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Dr. Kenneth Arrow did not have firsthand knowledge of the feelings of the local population toward the war effort. He...

James Johnson chose the Army because he had a brother lost overboard a ship in 1938. Johnson was the last of 11...

Bernice Williams chose the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Women's Reserve] because she did not want...

Lauren Swinney always had at least three occupations at the same time. She wanted to learn everything and do everything...

Walter Imahara was born in February 1937 in Florin, California, a farming community just outside of Sacramento. His...

[Annotator's Note: Dieter Gruen worked as a scientist in the chemistry research division of the Manhattan Project at...

[Annotator's Note: Birds and muffled conversation can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] After...

Bane Cook went to Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, Illinois] for...

Joseph Mittelsdorf enjoyed swimming and diving for lobsters at night in Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as part of the 5th...

Stella Sarnacki knew the work she was doing was important. Her brother [Annotator’s Note: who was serving in the Marine...

While she was in boot camp, Verna White's daily routine started at five in the morning, followed by calisthenics and...

Joseph A. Cardinale was drafted into the Army in the summer of 1945 and sent to Fort Knox [Annotator’s Note: Fort Knox...

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