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Auld, Lorene Early Life
Lorene Auld was born in December 1919 in Lark, Oklahoma. She grew up on a farm and thought it was wonderful. They had a...
Burke, Dracos Early Life, Enlistment and Assignment
Dracos Burke was born in September 1919 in New Iberia, Louisiana at a time when automobiles were rare. His father was a...
LaBure, John Higgins Industries Landing Crafts
John LeBure went to work at Higgins Industries after his uncle suggested that he apply there. His uncle was a policeman...
Lewis, Burton Postwar
Burton Lewis had no experience with the integration of the armed forces following World War 2. When the Air Force...
Gaffney, James PT Performance
James Gaffney’s assessment of the John Wayne World War II movie entitled "They Were Expendable" was that it was mostly...
Long, Catherine Reflections
Catherine Long had her most memorable experience in World War II when the armistice was signed. She served because of...
Rupp, William Reflections and PT-305
William Rupp felt there were no particularly memorable experiences during World War 2 for him. He showed up and did his...
Gurr, Robert Walt Disney's Vision
Robert Gurr found that the genesis of Disneyland occurred in the 1930s when Walt Disney brought his two daughters to...
East, Clyde War's End
By the early days of May [Annotator’s Note: May 1945], Clyde East and most Americans knew the war was over. The Allied...
Taylor, Jack War's End
Jack Taylor returned home in December [Annotator's Note: December 1944] but decided to return to combat with his former...
Edwards, Mary Working for the Veterans Administration
Mary Edwards worked for the regional office of the Veterans Administration after the war had been over for a year [...