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Brantley, Vernon Prewar Life and Entry into the Military
Vernon Brantley was born in Sturgis, Kentucky in September 1924. He moved to South Bend, Indiana with his family...
Scherer, Monroe Prewar Life and Extended Family
Monroe Scherer was born in Brooklyn [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn, New York] in March 1926. He lived in Manhattan [...
Cohn, Marthe Prewar Life and Fleeing Metz
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer tells Marthe Cohn that she is going to switch to asking the American Spirit Award...
Halberg, Norma Prewar Life and Flight School
Norma Halberg was born in 1923 and grew up in Los Angeles, California. It was a good life. It was during the Depression...
Hardy, George Prewar Life and His Brother's Service
George Hardy was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in June 1925. His actual birthdate is 8 June but due to a problem...
Amsden, Ben Prewar Life and Jimmy Doolittle
Benjamin Clark Amsden was born in his mother's hometown of Springfield, Ohio in October 1922. He was there for three...
Bridger, Harley Prewar Life and Joining the Air Corps
Harley Bridger was born in November 1923 in Searcy, Arkansas. He grew up in White County and his early days were great...
Hazard, Mark Prewar life and Joining the Army
Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. was born in 1923 and raised in West Point, Mississippi. His father's family moved to...
Whitman, Philip Prewar Life and Joining the Navy
Philip Whitman was born in May 1919 in Zion, Illinois. He lived there until he was 12 when he moved to Wenatchee,...
Samrow, Joseph Prewar Life and Joining the Navy
Joseph Earl "Joe" Samrow was born and grew up in Slidell, Louisiana in 1926. He had five brothers and a sister, he was...
Anderson, William Prewar Life and Joining the Navy
William Anderson was born in August 1924 in Weldon, Iowa. He grew up on a farm and remembers milking cows before he...
Edwards, Marvin Prewar Life and Newspapers
Marvin Raymond Edwards was born in Manhattan, New York City [Annotator's Note: Manhattan is one of the five boroughs in...
Zingheim, John Prewar Life and Overseas Deployment
Dr. John Julien Zingheim was born in July 1923 in San Jose [Annotator's Note: San Jose, California]. [Annotator's Note...
Swanson, Richard Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Richard N. Swanson was born in May 1922 in Des Moines, Iowa. When he was four years old, he moved to Mead, Nebraska and...
Oney, James Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
James Oney was born in December 1924 in Harrison County, Texas near Harleton [Annotator's Note: Harleton, Texas]. He...
Nordstrom, Clyde Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Clyde Nordstrom was born in June 1928 in Minneapolis [Annotator's Note: Minneapolis, Minnesota]. He had a good time...
Richard, Martin Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Martin Richard was born in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, south of Lake Charles in June 1924. His father was a cattleman and...
Weil, Roswell Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Roswell J. Weil was born in February 1916 in Alexandria, Louisiana. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer tries a...
Roberts, John Prewar life and Pearl Harbor
John M. Roberts, called Jack, was born in Hamilton, Ohio in August 1924 and lived there until going into the Army. His...
Osgood, Edgar Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Edgar De Pue Osgood mid sentence talking about how he went in the service as...
Guidry, Edmond Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Edmond Guidry was born in 1920 in Westwego, Louisiana. He grew up during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Cart, William "Bill" Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor News
William Cart was born in April 1922 in Charleston [Annotator's Note: Charleston, South Carolina]. He grew up on the...
Dyson, Freeman Prewar Life and Political Views
Freeman Dyson discusses his views concerning the start of World War 2 on the Western Front in May 1940. He hated...
Russell, Richard Prewar Life and Postwar Career
Richard T. Russell, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in March 1922. His father was a civil service employee....
Paege, Harry Prewar Life and Postwar Careers
Harry George Paege, Junior was born in November 1921 in South Bend, Indiana. His grandmother died and his grandfather...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Prewar Life and Rationing
Herbert Yudenfriend was born in November 1926 in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. His...
Stumpfa, James Prewar Life and Reflections on the War
Jim Stumpfa did not suffer during the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a global economic...
Shaner, Robert Prewar Life and Responsibility
Robert D. Shaner was born in February of 1924 in Porterville, California and grew up during the Depression [Annotator's...
Alexander, Samson Prewar Life and Segregation
Samson Alexander was born in July 1930 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in Gert Town [Annotator's Note: a...
Fox, Charles Prewar Life and the Draft
Charles Joseph Fox was born in New Roads, Louisiana. His father was a levee contractor for the Army Corps of Engineers...
Haines, Joseph Prewar Life and The Draft
Joseph Haines was born in March 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He had one older sister. He was raised by his mother who...
Burkett, William Prewar Life and Training
William Burkett was born in Oklahoma City [Annotator’s Note: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] in November 1925. He had three...
Waldeck, Frank Prewar Life and Training
Frank J. Waldeck was born in May 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended high school there before studying accounting and...
Purvis, Frank Prewar Life as an Attorney
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis graduated from Louisiana State University with a law degree in 1935]. Purvis was only...
Deiglmayr, Erna Prewar Life in Belgium
Erna Louise Deiglmayr was born in Antwerp, Belgium. She had a close family. Her mother was one of many children. She...
Clausen, Elfriede Prewar Life in Germany
Elfriede Clausen was born in July 1939, in Lindenau [Annotator's Note: Lindenau, Germany], about 20 miles from Dresden...

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