Ethnic/racial identity

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Tognoli, Paris Prewar Life
Paris Tognoli was born in December 1924 in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California]. They later...
Miller, Rudolph Prewar Life
Rudolph C. Miller was born in 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother took him to Chicago [Annotator's Note:...
Johnson, Kaare Prewar Life
Kaare Allan Johnson was born in May 1924 in Staten Island, New York [Annotator's Note: Staten Island is one of the five...
Brown, Robert Prewar Life
Robert J. S. Brown was born in September 1924 in Lawndale, California. He had one younger brother. Brown remembers his...
Beal, Marion Prewar Life
Marion Meredith Beal was born in October 1922 in Jefferson, Texas. He had a small family. He was the only child for a...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Prewar Life
Ora Pierce Hicks married John Hicks at a German prisoner of war camp in Arizona. She has a twin brother named Otis. She...
Flores, Belisario Prewar Life
Belisario de Jesus "Bel" Flores is from San Antonio, Texas. He served from January 1945 to August 1946. He remained...
Cole, Wendell Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Tso, Samuel Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom can be heard off-...
Ramsey, Rosemary Jane Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts mid-conversation.] Rosemary Ramsey was born in Levington, Michigan [Annotator's...
Kelley, Archie Prewar Life and Annapolis
Archie Kelley was born in the Naval gun factory in Washington, D.C. [Annotator's Note: Washington Navy Yard in...
Ratliff, Rob Roy Prewar Life and Basic Training
Rob Roy Ratliff was born in 1923 in Webb City, Missouri. He recalled playing in the fields near the old mines as a boy...
Cristiano, Nick Prewar Life and Being of Italian Descent
Nick Cristiano was born in July 1925. He grew up in the Bronx, New York. There were great schools. His father owned a...
Moskin, Alan Prewar Life and Diversity
Alan Moskin was born May 1926 in Englewood, New Jersey. He went through school there and was skipped from third to...
Hayashi, Shizuya Prewar Life and Draft
Shiyuza Hayashi was born near Waialua Sugar Plantation on the west side of the island [Annotator's Note: Oahu, Hawaii...
Steeg, Moise Prewar Life and Drafted
Moise S. Steeg, Jr. has a Biblical first name; in French it means Moses. His family left Spain during the Inquisition [...
Damonte, Emmanuel Prewar Life and Entrance to Service
Emmanuel Nazarro Damonte [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling on middle name] was born in San Francisco [Annotator's...
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...
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...
Nakagawa, Ittsei Prewar Life and Meeting His Wife
Ittsei Nakagawa was born in January 1930 in Fresno, California. He was fortunate in that the lady who delivered him was...
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...
Bridgforth, Carolyn Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Carolyn Bridgforth was born in February 1923 in Aberdeen, Mississippi. It was wonderful growing up there. No crime,...
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...
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...
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...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Prewar Life and Wartime
While overseas, Clarence Wolf Guts [Annotator's Note: a code-talker – a person employed by the military to use a little...
Cohen, Jack Prewar Life in Greece
Jack Cohen was born in July 1932 in Chalcis, Greece [Annotator's Note: Khalkís, Greece]. Before the war, they had peace...
Bloch, Itka Prewar Life in Poland
Itka Bloch was born in Poland in November 1925. She had four sisters and was the youngest. Her father was a carpenter...
Werner, Jack Prewar Life in Vienna
Jack Werner was born in 1919 in Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria]. His father was a mechanical engineer and...
Jones, Johnnie Prewar Life Through Sixth Grade
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior was born in November 1919 in Laurel Hill, Louisiana. He had three brothers and four sisters....
Uchida, Togue Prewar Life to Army Training
Togue Uchida was born in October 1917 in Stoughton, Wisconsin and lived there until he was 12 years old. He moved to...
Gagel, Helen "Cosgrove" Prewar Life to Becoming an Army Nurse
Helen Gagel [Annotator’s Note: born Helen Cosgrove] was born in 1915 in Sauk Centre, Minnesota. She had four brothers...
Bielec, William Prewar Life to Being Drafted
William F. Bielec was born in March 1917 [Annotator's Note: in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. He was born into a Polish-...
Parham, Henry Prewar Life to Being Drafted
[Annotator's Note: There is a very loud humming noise throughout this clip.] Henry Parham was born in November 1921 in...

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