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Ronson, Harold Iwo Jima
When Harold Ronson got onto the beach at Iwo [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945, Iwo...
Brooks, Curtis Japanese Occupation of Manila
Curtis Brooks was living in Manila when the Japanese on landed on Luzon, Philippines. The first landings were on Aparri...
Yoho, David Joining the Merchant Marine
As a 13 year old, David Yoho did not have friends of draft age. He did keep company with older boys and took on a tough...
Weber, Norman Journey to Germany
Norman Weber’s family returned to Germany despite his father wanting to stay in America forever. Weber’s parents had...
Kawamoto, Yukio Known and Unknown Family
Yukio Kawamoto's parents did not have to divulge too much about how their time in the camp went. Kawamoto had gotten a...
Suter, Martin Korean War Service and Postwar Life
Martin Suter went to fighter school and was called back to go to Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953] in...
Reitman, Seymour Leave in England
Seymour Reitman got an open furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] to England....
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" Leave in Paris
Leslie Freeman was not involved in his Division's [Annotator's Note: Freeman was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd...
Reissig, Floyd J. Life Aboard Ship
Floyd James Reissig was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy. He served as a Coxswain [Annotator's Note: person in...
Fishman, Arthur Life Aboard the USS Robinson (DD-562)
Arthur Fishman's bunk [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Robinson (DD-562)] was near the engine room below deck. He...
Kerry, Margaret Life after Pearl Harbor
Margaret Kerry spent most of her time isolated. When she heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Haggerty, June Life as a WAVE
June Catherine Elliott Haggerty was 23 years old when she went into the Navy. Her brothers were in the service already...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Life During the War
[Annotator's Note: Helen Kushnir was in grade school when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941...
Baham, Marietta Life During the War
Marietta Baham worked in the mail and communications department [Annotator's Note: at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans,...
Swinney, Lauren Life During the War and Losing Friends
Lauren Swinney always had at least three occupations at the same time. She wanted to learn everything and do everything...
Baron, Judith Life in Hungary
Judith Baron and her family lived in a nice apartment in a mixed neighbor in Hungary. The landlady was not Jewish, but...
Giamberardino, Alfiero Life in Italy During the War
Alfiero Giamberardino was born in May 1936 near Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy]. The American and British bombers...
Johnsen, Erik Life in New Orleans
Erik Johnsen, a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine says that New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 1920s was active with all...
Mahoney, Timothy Life in the Field
Timothy Mahoney only went on a flight after he did repairs to the radar equipment. The pilots did not like doing those...
Fitzmorris, James Life in Wartime New Orleans
James Fitzmorris was stationed at Camp Plauche [Annotator's Note: also known as Camp Harahan, Jefferson Parish,...
Murphy, Dawn "Dawn Higgins" Life with Andrew Jackson Higgins
Dawn Higgins Murphy ended up in New Orleans because of her father [Annotator's Note: Murphy was the daughter of Andrew...
Nathanson, Eva Losing Family
Eva Nathanson's first memory of the Holocaust was the Saturday after Sabbath [Annotator's Note: a day of religious...
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...
Anthony, Ray Marilyn Monroe and Others
Ray Anthony had contacts with 20th Century Fox because he had made movies there with “Sun Valley Serenade” [Annotator’s...
Miller, Rudolph Marrying a Holocaust Survivor
Rudolph C. Miller met his wife [Annotator's Note: Freda Miller, formerly Freda Feuer] on the street. It was snowing and...
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...
Dawson, Zhanna Meeting Allied Troops
Zhanna Dawson felt her first encounter with an American was ridiculous. She did not know how to react to the American...
Schneider, Christa Meeting Colonel Gail Halvorsen
Christa Schneider spent nine months in the United States when her husband's job landed him in Austin, Texas. She found...
Bronstein, Isador Meeting his Future Wife
Isadore Bronstein met his wife while he was in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] as a member...
Borne, Edwin Meeting Old Foes and the Japanese Public
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. and his entourage met some of the Wake Island conquerors. [Annotator's Note: Borne and six...
Warner, George Memories of the War Era
George Warner said that while growing up in the war he saw a lot of military personnel come through the town [Annotator...
Weissberger, Ela Military Duty in Israel
At that time, Ela Weissberger said, all except the very religious Jewish women were joining the Israeli Army. She was...
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...
McKnight, Harry Military Service
Harry McKnight was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He had an older brother. The family moved to Ohio soon...
Lehker, Roland Military Training and Service Stateside
After 16 months of school at Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning [Annotator's Note: now...
Sinise, Jack Missions and D-Day
Jack Sinise got hit a number of times [Annotator's Note: as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 FLying Fortress heavy...

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