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Dochick, Wesley Drafted into the Navy
Wesley John Dochick was 21 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Boyd, James Dust Bowl to PT Boat Training
James “Jim” R. Boyd was born in January 1921 in Long Beach, California while his parents were there on vacation....
Knutson, Ruth Eager to Join the Fight
Ruth Knutson was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in December 1921. She was an only child, but her mother and father had large...
Nunnink, Lawrence Eager to Join the Merchant Marines
Gregory Lawrence Nunnink was born in Kansas City [Annotator’s Note: Kansas City, Missouri] in 1927. He grew up with one...
Swanson, Richard Early Coast Guard Duty
Richard Swanson had two friends who had gone to the local military recruiting stations and liked what they heard about...
Martinez, Benigno Early Life
Benigno Andres Martinez, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in August 1919. His father was a native of Spain. He...
Williams, Kenneth Early Life
Kenneth R. Williams was born in Alton, Illinois in March 1922. He was an only child. He grew up in Illinois and Ohio....
Rockforte, Joseph Early Life
Joseph Rockforte was born in 1922 in what is now Plaquemine, Louisiana. After he was born his father moved the family...
Longhoffer, Garland Early Life
Garland Virgil Longhoffer was known as "Chub" through high school. He was born in Abilene, Kansas, in March 1926. His...
Romano, Joseph Early Life
Joseph R. Romano was born in Cleveland, Ohio in November 1923. He had six sisters and three brothers. He was number...
Beverstein, Jack Early Life
Jack T. Beverstein was born in 1925 in South Bend, Indiana. He grew up during the Great Depression, but it had little...
Maynard, Mark Early Life
Mark John Maynard served on USS Sturgeon (SS-187), USS Marlin (SS-204), and USS Cobbler (SS-344) during World War Two....
Rupert, Gerald Early Life
Gerald Rupert was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania and grew up about 40 miles south of there [Annotator's Note: in South...
Toledo, Bill Early Life
Bill Toledo was born in northern New Mexico. [Annotator's Note: The video glitches at a few points.] When he was a baby...
Tipper, Edward Early Life
Edward Tipper was a member of a military group that received a tremendous amount of recognition. He was 18 or 19 when...
Wade, Nelsyn Early Life
Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade was born in Nacogdoches, Texas, but was raised around San Augustine [Annotator's Note: San...
Noll, Eilleen Early Life
Eileen Noll was born in 1924 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. She grew up during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Rorschach, Robert Early Life
Robert L. Rorschach was born in Tulsa [Annotator's Note: Tulsa, Oklahoma] in August 1922. It was a small town at the...
Munch, Melvin Early Life
Melvin Munch was born in 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was raised in the portion of the city that was referred to...
Hurley, Wallace Early Life
Wallace G. Hurley was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1923. His mother and father divorced. His alcoholic father headed...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Early Life
Maurice Zolkower was born in February 1921 in New York City, New York. It was very nice growing up there. He grew up in...
Wilson, Donald Early Life
Donald Edward Wilson was born in New Orleans in July 1918. Times were tough during the Great Depression. He had to walk...
Nummer, Richard Early Life
Richard Nummer was born in 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. He had five brothers and a sister, all of who were raised in...
Killilea, Kenneth Early Life
Kenneth Killilea was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He grew up there for the most part. He also lived in Wellesley,...
Schneider, Richard Early Life
Richard "Dick" Schneider was born in Akron, Ohio in March 1923. His family included his parents, one sister, and one...
Befera, Victor Early Life
Victor Befera was born April 1926 in Hibbing, Minnesota. He grew up in the small iron mining town near Canada with his...
Rosenzweig, Abraham Early Life
Abraham Rosenzweig was born in Chicago, Illinois in January 1924 and grew up there. He had three sisters named Shirley...
Epperson, William Early Life
William Epperson was born in Trinity, Texas in 1923. The population of the city of his birth had not grown over a 50...
Baughman, Paul Early Life
Paul Baughman was born in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania in May 1920. He grew up there on a big farm until he was 15 years...
Shawn, Gilbert Early Life
Gilbert S. Shawn was born in 1921 in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. He grew up in Manhattan [...
Shown, Donald Early Life
[Annotator’s Note: the interview start is preceded by a brief discussion by Donald Herbert Shown of his five years...
McLaurine, Luke Early Life
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was born February 1924 in Memphis, Tennessee. His family was in the bakery and restaurant...
Hill, Marvin Early Life
Marvin Hill was born in November 1925 in Louisa County, Virginia, the only male child of six children. His father was...
Kidder, Remi Early Life
Remi Kidder was born in 1926 in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Raised on a farm, Kidder's father was always busy with the...
LaNier, Joseph Early Life
Joseph Conklin LaNier, II was born in Columbus, Mississippi on 25 March 1926. He personally adapted the spelling of his...
Sterrie, Norman Early Life
Norman Sterrie was born and raised in the small town of St. James, Minnesota. After high school graduation, he worked...

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