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Van Eaton, Jack Prewar
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off camera prompting the interviewee to answer the interviewer’s questions...
Lee, Theodore Prewar
Theodore R. Lee grew up with four brothers, and all were in military service during World War 2. His mother did not...
Dorris, James Prewar
James F. Dorris, Jr. was born in November 1924 in Chattanooga [Annotator’s Note: Chattanooga, Tennessee]. He enjoyed...
Cassidy, James Prewar
James Cassidy was born in Rochester, New York in October 1925. One of four brothers, Cassidy and his twin brother were...
Sadler, Richard Prewar
Burt Richard Sadler was born in the suburbs of London in Hounslow, Middlesex [Annotator's Note: England]. His...
Brunt, Julian Prewar and Army Training
[Annotator's Note: The video is scrambled for the first ten seconds of the interview. There is a minute and a half of...
Freeman, Frederick Prewar and ASTP
Frederick Freeman was born in Saint Louis County in Kirkwood [Annotator's Note: Kirkwood, Missouri] in May 1925. His...
Fleischer, Dave Prewar and Family Life
Dave Fleischer had one older brother, Gilbert. He tried to enlist in the Army, but was initially rejected because he...
Krause, Joseph Prewar and Initial Training
Joseph Krause was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1923. He recalls an enjoyable childhood where he played games, sports...
Beckman, Kenneth Prewar and Initial Training
Kenneth Beckman was born in August 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was raised in Northampton, Massachusetts where...
Weseman, Wilfred Prewar and Joining the Air Corps
Wilfred Lawrence Weseman grew up during the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great Depression was a global...
Gaj, Leonard Prewar and Joining Up
Leonard Gaj was born in Buffalo [Annotator’s Note: Buffalo, New York] in March 1925. His name, Gaj, is Polish. He had...
Hoehn, Basil Prewar and Military Training
Basil C. Hoehn was born October 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He came from a low economic background. His father worked...
Ruiz, Roberto Prewar and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Roberto "Bob” Ruiz and the interviewer midsentence in a story.] Ruiz was...
Forman, Edgar Prewar and Postwar Life
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman was born in October 1923 in Camden, New Jersey, and would serve with the 319th Engineer Combat...
Black, Jerome Prewar and Postwar Life
Jerome Harold Black was born in November 1921 in Brooklyn, New York. He was eight when, in 1929, his dad bought a dress...
Getway, John Prewar and Training
John Steven Getway was born in 1921 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania with two older brothers, Paul and Charles, and five...
Mason, Alfred Prewar and Training
Heywood Mason was born in August 1925 in Georgia [Annotator's Note: on Susina Plantation near Beachton, Georgia], where...
Ross, Hartsel Prewar and War Production
Hartsel Ross was born in January 1926 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Ross heard the news of the attacks on Pearl Harbor [...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Prewar Hobo Life
Charles Childs was born in July 1920 in Arnegard, North Dakota. He did not stay home. He went to school and when he got...
LaMura, Jerry Prewar Life
Jerry LaMura was born in Manhattan [Annotator's Note: Manhattan, New York City, New York] in June 1925. He grew up in...
Neighbors, Lysander Prewar Life
Lysander "Ben" Neighbors was born in February 1922 in Avinger, Texas and grew up in different locations. They moved to...
Creekmore, Thomas Prewar Life
Thomas Creekmore was born in 1923 [Annotator's Note: December 1923] in Portsmouth, Virginia and grew up during the...
Hill, Wayne Prewar Life
Wayne O. Hill was born in Spirit Lake, Idaho in August 1923. His father worked in a logging village as a railroad man....
Reilly, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Dean Reilly was born in May 1921 in Janesville, Wisconsin. He was the oldest child. He had a younger brother....
Rickel, Robert Prewar Life
Robert "Bob" Rickel was born in Toledo, Ohio in July 1923. Rickel's father came to the United States from Poland....
Amram, Fred Prewar Life
Fred Amram was born in September 1933 in Hanover, Germany. His father was a peddler in the textile trade. He sold...
Peters, Bernard Prewar Life
Bernard Peters was born in March 1923 in Oakland, Oregon. He had two older brothers and two younger sisters. His father...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Prewar Life
Omer Van Huylenbrouck was born in Detroit, Michigan in June 1922. He grew up there. He had two brothers and two sisters...
Toole, Edward Prewar life
Edward Thomas Toole was born in 1925 in Millen, Georgia. He had four brothers and one sister. He was the youngest boy,...
Reitmeier, George Prewar Life
George Reitmeier was born in June 1925 in Lackawanna, New York. He grew up in a German and Polish neighborhood with a...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Prewar Life
Alfons Robert Kleindienst was born in Washington, D.C in March 1930. His father, Alfons Georg Kleindienst [Annotator's...
Myers, Julia Prewar Life
Julia L. Myers was born in 1921 in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York]. Her father always had a...
Yeagley, Richard Prewar Life
Richard Yeagely was born in November 1925 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He had one brother who was in the Navy. His mother...
Bass, Leon Prewar Life
Leon Bass was born in January 1925 in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. His father was a...
Kagan, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Kagan was born in July 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut. He had one brother and two sisters. He was the youngest....

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