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Tinker, June Brothers at War
June Tinker's mother started worrying about the impact of the war on her sons soon after Pearl Harbor. Tinker's two...
Smith, Lamar Brothers in the Service
Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith's oldest brother, John Joseph, whose nickname was "Jody", enlisted in the Navy prior...
Mellon, Mallie "Mallie Osborne" Building B-29s
Mallie Mellon heard that President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United...
Kearney, George Building LCVPs and PT Boats
[Annotator's Note: George Kearney grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was an employee of Higgins Industries from 1937...
Harvey, William Burrwood, Louisiana
William Harvey was stationed on a big island named Burrwood [Annotator's Note: Burrwood, Louisiana]. The United States...
Imahara, Walter Camp Life and Family
Walter Imahara thinks that future generations can learn from the internment of Japanese-Americans. There is a lot of...
Mitchell, George Camp Montford Point
George Mitchell feels he was in an outfit that had always denied them being a part of it, the Marine Corps. He feels he...
Trotter, Bernice Camp Pendleton
Bernice Trotter was assigned to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County...
Jeter, James Camp Polk
James Jeter was drafted in 1944 but did not pass the physical examination at Fort Humbug [Annotator’s Note: in...
Stern, Debra Camp Shanks
Debra Stern [Annotator's Note: in the Women's Army Corps; women's branch of the US Army, 1942-1978] was at Camp Shanks...
Beard, Norma "Norma Ford" Captain Eugene Ford
Norma Jean Ford Beard lost her father in the war. His remains were only recovered recently. [Annotator’s Note: Beard's...
Swinney, Lauren Celebrating with Famous Personalities
[Annotator's Note: Lauren Swinney was a student at Northwestern University and worked as an entertainer for troops...
Noll, Eilleen Changes for Women in the Military
In the 1950s, Eileen Noll recognized the changes for women in the military. She felt more respected and leaned upon by...
Huval, Rudy Changes in Society
Rudy Huval and his four brothers went into the service. Ivan was the oldest brother [Annotator’s Note: Ivan was killed...
Kerry, Margaret Changing Her Name
Margaret Kerry's parents got chickens. They lived in Windsor, a little town outside of Los Angeles [Annotator's Note:...
Taylor, Sharon Childhood
Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor was born in March 1945 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. When she was born, her father [Annotator's Note...
Gillette, Thomas Childhood in Maine to Hawaii
Thomas W. Gillette was born in Bath, Maine in 1931. When he was a small child, his mother left him and his father. As a...
Taylor, Amelia Children of Immigrants
Amelia Taylor was born in December 1923 in Santa Monica, California. She grew up there during the Great Depression....
Groel, Marilyn "Marilyn Strelow" City Life to Marine Life
Marilyn Strelow Groel was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924 and grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. Groel moved to...
Guthrie, Richard Civilian in Hawaii
Richard Guthrie was born in November 1933 at the Quantico Marine Corps Air Station in Quantico, Virginia. His father...
Heneghan, James Civilian Life During the War
Doctor James B. Heneghan's father was a civil engineer. He helped design the very first pre-stressed concrete arches...
Lee, James Closing Thoughts
James Lee's most memorable experience of World War 2 is the attack itself [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...
Drucker, Lillian Closing Thoughts
Lillian Drucker's brothers all had medical discharges and had income from that. She and her husband bought their first...
Gibfried, Paul Closing Thoughts
Paul Gibfried had a wonderful experience during World War 2. He liked his commander, Ogden Ludlow [Annotator's Note:...
Traina, Joseph Closing Thoughts
Joseph Traina met a girl in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and got married there. They moved to...
Liparoto, Mildred "Jean" Closing Thoughts
The events of the war that really stand out in Mildred "Jean" Liparoto's memory are Roosevelt's [Annotator's Note:...
Doroff, Lorraine Closing Thoughts
Lorraine Doroff's most memorable experience of World War 2 is signing up and training [Annotator's Note: with the...
Wiswell, George Closing Thoughts
George Wiswell says the past is a prologue to the future. What you learn is important. The Navy taught him to pay...
Steeg, Moise Closing Thoughts
Moise S. Steeg, Jr. had a hard time believing that Mr. Eisenhower [Annotator's Note: General of the Army Dwight David "...
Stephensen, Margaret Closing Thoughts
Margaret Stephensen was in Tucson, Arizona after she was discharged from the Navy. She had gone to San Diego [Annotator...
Smith, Lamar Closing Thoughts
The Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith believes that World War 2 does not mean too much to America today. America did...
Soskin, Betty Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Betty Soskin how the values of World War 2 shaped her personal values and her...
Bridgforth, Carolyn Closing Thoughts
Carolyn Bridgforth's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the atomic bomb [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Wilson, Bobby Closing Thoughts
Bobby C. Wilson was in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] when the bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
Noll, Eilleen Coast Guard and Navy Duty
After joining the Coast Guard [Annotator’s Note: in 1944], Eileen Noll was sent to West Palm Beach [Annotator’s Note:...
Jones, Robert Coast Guard Dog Training
Robert Francis Jones joined the Coast Guard on his 18th birthday. He was very disappointed at first [Annotator’s Note:...

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