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Hughes, William USAHS Wisteria
William B. Hughes sailed on the hospital ship USAHS Wisteria on his second voyage. He was assigned a fire station but...
Negrotto, Constance USO Dances and Servicemen
Constance Negrotto attended USO dances after work. The girls would eat dinner and then hop into their formal gowns....
Kerry, Margaret USO Shows
Margaret Kerry was not allowed to leave the state [Annotator's Note: California] because she was underage. They got on...
Lee, James USO Shows and Japanese Neighbors
During the war years, James Lee went to USO [Annotator's Note: United Services Organization] shows and saw guys like...
Mather, James V-5 Navy Aviation Cadet Program
James Mather joined the V-5 Program [Annotator's Note: V-5 US Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1939 to 1943] and became a...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Valor in the Pacific Park
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax also joined the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. When the building was built [Annotator'...
Hollis, Frederick Victory Garden
There were two vacant lots near Frederick Hollis's home in Detroit. He decided to grow a Victory Garden in them. The...
Clancey, Michael Vietnam War
Michael Clancey followed the news of the Vietnam War [Annotator's Note: Vietnam War, or Second Indochina War, 1...
Johnson, James Vietnam War
James Johnson came back to the United States and was supposed to go to an advanced course. They pulled him out and put...
Libby, Dolores Volunteering at The National WWII Museum
Dolores McInnis Libby began as a volunteer at The National WWII Museum in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans,...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Volunteering at the VA
When the war was over, a lot of women stayed on in the factories. Helen Kushnir went to work for Western Union as a...
Ehlers, Dorothy Walter Ehlers
Dorothy Ehlers met her future husband, Walt [Annotator's Note: Medal of Honor Recipient Walter Ehlers], while she was...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Walter Reed Hospital
Ora Hicks was one of the nurses to attend Yale University [Annotator's Note: Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut...
Grant, Lydia "Diane" War and Aftermath
Lydia Grant witnessed the attack on the American facilities at Pearl Harbor firsthand. The Japanese strafed the...
Hope, Linda War and Bob Hope
Linda Hope realized that her father’s experience with servicemen during the war had a profound influence on his life [...
Tolles, Martha War in the Pacific
Martha Tolles went to Florida in June [Annotator’s Note: of 1944] with her husband. They got a month off and went back...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" War is Different Now
Betty Peak feels that it is such a different feeling among the civilians now with the wars overseas. She never knew...
Bolin, George War Losses and Later Research
George R. Bolin does not recall hearing of Brown [Annotator's Note: Brown Shipbuilding Company in Houston, Texas]...
Benjamin, Adelaide War News
Adelaide Benjamin and her family saw the war in the movie theaters on the Movietone News films. The graphic images...
Wronka, Gretchen War Orphan
Gretchen Wronka’s father, Loren Hintz, was killed in action while serving in the Army Air Corps during World War 2....
Taylor, Sharon War Orphan
As a child, Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor [Annotator's Note: who worked for years to locate the crash site and remains of...
Arrow, Kenneth War Production
Dr. Kenneth Arrow did not have firsthand knowledge of the feelings of the local population toward the war effort. He...
Combs, Charlotte War Production
Charlotte Combs went to school for drawing maps. She got a job at the Higgins factory [Annotator's Note: Higgins...
Konen, Mary War Production
Mary Konen was born in April 1924 in New Ulm, Minnesota. Her family relocated to Pierz, Minnesota and her father opened...
Tidmore, Roberta War Production Jobs
Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore went into nurse's training. She did not like it. Two of her friends from school were...
Gooch, James War Rationing
James Gooch ate a lot of sweet potatoes during World War 2 because they were readily available. It was difficult to...
Rosenzweig, Jennie War Rationing and Being Jewish
Rationing was not hard for Jennie Rosenzweig. Oleo was used instead of butter, and it looked like lard. She added salt...
Bolin, George War Rationing and Postwar America
George R. Bolin did not understand what war was when it started. A lot of things were restricted during the war. His...
Drucker, Lillian War Talk and USO Dances
Lillian Drucker's brothers did not talk much about the war to her afterwards and she was afraid to ask. [Annotator's...
Maduell, Audrey War Time in New Orleans
During the war, there were signs all over the city [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. The most impressive to...
Henry, Margaret War Years
Margaret Brewer Henry was born in Miami, Florida, but she grew up in Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia]. She...
Benjamin, Adelaide War's End
Adelaide Benjamin had returned to New Orleans, Louisiana from El Paso, Texas by the time the war ended. When the...
Kafka, T. War's End
T. Toby Kafka does not remember interacting with African Americans [Annotator's Note: while enlisted in the Women's...
Knutson, Ruth War's End
Ruth Knutson was in WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States Naval Women'...
Gallego, Anthony War's End
After receiving his wings and commission, Anthony “Tony” Gallego went home [Annotator’s Note: to Los Angeles,...
Cook, Bane War's End
Bane Cook went to Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, Illinois] for...

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