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Fitzpatrick, Thomas In the Army Air Corps
Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was born in September 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family lived in a rural area...
Morvant, Norris In the Army Now
Norris Morvant was drafted into the Army in late 1942 and was sent to a staging area in Alexandria [Annotator’s Note:...
Engmann, Larry In the Navy
Larry Engmann received his draft notice and reported to a warehouse in Chicago [Annotator’s Note: Chicago, Illinois]...
Madden, Paul Induction into the Army
Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was born in Homer, Louisiana in June 1925 and grew up in Shreveport [Annotator’s Note:...
Breen, Vernon Induction, Training and Deployment
When the Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
de Jonge, Wim Insurrection in the Dutch East Indies
While in Manila, Wim de Jonge was ordered to return to the Dutch Army to fight an uprising in the Dutch East Indies....
Matsumoto, Roy Internment Camps
Roy H. Matsumoto listened to news reports from Japan on his shortwave radio. He could tell some of it was propaganda,...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Internment of Japanese-Americans and Having Relatives in the Japanese Army
In January or February 1942, President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt] signed Executive Order...
Doss, Arles Into the Army and Homefront Work
Arles J. Doss was drafted into the Army in March 1944 and did his basic training in Little Rock, Arkansas. He trained...
Murphy, Thomas Into the Army and Taking a POW
Thomas Murphy graduated from high school on 6 June 1944 and was inducted into the military two days later. He took his...
Andriano, Louis Into the Navy
Louis Andriano graduated high school at 17 [Annotator's Note: January 1944]. His father wanted him to work but he could...
Jones, James Jackie Robinson and Racism
The racism James B. Jones experienced was bad. He thought it was worse for northerners who went to the south. In 1935...
Dunlavy, Jack Japanese Surrender Ceremony
After the war was over, three envoys [Annotator's Note: from the government of Japan] were sent to Jack Dunlavy's ship...
Bannai, Paul Japanese-American Internment
When the war started, Paul Takeo Bannai registered for the draft, hoping to fight for his country. He was not called up...
Stoops, Robert Joining the 263rd Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company
Robert Stoops reported to Fort Sam Houston [Annotator's Note: San Antonio, Texas] for one month and then went to Camp...
Howard, Taylor Joining the 370th
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] After Taylor Howard worked in a CCC [...
Shima, Terry Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Terry Shima's older brother had been drafted before the war and served in the 100th Infantry Battalion [Annotator's...
Sedran, Edwin Joining the Air Corps
[Annotator’s Note: The sound is choppy in this segment.] Edwin Sedran was born in the Bronx, New York in March 1924. [...
Glusing, Benjamin Joining the Army
There was one radio station in Corpus Christi [Annotator's Note: Corpus Christi, Texas] at the time Benjamin Albert...
Lillibridge, John Joining the Army
John Lillibridge was born in 1924 in Dover, Oklahoma. He grew up and attended school in Dover, graduating from high...
Colbert, Hugh Joining the Army
Hugh L. Colbert was born in Electra, Texas in June 1925. He attended school there in the Electra public school system...
Nance, Stanley Joining the Army
When Stanley Boyd Nance was 19 years old, he was called to do a two-year mission in Tahiti [Annotator’s Note: Tahiti,...
Claassen, Gerald Joining the Army
Gerald Claassen was born in Buffalo Center, Iowa in December 1920. His father died at the age of 26 when Claassen was...
Halpern, Gerard Joining the Army
Gerard Halpern graduated from high school in May or June of 1943. He applied to City College and started classes there...
Adair, Charles Joining the Army Air Corps
Charles Watkins Adair went into the infantry in the signal corps [Annotator's Note: US Army Signal Corps, after being...
Stecher, Fred Joining the Army Air Corps
Fred A. Stecher was born in November 1923 in Columbus, Ohio. He grew up on a farm in Etna, Ohio with his parents,...
Rosendahl, Robert Joining the Army and Deploying to the Philippines
Robert Dale Rosendahl was born in Thief River Falls, Minnesota in April 1921 and grew up in a small agricultural town....
Jett, Arley Joining the Army and Landing in Normandy
Arley Jett was born in 1922 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. He grew up in Canoe, Kentucky and near Cincinnati, Ohio....
Hirabayashi, Grant Joining the Military
Grant Jiro Hirabayashi attended school in Hotaka, Nagano, Japan for eight years and lived with his extended family....
Allen, W. "Bill" Joining the Navy
W. P. “Bill” Allen was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee in May 1925. He was raised in Murfreesboro and went to school...
Martin, Robert Joining the Navy
Robert Martin wanted to join the Navy because his friend had gone in before he did. He was a year or two older than him...
Schoonejans, Emil J. Joining the Navy and Cleared for Submarine Duty
Emil Schoonejans volunteered for service in the Navy. He originally wanted to go into the air force. He and a buddy...
Lewis, Noah Joining the Navy and Overseas Deployment
Noah Lewis was drafted and inducted into the Navy in Lafayette, Louisiana. He was examined by military doctors and then...
Bethard, Orville Joining the Navy and Preparing to go to Sea
Orville Bethard was attending Washington High School when he learned about the attack on Pearl Harbor. He enlisted in...
Bornstein, Jack Joining the Service
Jack Bornstein was born in Brooklyn [Annotator’s Note: Brooklyn, New York City, New York] in January 1921. He grew up...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Joining Up and Military Training
John Witmeyer went to enlist in the United States military the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 8...

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