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White, James Becoming a Soldier
James White was born in Port Arthur, Texas in 1925. As a junior in high school at the time of the Japanese attack on...
Winter, William Becoming an Infantry Officer
For William Winter, basic training was different [Annotator's Note: different than his previous experiences at Ole Miss...
Feldman, Henry Civilian LIfe and Postwar Career
Henry Feldman had no major problems returning home after the war. He soon decided to return to school since he left...
Pipes, Richard Coming to America
His family lived under Mussolini’s [Annotator's Note: Italian dictator Benito Musolini] regime until 1940, and Richard...
Crosby, Thomas Coming to America and Adjusting to Civilian Life
After they were liberated, Thomas Crosby's mother wanted to return to the United States. They were able to sail on a...
Dean, Donald Discharge and the G.I. Bill
From China, the USS Balduck (ADP-132) took Donald Dean and the rest of the crew back to Okinawa, then to Hawaii,...
Rogers, Wilbur Early Life
Wilbur Rogers was born in August 1925 in Jonesboro, Louisiana, the youngest of six boys and three girls. His wasn't a...
Barnes, Jack Early Life
Jack Barnes was born in Cisco, Texas in 1922. Shortly after his birth, his family moved from Cisco because his father...
Riddle, Robert Early Life
Robert Riddle was born in Gainesville, Texas in May 1924. When he was three years old his father bought a farm and...
Heinecke, Gustave Early Life
Gustave Heinecke, known as G. Edward, Ed, Eddie, and Hink, was born in October 1922, in Belleville, Illinois, the...
Linett, Joseph Early Life and Enlistment
Joseph "Joe" Linett was born in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania in April 1924, the younger of two male children in his family...
Arbour, Joseph Early Life and Enlistment
Joseph H. Arbour Jr. was born in July 1924 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Lady of the Lake Hospital. Growing up with...
Oral history interview with Ray Felts on 15 September 2016 Early Life and Joining the Navy
Ray Felts was born in Cameron, Oklahoma in September 1926, the eldest of three children. He was 15, and on a double-...
Butler, Barbara Early Life and Joining the Red Cross
Barbara Butler was born in Syracuse, New York in 1921. Her father was a salesman so they moved around a lot when she...
Moshovitis, James Early Life and the Draft
James Moshovitis was born in March 1925 in Washington, D.C., the only son of three children born to Greek immigrants....
Fruge, Weldon Early Life and the Draft
Weldon Fruge was born in January 1925 in Eunice, Louisiana. His parents were sharecroppers, moving from farm to farm...
Myers, Jr., William Early Life, Enlistment and Assignment
William Myers, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in February 1926. During the Great Depression his father worked...
Caffarel, Carl Early Life, Enlistment and Education
Carl Caffarel was born in 1925 in Plaquemines, Louisiana, and grew up in the nearby town of Port Allen, Louisiana. The...
Gutman, Jack Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Jack Gutman was born in December 1925 in San Francisco, California, the son of a salesman who had nine children. The...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Early Life, Enlistment, Basic and Aircrew Training
Russell Engel was born in Vesta, Minnesota, the son of a farmer who left the farm to work in oil refineries in Caspar,...
Wilkerson, H. Earning a Bachelor’s Degree, Honor Guard and Commission
While in Idaho, H. Lloyd Wilkerson completed his bachelor's degree through Idaho State University. At a Sunday...
Snyder, Ray End of War Duty and Operation Crossroads
Ray Snyder graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Engineering Physics, and was commissioned in...
Linett, Joseph From Pittsburg to Ulithi
The two years of college at Carnegie Institute of Technology was helpful to Joseph Linett and the Navy. Radar was the...
Thrift, Clem Introspection
Clem Thrift thought the destroyer escort he served on [Annotator's Note: the USS Holt (DE-706)] was a great ship. It...
DiSabatino, Eugene Joining the Manhattan Project
Eugene DiSabatino was born in 1922 in Wilmington, Delaware. He grew up and attended school there. His family owned an...
Baile, Richard Learning to Fly and Being Lucky
The Civilian Pilot Training Program was offered in college and students would receive one credit hour. Richard Baile...
Snyder, Ray Navy Training Program
As a sophomore in college, Ray Snyder was put into the V-1 program at the University of Dubuque, which he referred to...
Winter, William Postwar Career in Politics
William Winter had no inclination to stay in the Army after the war. He was fortunate to have come through the war...
Bertucci, George Postwar Life
George Joseph Bertucci wanted to improve his education after the military. He received his GED and then went to air...
Whittaker, Dean Prewar and Initial Training
Dean Whittaker was born in March 1925 in Los Angeles, California. He was the second oldest of five children and his...
Armstrong, James Prewar and Initial Training
James Armstrong was born in Bradenton, Florida and attended high school there [Annotator's Note: he doesn't specify his...
Williams, Earl Prewar and Initial Training
Earl Williams was born in March 1919 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He spent the first 20 years of his life there along with...
Schneider, Tony Prewar Life and Initial Training
Tony Schneider was from Hillsboro, Missouri, and he attended college at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He...
Barrett, Elizabeth Prewar Life in the Philippines
After five or six years in Atlanta, Georgia, Elizabeth Barrett's family was stationed at Fort McKinley, very close to...
Ruiz, Nolan Prewar Life, Enlisting, Training and Overseas Deployment
Nolan Ruiz was born in August 1924 near Donaldsonville, Louisiana. His father died when he was four years old and his...
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...

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