The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories

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William Douglas Lansford was born in 1922 in Los Angeles. His father was an Anglo from Texas and his mother was a...

John S. Johnson stood with his hands in the air as the Japanese searched his pockets. He had no water or food for a day...

Norman Mineta was born in 1931 in San Jose, California. He had a great childhood in the agricultural community. His...

Francis Higgins was a good draftsman. He took that position with his Uncle Andrew [Annotator's Note: Andrew Jackson...

John Raaen attended West Point. His father was a career officer who graduated from the Military Academy on 1 November...

[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...

Felix J. Polito was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1922. He lived there until he was 19 years old. In January 1942, he...

After the war, James Allen lost contact with many of his friends from the war. He was busy with college and did not...

Joseph Conklin LaNier, II was born in Columbus, Mississippi on 25 March 1926. He personally adapted the spelling of his...

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