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Estes, Bruce Civilian to Army
[Annotator’s Note: Video goes black at 0:11:11.000 – 0:11:18.000.] Bruce Estes [Annotator’s Note: born in Atlanta,...
Crews, Lorenzo Civilian to Military Training
Lorenzo Dow Crews was born in April 1924 in Memphis [Annotator's Note: Memphis, Tennessee]. His father worked as a...
Whaley, Ellis Closing Thoughts
Ellis Whaley's most memorable experience from World War 2 would have to be Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Closing Thoughts
Walter Amoss feels nostalgic when he visits the museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans,...
Jordan, James Closing Thoughts
James Jordan is a contributing member to the Museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans,...
Browning, Earl Closing Thoughts
Earl Dean Browning holds up a book and shows a page about the fighting at Balete Pass [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
George, Carroll Coast Guard and A Wife
Carroll George enlisted in the Coast Guard because it is always looking out for the welfare of others. It saves lives...
Jones, Robert Coast Guard Dog Training
Robert Francis Jones joined the Coast Guard on his 18th birthday. He was very disappointed at first [Annotator’s Note:...
Stumpfa, James Coast Guard Work in Bermuda
Jim Stumpfa sang the US Coast Guard song while they were marching. He enjoyed the exercise. He did not like the middle-...
Ray, Sammy College and Meeting Charlotte
After graduating from high school, Sammy Ray started college at a junior college [Annotator's Note: Sunflower Junior...
Marks, James College in Boston
James Marks arrived in Boston, Massachusetts from New York. He was shown to his room and was given a basketball. He...
Heinecke, Gustave College, Enlistment and Training
Gustave Heinecke enrolled at Washington and Lee University in 1940. His roommate in 1941 was the son of a congressman...
Bishop, Harvey Combat and Rescue Missions
Harvey Lee Bishop was born in August 1923. He was a P-51 Mustang [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter...
Pope, Everett Combat at Guadalcanal
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is outside so there is a lot of background noise throughout the clip.] Everett Pope...
Lepore, Louis Combat on Iwo Jima
Louis R. Lepore did not take part in the practice invasions at Maui [Annotator's Note: Maui, Hawaii] before going to...
Hatala, Albert Combat Training and Deployment to Italy
Albert Hatala was inducted at Camp Custer, Michigan and was then sent to Camp Swift, Texas for basic training. He then...
King, Rivers Combat, Training, then Back to Combat
Rivers Richardson King was assigned to Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 233 (VMSB-233) and headed to Guadalcanal [...
Hatala, Albert Coming to America and Wanting to Fight
Albert Hatala was born in 1923 in Czechoslovakia. When he was about six months old his father moved to the United...
Sarosi, George Commitment to Veterans
When George A. Sarosi worked at a VA Hospital, he always felt it was an extension of the university. He has enjoyed...
Staymates, Arthur Confronting Hermann Göring
Arthur Staymates studied with the MPs [Annotator's Note: military police] prior to leading the guards during the...
Matsumoto, Roy Criminal Investigation Division
Roy H. Matsumoto returned to the United States and decided to stay in the Army. He extended his term of service only to...
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...
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...
Morrison, Leila Deployment to Europe
Leila Morrison joined the Army Air Corps and was sent to Denver [Annotator's Note: Denver, Colorado] in 1943. She was...
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...
Ventura, Nicholas Depression to War
Nicholas Ventura, Sr. was born in Trenton, New Jersey in June 1923 and spent some of his youth in Scranton,...
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...
Jones, Gerry Difficult Childhood
Gerry Jones was born in September 1926 in Logansport, Indiana. His family was badly affected by the Great Depression....
Hill, William Dirt Poor to Navy Sailor
William Hill was born in August 1922 in rural eastern Kentucky. His father, a subsistence farmer, moved the family 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...
Edward, Isaac Discharged and Reenlisting
Isaac Edward could not find much work after being discharged at the end of the war so he volunteered for the US Air...
Kearney, George Doing His Part
[Annotator's Note: George Kearney grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was an employee of Higgins Industries from 1937...
Luers, Harold Drafted
Harold Luers was about 17 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Jensen, Mervin Drafted and Becoming a Marine
When Mervin Jensen received his draft notice, he thought everyone else had to go so he would to. He went to Fort...
Westbrook, James Drafted and Training
James Roland Westbrook enlisted in the Marine Corps in March 1943. He wanted to be a Marine even though his father, who...
Zilliacus, Patrick Drafted into the Navy
Patrick Zilliacus worked in a factory near Washington, D.C. for Engineering and Research Corporation [Annotator's Note...

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