The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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Constance Negrotto attended USO dances after work. The girls would eat dinner and then hop into their formal gowns....

[Annotator's Note: James Gulotta served in the Army as an intelligence and reconnaissance team leader in the 21st...

Donelson Houseman experienced a terrible event after he was liberated. He went into town and could see the tanks [...

[Annotator's Note: Maynard David served in the USAAF as a bombardier on Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bombers in...

Wesley Fronk was a courier for a Lieutenant Colonel who was a liaison to the British. He learned administrative duties...

James Shelton Scales did not have to make the initial landing [Annotator's Note: on Iwo Jima, Japan]. He and his...

[Annotator's Note: From December 1940 until 1949, Marie Rankart worked for the General Motors Company facility in...

[Annotator's Note: There is static noise in the audio throughout clip.] It took Richard R. Ruess 13 hours to fly to...

Charles Kitowski was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1923. He grew up during the Great Depression [Annotator's Note:...

[Annotator's Note: Carmen Scoppa is in a hospital and voices can be heard in the background throughout the interview.]...

Jake Ussery enlisted in Monroe, Louisiana. He was in the Navy but lived in a barracks in Monroe. He trained in a small...

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