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McHardy, Arthur Preparing to Invade Japan
After being stationed in the Aleutian Islands [Annotator's Note: Alaska], Arthur McHardy was sent to Newport, Rhode...
Durio, Aristide Preparing to Invade Japan
After basic training, Aristide "A.D." Durio was sent to Fort Meade, Maryland [Annotator's Note: Fort George G. Meade in...
Stix, Charles Preparing to Invade Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: Charles Stix served in the US Marine Corps in Company D, 3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine...
Hanson, Wilfred Preparing to Invade Peleliu
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was assigned...
Hatch, Norman Preperations for Iwo Jima
Norman Hatch received his orders to the 5th Marine Division while he was still in the United States as his...
Waller, Charles Prewar
Charles A. Waller was born in August 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in the suburb of West Roxbury. He was...
Hart, Howard Prewar and an Overview of Hart's Life
Howard Hart was born in Saint Louis in 1938. His father was a mining engineer in the Philippines prior to the war. His...
Durio, Aristide Prewar and Enlistment
Aristide "A.D." Durio was born in Sunset, Louisiana in July 1926 and grew up there. His father worked in rice fields,...
Morisak, Daniel Prewar and Enlistment
Daniel Morisak was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania in January 1921 and was raised in Akron, Ohio with three brothers. He...
Wackerman, Clark Prewar and Military Training
Clark Wackerman was born in March 1926 in Brighton, New York, the oldest of three children. His father worked as a...
McGovern, Robert Prewar and Occupation Duty in the Pacific
Robert E. McGovern was born in October 1926 in Flint, Michigan. His parents were from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and his...
Kolesa, Thomas Prewar and Pearl Harbor
Thomas Kolesa was born in July 1924. He married at 18 and had three children. He is originally from Illinois and moved...
Lucas, Jack Prewar and Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts mid-conversation. Jacklyn Lucas is saying that he had skin taken from his butt and...
Irby, Ray Prewar and Postwar Life
Ray Dennis Irby was born in November 1924 in Meridian, Mississippi. He had four brothers and two sisters. He was the...
O'Hara, Richard Prewar and Postwar Lives
Richard O'Hara had one brother three and a half years older than him who went in the Marines earlier than O'Hara. He...
Bradley, John Prewar and Postwar Philippines
John Bradley [Annotator's Note: born in Manila, Philippines to an American father and Australian mother in 1936]...
Horstman, Bette Prewar and Reflections on Saipan
[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Bette C. Horstman...
Shaner, Robert Prewar Education to the Marines
Robert D. Shaner's mom was German and was upset with the Germans after the First World War and her German relatives who...
Gubish, Charles Prewar Farmlife and Enlistment
Charles Gubish was born in February 1919 in Allentown [Annotator's Note: Allentown, Pennsylvania]. He only completed...
Zilliacus, Patrick Prewar Finland and Emigration
Patrick Zilliacus was born in May 1926 in Helsinki, Finland. Life growing up was fantastic. His parents divorced when...
Kiplinger, Austin Prewar Germany to Squadron Assignment
Austin H. Kiplinger took trips to Germany in 1932 and 1938. Allusions to the war effort were everywhere. In 1938, he...
Cale, Sterling Prewar Hawaii
Sterling Cale was born in Macomb, Illinois in 1921. Shortly after birth, he went into an orphanage for four years....
Emory, Ray Prewar Honolulu
Life was rather simple in Honolulu, Hawaii when Ray Emory got there in October 1941. He didn't drink in those days, so...
Warne, Therese Prewar in the Philippines
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: an American child living in the Philippines during World War 2] associated...
Tarkington, Frank Prewar Jobs and Prewar Navy Life
Frank V. Tarkington joined the Indiana National Guard, but was kicked out because it came to light that he was too...
Snyder, Kenneth Prewar Life
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. was born in March 1920 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of eight children and was...
Tarkington, Frank Prewar Life
Frank V. Tarkington was born in March 1916 in Oakland, California. He was orphaned, as his mother died when he was...
Jenkins, Frederick Prewar Life
Frederick Jenkins was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He grew up in the fields. His father was a college...
Ladner, Nimocks Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Nimocks Foyle Ladner already in conversation with the interviewer.] Ladner...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Prewar Life
Charles Wesley Borders was born in April 1922 in Kenedy, Texas. He was the third child of six. His father was a school...
Daniels, Don Prewar Life
Don Daniels was born in Columbia, South Carolina in December 1925. He lived there until he was 14. He then moved to...
Campbell, Clifford Prewar Life
Clifford Campbell was born in Oklahoma in November 1924. His family was poor growing up. In 1936, his father bought a...
Bruce, Charles Prewar Life
Charles Bruce was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1926. He had two brothers and a sister. He was the oldest. He was...
Machaud, Albert Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] Albert "Al" Machaud was born in November 1928...
Pierce, Jack Prewar life
Jack Pierce was born in 1921 and grew up near Kirbyville [Annotator’s Note: Kirbyville, Texas] in a sawmill town called...
Fair, Paul Prewar Life
Paul Fair was one of ten children. He was born in July 1925 in Arkansas. He was the youngest child. He grew up in...

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