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Grant, Olen "Reb" Dealing with the government
Olen Grant left the service when his operations had been completed. The army tried to get him stay in the service after...
Stern, Herbert Decision to Retire
Herbert Stern was sent to Fort Carson, Colorado to be the chief of staff of the Second Missile Command. He was told to...
Hatch, Norman Declaration of War
Norman Hatch was asleep at his place in New York on the morning of 7 December 1941. He had preset his radio to turn on...
Jones, Johnnie Demanding Equal Treatment at the Draft Board
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior went to Southern University Demonstration High School [Annotator's Note: Southern University...
Moose, Warren Dental School to the Army
Warren Sanford Moose was born in November 1921 in San Francisco, California. He grew up with two brothers and one...
Penick, Ed Deployed to China
Edward Moore Penick, a pilot in the Army Air Corps, was sent overseas to Sichuan, China as part of the 21st Photo...
Crump, Ralph Deployed with the Merchant Marines
Ralph Crump had passed all the tests, but all the gunnery training billets were full, and he was told that he would be...
McGill, John Deployment to Casablanca
When John Arch McGill arrived in California, he didn't know much about what he would be doing. He learned that each...
Ellenberg, Bernard Deployment to Europe
In 1942, Bernard Ellenberg [Annotator's Note: born in Poland in 1921, immigrated to New York, New York as a child] was...
Lombardo, Samuel Deployment to Europe
Samuel Lombardo went to Fort Shanks prior to going to Pier 42 in New York for departure on the Queen Mary. Lombardo was...
Tate, Gary Deployment to India
Gary Tate was born in December 1924 and graduated from high school at 16 years old before the Japanese bombed Pearl...
Hatch, Norman Deployment to the Pacific
Norman Hatch finished his photography training in New York City sometime in April 1942 then returned to Quantico,...
Thompson, Willie Deployment, Ranks, and Race
When Willie Wesley Thompson volunteered for the service, the Navy told him he did not have to go because he had bad...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Desegregating Baptist Hospital
Ora Hicks worked as a nurse for five years at Charity Hospital [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana], from 1936...
Winter, William Desegregating Public Schools in Mississippi
[Annotator's Note: Segment begins with the interviewer asking William Winter about civil rights during his political...
Mesken, Lorraine Despair and Jubilation
There were many gold stars in the windows around Lorraine Mesken's home, and she remembers helping to console mothers...
Smith, Rothacker Detroit
Rothacker Smith's family moved into his grandfather's house in Detroit before the Great Depression. There, Smith and...
Bluestein, Bernard "Bernie" Developing Artist
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] When Bernard B. "Bernie" Bluestein was very...
Mugliston, Gwendolyn Differences in People
After returning to the United States for the second time, Gwendolyn Mugliston's family did not play music in their home...
Jones, Gerry Difficult Childhood
Gerry Jones was born in September 1926 in Logansport, Indiana. His family was badly affected by the Great Depression....
Aldous, Robert Difficult Transition to Civilian Life
Robert G. Aldous had difficulty transitioning to being a civilian after World War 2. He got home and thought everything...
Simons, F.M. Disc Jockey and Thoughts on War
F.M. Richard Simons was a disc jockey for a while and then had enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was...
Dunford, Philip Discharge
Philip Dunford was discharged from the US Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Smith, Rothacker Discharge
Despite his excitement at being liberated from German custody, Rothacker Smith knew he was to return to a racist and...
Mason, Leslie Discharge and Closing Thoughts
Leslie B. Mason, Junior was told he could stay in the Army, but he had no desire. He got home in September [Annotator's...
Barnett, Robert Discharge and College
Robert Barnett came back to the United States through the Panama Canal on Christmas Day, 1945 to join the Atlantic...
Bell, Harry Discharge and College
When Harry Bell steamed into New York Harbor one of the first things he saw was the Statue of Liberty. When he saw it...
Spint, Robert Discharge and Postwar Careers
Robert Spint was discharged at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin [Annotator's Note: now Fort McCoy in Monroe County, Wisconsin]. He...
Bluestein, Bernard "Bernie" Discharge and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Bernard B. "Bernie" Bluestein remembers when...
Elliott, John Discharge and the G.I. Bill
John Elliott left the Pacific with seven of his crew and some extra personnel, flying from Tinian to Kwajalein to...
Harvey, David Discharge From the Navy and Joining the Army
When David Harvey heard that the war had ended, they had 1,500 planes up off the carriers. The British and Russians had...
Levin, Jules Discharge, Education and Postwar Career
Although the war ended in Europe, America was still fighting the Japanese in the East. Jules Levin was chosen to be...
Gruen, Dieter Discovery of Nuclear Fission
[Annotator's Note: Dieter Gruen worked as a scientist in the chemistry research division of the Manhattan Project at...
Alexander, Samson Discrimination in the Air Force
Samson Alexander got the idea to join the US Air Force but did not have a college education. The principal of his...
Kibort, Reva Displaced Person Camp
Reva Kibort joined her two sisters who went to a DP [Annotator's Note: displaced person] camp near Munich called...
Minehira, Helene Displaced Person in Hawaii
Helene Minehira [Annotator's Note: a person of Japanese descent living in Hawaii] and her family were forces off their...

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