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Schmidt, Vernon Farm Boy to Enlistee
Vernon Schmidt was born in Reedley [Annotator's Note: Reedley, California] in January 1926. His father worked on a farm...
Harrison, William Farm Boy to Merchant Marine
William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 1926. He was named after his father...
Donovan, Harry Farm Boy to Navy Man
[Annotator's Note: A person off camera comments in the background throughout this clip.] Harry A. Donovan was born in...
Beard, Kenneth Farm Boy to Service in Alaska
Kenneth Beard was born on a farm in Sullivan, Ohio in March 1922. He took a farm wagon to school and grew up in a home...
Goldstein, Rosette Farm Life and Liberation
For Rosette Goldstein, life on the farm continued until one day men with guns arrived. The Martin family hid Goldstein...
Perdue, Cawthon "C.B. Perdue" Farm Life to Army Air Corps
Cawthon B. Perdue Jr., known as C.B. to family and friends, was born in El Dorado, Arkansas in 1925. He graduated high...
Strobel, Clarence Farm Life to Paratrooper Training
Clarence Strobel was born in Lodi, California in [Annotator’s Note: September] 1924 with four sisters and one brother....
Giller, Edward Farming to Pilot Training
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. was born in White Hall, Illinois [Annotator's Note: in July 1918]. During the Great...
Moret, Vernon Father's Military Service
Vernon Henry Moret was born in June 1925 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. [Annotator's Note:...
Wesighan, Fred Fighting in the Aleutians, Marshal Islands, and Philippines
Fred Wesighan grew up in Kenilworth, New Jersey. After he graduated high school, he wanted to be a pilot in the...
Harrison, John Fighting to Become and Airman
John Langston Harrison, Jr. wanted to be a pilot. In 1942, Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd...
Grahlfs, F. Final Duty and Returning Home
After doing shore duty for a couple weeks, Lincoln Grahlfs was transferred to Guam [Annotator’s Note: Northern Marianas...
Tipper, Edward Final Thoughts
Edward Tipper had his life improved as a result of his service in World War Two. He received a college education and...
Stovroff, Irwin Final Thoughts
Irwin Stovroff and about 200 or so Jewish POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] had been separated by their German...
Geary, Joseph Final Thoughts
Joseph Geary believes that history repeats itself and it is important for young people to understand what has happened...
Barnes, Alvin Final Thoughts
Alvin Barnes heard an interesting story of a man who survived both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings [...
Billingsley, James Final Thoughts
James Billingsley was in the mountains fighting and going down a gulley [Annotator's Note: in the Philippines]. Machine...
Borne, Edwin Finding Dr. Ozeki
Edwin Joseph Borne, Jr. and the rest of the captured Wake Marines [Annotator's Note: US Marines who were captured when...
Joyce, Josefine Finding Fun during the Nazi Reign
Josefine "Piepsi" Joyce enjoyed the Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria] woods. She enjoyed singing any type of...
Francis, Norman Finding His Heroes
Dr. Norman Francis did not follow the war closely. He devoted his time to school and sports. His parents had said to...
Baranek, Martin Finding His Way
From Cyprus, Martin Baranek was one of the 750 refugees that were processed and allowed into Haifa, Palestine. Most of...
Zunno, Frank Finding the Right Fit
Frank Zunno was sent to an Armored Division, filling their ranks to be deployed. He was met by plenty of farm boys who...
Bronfin, Fred Finishing Law School and Waiting for the Navy
Fred Bronfin was called to report to his local draft board to register. His blood pressure was high when he went in and...
Brooks, Curtis Finishing Schooling and Drafted for the Korean War
Curtis Brooks went to Staten Island, New York then Wellsboro, Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: after being liberated...
Francis, Norman First Black Student at Loyola
Dr. Norman Francis had a great interest in interacting with World War 2 veterans returning from the war and going to...
Moskin, Alan First Combat
The first time Alan Moskin realized he was in combat and war, something hit the top of his head. There were mortar and...
Samet, Judah First Deportation Trip
Judah Samet and his family were in a gathering place for Jews [Annotator's Note: between April and June 1944 they were...
Grabhorn, Edgar First Mission
Edgar A. Grabhorn was born in 1924 in Annapolis [Annotator's Note: Annapolis, Maryland]. The Depression [Annotator's...
Rosenberg, Justus Fleeing Nazism in Paris
[Annotator’s Note: There is a buzzing in the background throughout this clip.] People began to leave Danzig [Annotator’...
Edwards, Marvin Flight and Navigation Training
Marvin Raymond Edwards was sent to Maxwell Field in Montgomery, Alabama [Annotator's Note: now Maxwell-Gunter Air Force...
Manasse, Fred Flight into France
His father continued his attempts to get his family out of Europe, according to Fred Manasse, and when Belgium was...
Hoff, Donald Flight School
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Wainwright, James Flight Training
James Eyre Wainwright was sent to Kearns, Utah and then to Santa Ana [Annotator's Note: Santa Ana, California] for...
Lowe, Robert Flight Training Crash
Robert Lowe was at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and was sent to Palmyra Atoll for two years of guard duty. They took a radar...
Aldous, Robert Flight Training to New Guinea
Robert G. Aldous went to Wichita Falls, Texas to Sheppard Field in August [Annotator's Note: August 1943] and it was "...
Barnes, Alvin Floating Mine and Returning Home
Alvin Barnes entered Tokyo Bay [Annotator's Note: Tokyo Bay, Japan] after the war. His ship [Annotator's Note: USS...

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