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Solice, Leroy Prewar Life, Family, and the Draft
Leroy "Lee" Solice was born in April 1927 in Robeline, Louisiana with one sister and two brothers. His father married...
Hughes, Lowell Prewar Life, the CMTC and Joining the 45th Infantry Division
Lowell Hughes was born in Poteau, Oklahoma in October 1919. He stayed there until he was 18 years old. He went to the...
Pribyl, William Prewar Life, the Draft and Deployment
William J. Pribyl was born in September 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland. He served in the Army as the Technical Executive...
Martin, Oscar Prewar Life, the Draft and Military Training
Oscar Otto Martin was born in Watseka, Illinois in June 1924. He was the oldest of three siblings. His only brother...
Schmittgens, Leo Prewar Life, the Draft, and Boot Camp
Leo William Schmittgens was born in Saint Louis [Annotator's Note: Saint Louis, Missouri] in February 1926. He had four...
Judd, Robert Prewar Life,, Enlistment, Training and Overseas Deployment
Robert Judd was born in September 1920 in Oak Park, Illinois. The third of four children, he had twin older brothers...
Brown, Bernard Prewar Portland to Training in Texas
Bernard Brown was born in Portland, Oregon in 1924 and moved to Salem, Oregon with his family when he was 13 years old...
Ngai, Johnny Prewar to Africa
Yeu Foon, who changed his Chinese name to Johnny Ngai after the war, started out in North Africa [Annotator's Note: the...
Romano, Joseph Prewar to Africa
Joseph Romano was born in May 1923 in Marrero [Annotator's Note: Marrero, Louisiana]. Growing up, there were poor...
Steeg, Moise Prewar to Air Force Careers
Moise S. Steeg, Jr. did not want to be in the infantry. He got in at a fortunate time when bases were being built for...
Tarantelli, Armand Prewar to Armored Training
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...
Batty, William Prewar to Army Training
[Annotator’s Note: A dog panting is audible in the background throughout segment.] William Batty was born in December...
Jaber, Anton Prewar to Basic Training
Anton Jaber was born in June 1925 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He grew up there and his mother died when he was two...
Phillips, Robert Prewar to Becoming a Medic
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with Robert Phillips talking about cats.] Robert Phillips was born in Sioux...
Paulk, William Prewar to Bombardier Training
William Morris Paulk was born in Vernon, Texas in 1924. He grew up there with two brothers and one twin sister. In the...
Klenoski, Richard Prewar to Bomber Navigator
Richard Klenoski was born in Saginaw, Michigan in June 1924. He had three brothers and two sisters and was number two....
Kinsey, Norman Prewar to Commission
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with the interviewer and interviewee talking.] Norman Kinsey's mother was...
Gilmore, Selwyn Prewar to Draft
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with the crew setting up.] Selwyn Preston Gilmore, Sr. was born in Berwick,...
Kaiser, Raymond Prewar to Drafted
Raymond Kaiser was born in Brooklyn [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New York] in...
Chauvin, Ernest Prewar to Drafted
Ernest Chauvin was born in Houma, Louisiana in October 1925. He lived there until he was drafted in 1943 or 1944. His...
Bauer, Wynn Prewar to Drafted
Wynn Bauer was born Clay Center, Kansas in September 1923. He grew up on a farm. He went to a two-room school with...
Yates, Herman Prewar to Drafted
Herman Yates was born in Anna, Illinois in November 1921. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a farmer....
Fronk, Wesley Prewar to Drafted
Wesley Fronk was born in August 1922 in Jardine, Montana. His father was a homesteader. He grew up on the homestead. He...
Paynter, Don Prewar to Enlistment
Donald Dean Paynter was born in Madison, Wisconsin in August 1922. His brother was in World War 2 as well. His father...
Griffith, Leon Prewar to Guarding the Florida Keys
Leon Griffith was born in Magee, Mississippi but raised in Monticello [Annotator's Note: Monticello, Mississippi] on a...
Symons, John Prewar to India
John Symons was born in Calumet, Michigan in July 1915. He graduated from Calumet High School. He moved to Detroit [...
Silvia, Joseph Prewar to India
Joseph Silvia was born in April 1922 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was exposed to the military at age 12, by a soldier...
Goodwin, Hersey Prewar to Iwo Jima
Hersey Goodwin was born in January 1925 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana in the town of Jones. He lived on a farm. He...
Billingsley, James Prewar to Japan
James Billingsley was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in November 1923. He remembers the Depression [Annotator's Note: Great...
Stefaniak, Joe Prewar to Jump School
Joseph Stefaniak was born in Buffalo, New York in February 1920. He lived in the good old days. His father worked part-...
Behr, Peter Prewar to Military Training
Peter "Pete" Behr was born in Fresno, California in 1925. His father lost his job during the Great Depression [...
Pringle, James Prewar to Montford Point Marine
James Pringle was born in Sumter, South Carolina in November 1925. Life growing up was rough. He worked in grocery...
Tyson, Marvin Prewar to Navy
Marvin Tyson was born in July 1925 the Bronx, New York City, New York [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five...
Schmetzer, Charles Prewar to Navy Training
Charles "Chuck" Schmetzer was born in August 1926 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father owned a sheet metal business and...
Delaune, Lawrence Prewar to Overseas
Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. was born in Patterson, Louisiana in September 1924. He grew up on his family's strawberry farm...
Schaller, Henry Prewar to Pilot Wings
Henry Schaller was born in April 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended school there until he went to college. His...

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