissance team leader in the 21st...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Guam and Basic Training
From Hawaii, Walter Jacobs and his division went to Guam. One of their regiments, the 307th [Annotator's Note: 307th...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Guam and Ie Shima
Walter Jacobs took part in the fighting on Guam, Leyte, Kerama Retto, Ie Shima, and Okinawa. Of those, Okinawa was the...
Parra, Pedro Guam and Okinawa
They [Annotator's Note: Pedro Parra and the rest of the 854th Engineer Aviation Battalion] left Kwajalein [Annotator's...
Lutz, William Guam to Leyte
William Lutz thought there would be more firing of weapons. He sat behind a machine gun. It was different from the...
Lutz, William Guam to Okinawa
William Lutz remembers that his unit [Annotator’s Note: 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division] was constantly...
Baxter, Lionel Guard Duty at Buchenwald
The worst thing [Annotator's Note: about the war] for Lionel Baxter was that after the war was over, he was a guard at...
Willett, Richard Guarding American Prisoners at Fort Bragg
Richard Willett went to Fort Bragg [Annotator's Note: Fort Bragg, North Carolina]. He had a girlfriend in Washington, D...
Ngai, Johnny Guarding Murphy
Johnny Ngai landed on Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] in Higgins boats [Annotator's Note: Landing Craft Vehicle...
Altman, Daniel Guarding Nazi Officers
After World War 2, Daniel Altman served in Nuremberg [Annotator’s Note: Nuremberg, Germany] and guarded the Nazi...
Walker, Mort Guarding POWs and Investigating Crimes
When Mort Walker was in charge of the POW camp [Annotators Note: see segment titled Overseas Duty in Italy] there were...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" Guarding the Border
Seymour Mermelstein was on night patrols most of the time and says they are all pretty much the same. He went out on...
Beard, Oral Guarding the Mississippi River
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera comes in and out of the room.] Oral Russell Beard and his...
Dearman, Alfred Guards and Jailers
The main difference between a jailer, which Alfred Dearman was, and a guard, is that the jailer is in the cellblock...
Moskin, Alan Guilt, PTSD, and Fear
Alan Moskin says there is something called "guilt" [Annotator's Note: for killing in combat]. It is hard to put into...
Langrehr, Henry Guns Jamming and Reaching His Limit
Henry Langrehr had times his guns jammed and by the grace of God, he never got shot. The Thompsons [Annotator's Note: ....

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