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Cummings, Mary Losing Friends
Mary Cummings [Annotator's Note: in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States Naval Reserve (...
Howie, Alice Losing Her Husband
After war started, Alice Howie went to Arlington, Virginia to work for IBM [Annotator's Note: International Business...
Davis, Edna Loss of a Friend
When Edna Davis got to Sweetwater, Texas [Annotator's Note: Avenger Field], she was in the first group there. It was a...
Wronka, Gretchen Loss of a Husband and Father
Gretchen Wronka was born in January 1944. Her parents were born in a farming area of Iowa. While her mother was in...
Brister, Delano Louisiana Maneuvers
Delano Brister witnessed the Louisiana Maneuvers in 1941. The operations took up much of central Louisiana including...
Jeter, James Louisiana Maneuvers
James Jeter was born in Jetertown, Louisiana [Annotator’s Note: near Leesville, Louisiana]. It was a small settlement...
Moret, Calvin Love of Flying
Calvin Moret became interested in flying when he was about eight years old. Before the war started, he found himself...
Reynolds, Florence G. Love of Flying
Florence G. Shutsy-Reynolds started flying in the Stearman [Annotator's Note: Boeing-Stearman Model 75 Kaydet or PT-13...
Meyer, Lois Major Martrese Thek Ferguson, Promoted to Captain and Meeting Her Future Husband
Lois Meyer's commanding officer in Arlington, Virginia was a member of the original few [Annotator's Note: the first...
Thurman, Tom Making the Film, John Ford Goes to War
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Tom Thurman, an American filmmaker, what made him want to do his film, "John...
MCarthy, John Man Overboard
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy to describe rescuing a Merchant Marine who had fallen off his...
Brister, Delano Maneuvers, POWs and Military Camps
Delano Brister's grandfather had a barn on his property that was used once during a military training operation by a...
Levee, Harris Manhattan Project
Harris H. Levee reported to the University [Annotator's Note: Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago,...
Brister, Delano Manuevers and other Events
Delano Brister knew that the headquarters for Colonel Eisenhower [Annotator's Note: Colonel Dwight D. Eisenhower would...
Jackson, Earnest Marine Basic Training
The hardest part of the Marines Corps for Ernest Jackson was basic training and learning to obey orders. But it was a...
Drake, Betty Marine Corps League
Betty Sue Drake [Annotator's Note: a paymaster in the US Marine Corps] was discharged after the war. She helped found a...
Williams, Bernice Marine Corps Life
Bernice Williams [Annotator's Note: in the US Marine Corps Women's Reserve at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San...
White, Verna Marine Corps Service
While she was in boot camp, Verna White's daily routine started at five in the morning, followed by calisthenics and...
Johnson, Homer Marine Corps Service
Homer Johnson made many friends with people from the South. They taught Johnson how to treat White people. Many of the...
Karle, Isabella Marriage and Start of Career
Isabella Karle met her husband at the University of Michigan in a physical chemistry class. His undergraduate degree...
Settles, Louise Married in Manila
Louise Settles had a date or two in Hollandia [Annotator's Note: Hollandia, New Guinea] and she was very disappointed....
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" Married to a P-38 Pilot
Betty Peak's husband got his early training in Victorville, California on the edge of the Mojave Desert. There were...
Williams, Bernice Marrying a Marine
Bernice Williams chose the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Women's Reserve] because she did not want...
Kearney, George Marvin Perrett and Testing Boats
[Annotator's Note: George Kearney grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was an employee of Higgins Industries from 1937...
Fagot, Rosemary G. Meeting Foreign Dignitaries, V-J Day and U-Boats in Argentina
Rosemary Fagot was born an American citizen, but she had never been to to the United States until she enlisted in the...
Knutson, Ruth Meeting Her Husband
While Ruth Knutson was in WAVES, her husband-to-be was drafted. He was a baseball player for the Chicago White Sox....
Elliott, Calvin Meeting His Wife
[Annotator's Note: Calvin Elliott was stationed at Borinquen Air Base, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.] There was a major who...
Francis, Norman Meeting Returning Veterans
Before graduating from high school, Dr. Norman Francis did very little in terms of working in the war effort. He was...
Welty, Orrin Memorable Occasions
When he was flying experimental missions, Orrin Welty said he never knew the nature of the business. He describes how...
Nunnink, Lawrence Merchant Marine Life
Gregory Lawrence Nunnink served aboard several ships sailing along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States as...
Vandervort, Jack Merchant Marine to Army Basic Training
Jack Vandervort chose to leave the US Merchant Marine. He did not like it too well. He was drafted and went to Camp...
Courant, Hans Military Duties at Los Alamos
Hans Courant was assigned to a group working on electronics at Los Alamos. He worked in that capacity for the next two...
Arrow, Kenneth Military Experience
Dr. Kenneth Arrow has advised presidents. He did not feel that his military background was a significant contributor to...
Stables, Barbara Military Intelligence
Barbara Stables remembers they got an apartment on the third floor in a building where generals lived. [Annotator’s...
Beal, Marion Military Life
It was raining one day on base [Annotator's Note: Camp Montford Point, Jacksonville, North Carolina]. Their mattresses...
Glass, Murray Military Musician
Murray Glass was drafted and sent to the Fort Dix, New Jersey reception center for a few weeks. He then went to the...

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