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Ladner, Nimocks Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Nimocks Foyle Ladner already in conversation with the interviewer.] Ladner...
Hill, Wayne Prewar Life
Wayne O. Hill was born in Spirit Lake, Idaho in August 1923. His father worked in a logging village as a railroad man....
Daniels, Don Prewar Life
Don Daniels was born in Columbia, South Carolina in December 1925. He lived there until he was 14. He then moved to...
Rickel, Robert Prewar Life
Robert "Bob" Rickel was born in Toledo, Ohio in July 1923. Rickel's father came to the United States from Poland....
Machaud, Albert Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] Albert "Al" Machaud was born in November 1928...
Pierce, Jack Prewar life
Jack Pierce was born in 1921 and grew up near Kirbyville [Annotator’s Note: Kirbyville, Texas] in a sawmill town called...
Peters, Bernard Prewar Life
Bernard Peters was born in March 1923 in Oakland, Oregon. He had two older brothers and two younger sisters. His father...
Klinepeter, David Prewar Life
David Klinepeter was born in April 1926 in Pembroke, Pennsylvania. He had two brothers. His father ran a trolley car...
Mouton, George Prewar Life
George Mouton was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1926. He was young during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Meyer, Henry Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Henry T. Meyer uses derogatory words to describe people of color throughout clip.] Meyer was born in...
Bennett, Loren Prewar Life
Loren Bennett was born in October 1927 in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. He did not have any siblings....
Donovan, Robert Prewar Life
Robert L. Donovan was drafted. He wanted to enlist in the Air Force. He had hay fever so they did not let him enlist....
Kagan, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Kagan was born in July 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut. He had one brother and two sisters. He was the youngest....
Fagerstrom, Stanley Prewar Life
Stanley Fagerstrom was born in June 1923 in Schaffer, North Dakota. He had a sister who was eight years older than him...
Andriano, Louis Prewar Life
Louis Andriano was born in Long Island City, Queens, New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in February 1926....
Hartman, Joseph Prewar life
Joseph Hartmann was born in September 1925 in Patterson, New Jersey. He had two sisters that are younger. In the...
Sussman, Marvin Prewar Life
Marvin Sussman was born in Chicago, Illinois in August 1923. Other than one trip to see his grandparents in New York,...
Guidry, Shirley Prewar Life
Shirley Guidry was born in Rayne, Louisiana in August 1925. When he was 15 years old, he moved to New Orleans [...
Spaulding, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Spaulding was born in August 1925 in Oxnard, California. Back then, some women, including his mother were sent...
Dendrinelis, Socrates Prewar Life
Socrates Dendrinelis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in March 1926. He grew up there with three brothers and one sister...
Lingo, Alfred Prewar Life
Alfred A. Lingo was born in San, Jose, Costa Rica in March 1914. His father was a civilian engineer for United Fruit...
Briggs, Norman Prewar Life
Norman Alden Briggs was born in November 1925 in Jennings [Annotator's Note: Jennings, Louisiana]. He had three...
Maynard, Joe Prewar Life
Joseph “Joe” Maynard was born in August 1922 in Oakley, Tennessee. He had three brothers and one sister. He was the...
Hill, James Prewar Life
James J. Hill was born in September 1920 in Chicago's [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois] north side. He grew up in a...
Cardenas, Louis Prewar Life
Louis Cardenas was born in April 1919 in San Antonio, Texas. His father had a good job in the civil service. He was not...
Fisher, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Fisher was born in January 1925 in Marshall, Texas. He had one brother who was two years older. He went through...
Russo, Alvin Prewar Life
Alvin Russo was born in December 1924 in Buffalo, New York. He was an only child. His father was a pharmacist. His...
Trotter, Bernice Prewar Life
Bernice Trotter was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1924. She was in the fourth grade when they moved to Tulsa [...
Sullivan, George Prewar Life
George Joseph Sullivan goes by "Joe Sullivan" because he has great relatives who were named Joe Sullivan, all the way...
Meikrantz, Frances Prewar life
Frances Meikrantz was born in 1921 in Worcester, Massachusettes. It was a nice town. She grew up during the Depression...
Shenkle, George Prewar Life
George Shenkle was born in New Jersey in 1921. His father was a clerk to the superintendent of a steel company. His...
Fishman, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Fishman had one sister growing up. His mother died when he was six years old. A few years later, his father...
Young, James Prewar Life
James Franklin Young was born in Toledo, Ohio in June 1921. He grew up with one older brother. His mother and father...
Dyer, Jimmie Prewar Life
Jimmie F. Dyer was born and raised on a farm in Castro County, Texas in April 1926. His dad was a farmer and there were...
Corson, Eugene Prewar Life
Eugene Corson was born in March 1922 in Stanford, Connecticut. In 1936, his father got a job working on submarines in...
Sapp, Walter Prewar Life
Walter Sapp was born in Jacksonville, Florida in January 1926. His mother was visiting her parents on vacation when he...

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