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Driscoll, Edward Prewar Life and Entrance Into Service
Edward Driscoll was born in January 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the sixth of 13 children. His father was a city...
Schneider, Tony Prewar Life and Initial Training
Tony Schneider was from Hillsboro, Missouri, and he attended college at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He...
Amsden, Ben Prewar Life and Jimmy Doolittle
Benjamin Clark Amsden was born in his mother's hometown of Springfield, Ohio in October 1922. He was there for three...
Samrow, Joseph Prewar Life and Joining the Navy
Joseph Earl "Joe" Samrow was born and grew up in Slidell, Louisiana in 1926. He had five brothers and a sister, he was...
Oney, James Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
James Oney was born in December 1924 in Harrison County, Texas near Harleton [Annotator's Note: Harleton, Texas]. He...
Thompson, Thomas Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Thomas D. Thompson was born in Wichita Falls, Texas in August 1925. There were ten children in his family, and he was...
Osgood, Edgar Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Edgar De Pue Osgood mid sentence talking about how he went in the service as...
Guidry, Edmond Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Edmond Guidry was born in 1920 in Westwego, Louisiana. He grew up during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Shimp, Marcella Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor Attack
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: in November 1923], but grew up in...
Van Wart, Fergus Prewar Life and Piloting Higgins Boats
Fergus Van Wart was born in August 1926 in Dallas, Texas. He was an only child. He went to high school in Dallas and...
Shaner, Robert Prewar Life and Responsibility
Robert D. Shaner was born in February of 1924 in Porterville, California and grew up during the Depression [Annotator's...
Purvis, Frank Prewar Life as an Attorney
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis graduated from Louisiana State University with a law degree in 1935]. Purvis was only...
Cummings, John Prewar Life in the Navy
Albert Elmer "John" Cummings was raised in Richmond, Virginia. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...
Zerphey, Winfield Prewar Life then Airman Training
Winfield K. "Win" Zerphey was born in October 1924 in the small town of Floren outside of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. He...
Stahl, Floyd Prewar Life to Africa
Floyd Stahl was born in October 1924 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He grew up on a farm near Alto, Michigan. He was the...
Dunlavy, Jack Prewar Life to Being Drafted
Jack Dunlavy was born In Avery, Mississippi in June 1925. It was a small town. His father was a millwright at the...
Klimas, Irvin Prewar Life to Boot Camp
Irvin C. Klimas was born in Wheeling, West Virginia in October 1920. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks what...
Lomax, Charles "Charlie" Prewar Life to England
Charlie Lomax was born in January 1921 in East Spencer, North Carolina. He graduated from Wake Forest University [...
Castellano, Nancy Prewar Life to Enlistment
Nancy Lynch Castellano was born in January 1924 in Belleville, New Jersey, with three siblings. Her father worked for...
Jagers, Robert Prewar Life to Enlistment
Robert Jagers was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1922. His father passed away when he was 11 and he and his mother...
Hoff, Donald Prewar Life to Enlistment
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Donald Hoff already in conversation with the interviewer.] Hoff [Annotator...
Raquepau, John Prewar Life to Enlistment
John "Jack" Raquepau grew up on a farm in Michigan in the Saginaw Valley. The area is noted for navy beans [Annotator's...
Walker, Charles Prewar Life to Enlistment
Charles Walker was born on a farm near Sumner, Georgia. When you live on a farm family, everybody works. He did not...
Morgan, Dorothy "Dorothy Wuestner" Prewar Life to Enlistment
Dorothy Wuestner Morgan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in September 1922. It was very rural there at that time...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Prewar Life to Enlistment
Sara "Sally" Manning was born on 12 June 1925 in the small town of Lock Haven in Pennsylvania. Lock Haven was home to...
Andrews, Dennis Prewar Life to Enlistment
Dennis Allen Andrews was born Mount Solon, Virginia. His father worked at Goodrich Rubber Company to support his family...
Kiplinger, Austin Prewar Life to Harvard
Austin H. Kiplinger was born in 1918 and raised in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding regions in Virginia and...
Culpepper, George Prewar Life to Leyte, Philippines
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of skipping in the beginning of this clip.] George Culpepper was born in Fort Valley...
Dunne, Edward Prewar Life to Liberated France
Edward Dunne was born in October 1924 in Winsted, Connecticut. He got remarried after his first wife died and he moved...
Schafer, Leon Prewar Life to Naval Commission
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with the interviewer and Leon Schafer in conversation.] Leon Schafer was born in...
Masters, Robert Prewar Life to Navy
Robert Masters was born in Akron, Ohio in August 1925. When he was five years old, the family moved to Santa Monica [...
Riggs, William Prewar Life to Navy
Williams Riggs was born in Somerset, Texas in January 1925. He grew up working on a farm and vowed he would never go...
Rasmussen, Ervin Prewar Life to Navy
Ervin Lloyd Rasmussen was born in Elgin, North Dakota in January 1926. His father had a farm, but they moved in 1941 to...
Thomason, David Prewar Life to Navy Enlistment
David Thomason was born in October 1925. He had four brothers and grew up on a farm outside of Fountain Inn [Annotator'...
Harris, Rufus Prewar Life to Navy Ensign
Rufus Harris was born in 1923 in Macon, Georgia. He lived there for four years and then they moved to New Orleans [...
Kerr, Richard Prewar Life to Navy Training
Richard H. Kerr was born in June 1946 in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He grew up with a brother and sister. His father was a...

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