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Nickerson, Edward Postwar Thoughts
Edward Nickerson flew home from England to Bangor, Maine. He vaguely remembers coming home. His mother met him. His...
Ellis, Frederick Postwar Thoughts
Frederick Ellis was relieved [Annotator's Note: of his command of USS LST-1026] and went to San Francisco [Annotator's...
Marca, Carl Postwar Thoughts
Carl Marca was drafted into service for World War 2. He wanted to get one year in with IBM [Annotator's Note:...
Doundoulakis, Helias Postwar Work
Helias Doundoulakis [Annotator's Note: with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Salonika, Greece,] eluded the...
Cahoon, Robert Postwar, Strategic Air Command, and Reflections
After being discharged, Robert Cahoon returned to Pickens, Mississippi. He did not have a difficult time readjusting to...
Fulton, Robert POW Experiences
Robert Fulton was not interrogated while a prisoner in Japan except at Ōfuna. The people of Java were very hostile...
Buschmeier, Frank Pre war and the draft
[Annotator’s Note: The interview begins mid sentence, after the initial story Frank tells the interview begins.] Frank...
Dabney, William G. Pre war life and enlistment into the Army
William Dabney was born on 24 June 1924 in Altavista, Virginia. Dabney had five sisters and four brothers but ended up...
Pena, William Pre-Interview Banter
[Annotator’s Note: Pena begins mid-sentence] William Pena was commissioned as an officer in the army and reported to...
Schlink, Dick Pre-war and Early Assignments
Dick Schlink was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After graduating high school, he began working for General...
Fitzgerald, Mack Pre-war and Initial Training
Mack Fitzgerald was a 4th generation Irishman who was born and raised in Fitzgerald, Georgia. His father was a farmer....
Rice, Darold Pre-War Life
Darold Rice was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1925. During the Great Depression, Darold’s father worked in the Chevrolet...
Tunnicliff, Ed Pre-War Life
Ed Tunnicliff was born in December 1925 in Ord, Nebraska. The Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...
Smith, Samuel Preflight School
Samuel W. Smith was sent to California for preflight school. They were put on a troop train for Santa Ana, California....
Lockhead, Harry Preparing for Japan and Occupation Duty
Harry Lockhead knew he would leave Maui bound for the invasion of Japan. Fort Pierce, Florida was set up for UDT [...
Aalders, Johannes Preparing for Wartime
Johannes Aalders was born in February in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. He grew up with two younger sisters. His father...
Francis, Norman President of Xavier University
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Dr. Norman Francis to talk about becoming the President of Xavier University of...
Van Eaton, Jack Prewar
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off camera prompting the interviewee to answer the interviewer’s questions...
Dorris, James Prewar
James F. Dorris, Jr. was born in November 1924 in Chattanooga [Annotator’s Note: Chattanooga, Tennessee]. He enjoyed...
Brunt, Julian Prewar and Army Training
[Annotator's Note: The video is scrambled for the first ten seconds of the interview. There is a minute and a half of...
Durio, Aristide Prewar and Enlistment
Aristide "A.D." Durio was born in Sunset, Louisiana in July 1926 and grew up there. His father worked in rice fields,...
Hustead, Austin Prewar and Initial Training
Austin Hustead was born in 1923 in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, where he also spent his youth. The youngest of three...
Emerson, Alonzo Prewar and Initial Training
Alonzo Emerson was born in April 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The oldest of three children [Annotator's Note: one...
Schmitt, Warren Prewar and Initial Training
Warren Schmitt was born in October 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father worked as a mechanic for Linde Air...
Hoehn, Basil Prewar and Military Training
Basil C. Hoehn was born October 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He came from a low economic background. His father worked...
Wackerman, Clark Prewar and Military Training
Clark Wackerman was born in March 1926 in Brighton, New York, the oldest of three children. His father worked as a...
McGovern, Robert Prewar and Occupation Duty in the Pacific
Robert E. McGovern was born in October 1926 in Flint, Michigan. His parents were from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and his...
Kolesa, Thomas Prewar and Pearl Harbor
Thomas Kolesa was born in July 1924. He married at 18 and had three children. He is originally from Illinois and moved...
Lucas, Jack Prewar and Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts mid-conversation. Jacklyn Lucas is saying that he had skin taken from his butt and...
Ruiz, Roberto Prewar and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Roberto "Bob” Ruiz and the interviewer midsentence in a story.] Ruiz was...
Forman, Edgar Prewar and Postwar Life
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman was born in October 1923 in Camden, New Jersey, and would serve with the 319th Engineer Combat...
Black, Jerome Prewar and Postwar Life
Jerome Harold Black was born in November 1921 in Brooklyn, New York. He was eight when, in 1929, his dad bought a dress...
Irby, Ray Prewar and Postwar Life
Ray Dennis Irby was born in November 1924 in Meridian, Mississippi. He had four brothers and two sisters. He was the...
Fitzmorris, James Prewar and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: The clip begins with Fitzmorris already talking.] James Fitzmorris finished high school and it was...
Hill, Jennings Prewar and Postwar Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. to tell him about an incident with a ship that happened...
Horstman, Bette Prewar and Reflections on Saipan
[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Bette C. Horstman...

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