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Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" A New Career
Enrique Cervantes was offered a promotion to continue his service in the United States Air Force, but by the time he...
Burk, Jeannine A Young Jew in Belgium
Jeannine Burk [Annotator's Note: nee Jeannine Rafalowicz] was born in Brussels, Belgium in 1939. Her parents had two...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" After the War
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax returned to Hawaii, took advantage of the GI Bill and went to school. After he got home he...
Long, Donald Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Donald Long did not know what to make of the attack on Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack...
Tacket, Henry Alaskan Duty
Henry A. Tacket and his boat, the USS PC-600 [Annotator's Note: a patrol craft] were assigned duty as escort for a...
Brooks, Curtis American Occupation of Santo Tomas
On 4 February [Annotator's Note: 4 February 1945] Curtis Brooks looked out and saw all of the American military. Right...
Dunford, Philip Arrival on Peleliu and Called to Ministry
Philip Dunford was on a huge transport ship that was full of troops. One person had been overseas once and told him he...
Tizzard, Thomas Assigned to the USS Helena and the Battle of Kula Gulf
Thomas Tizzard was assigned to the USS Helena (CL-50) and sent to Nouméa, New Caledonia. A person had told him the...
Marshall, Kenneth Assignments
Kenneth Marshall's first overseas destination was Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. He had no idea where he was. Early on,...
Spencer, John Assuming Battle Stations on the USS Maryland (BB-46)
John Curtis Spencer said the USS Maryland (BB-46) was inboard of the USS Oklahoma (BB-37), and because the Oklahoma...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Back to Germany
Blanche Gangwere went to Bad Neuenahr, Germany on the Danube River near Cologne. She always wanted to make it to Bonn...
McCarthy, John Becoming a Sailor
John A. McCarthy was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His family moved to Lancaster County in Pennsylvania. He was...
Wessen, Theodore Becoming a Sailor and Assignment to the USS Pirate (AM-275)
Theodore Wessen had the support of his mother when he joined the Navy. There were two siblings still at home with her....
Lockhart, Richard Becoming a Soldier
After enlisting, Richard Lockhart was sent to Fort Eustis, Virginia where he joined an antiaircraft unit with which he...
Deal, James Becoming a Soldier
James Deal was inducted into the Army and sent to Fort Lewis, Washington. A tank battalion was formed out of the new...
Pogue, John Becoming a Soldier
John Pogue was a capable typist when he entered the Army. He was told that with his ability to type 70 words per minute...
Hood, George Becoming an Airman and the Boeing B-29 Superfortress
George Hood discusses his entry in the United States Army Air Forces. He recounts his training experiences in multiple...
Puissegur, Baptiste Being a Staff Car Driver and Nightmares After the War
Baptiste Puissegur was a staff car driver during the war. He liked the officers he served with. He enjoyed the duty...
Greenup, Rena Betrayal and Survival
In addition to what Rena Greenup could provide her mother, who knew how to tell fortunes, traded her services from her...
Moret, Calvin Breaking Racial Barriers
Calvin Moret and the Tuskegee Airmen helped break down racial barriers. They did not realize at the time that they were...
Marks, James Brisbane, Australia
James Marks was assigned to the USS Nassau (CVE-16), an escort aircraft carrier, as a chaplain. It was not a very fast...
Rubin, Mark Camp Conditions
Mark Rubin and his family had been sent to Terezin [Annotator's Note: Theresienstadt transit camp and ghetto in Terezin...
Lorenzen, Angus Camp Food and Nearing Liberation
Angus Lorenzen took regular types of classes in the Japanese internment camp at Santo Tomas University in Manila,...
Abbenhaus, Gerald Crossing into Germany and Interactions with Superior Officers
Gerald Abbenhaus and his infantry unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 385th Infantry Regiment, 76th...
Kibort, Reva Czestochowa Labor Camp
Reva Kibort and other inmates were gathered up again and put into boxcars [Annotator's Note: the inmates were forced to...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid Deaths of Her Parents
Ingrid Radke-Azvedo could not fathom seeing a child starving and then sit down and smoke cigarettes and eat the child's...
Debrick, Arnold Declared Missing or Dead
Arnold Debrick got separated from his unit in Bastogne, Belgium and hitched a ride on a passing truck. When he got off...
Dunford, Philip Discharge
Philip Dunford was discharged from the US Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Kibort, Reva Displaced Person Camp
Reva Kibort joined her two sisters who went to a DP [Annotator's Note: displaced person] camp near Munich called...
Marks, James Duties of a Chaplain
Most of the time, James Marks was the only chaplain assigned to the USS Nassau (CVE-16). If there was another it would...
Kubiak, Frank Dysentery, VJ-Day and Postwar
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)] went to the Philippines because it was stricken...
LaNier, Joseph Early Life
Joseph Conklin LaNier, II was born in Columbus, Mississippi on 25 March 1926. He personally adapted the spelling of his...
Courant, Hans Early Life
Dr. Hans Courant was born in 1924 in Göttingen, Germany and lived there until he was nine. He had one bother and two...
Edward, Isaac Early Life
Isaac Edward was born in May 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up during the Great Depression and his family was...
Edwards, Troy Early Life
Troy Earl Edwards and his twin sister were born in November 1925 in Scott, Arkansas. His younger sister was born two...

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