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Myers, Julia England to France
Julia L. Myers had male nurses in her class as well, and they joined the Army too. Myers was an Army nurse. She went in...
Edwards, Marvin English Base and First Mission
Marvin Raymond Edwards and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 856th Bombardment Squadron, 492nd Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Burrus, William English Ship and SS Troops
William Burrus shipped overseas to Europe on a slimy, English boat [Annotator's Note: 17 October 1944]. They had boiled...
von Frisch, Alvin Eniwetok and Leyte
Alvin von Frisch departed Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment,...
Maddox, Claire Eniwetok Atoll
Claire Maddox went ashore [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, after the Battle of Eniwetok, 17 to 23 February...
Ronson, Harold Eniwetok, the Philippines, and Iwo Jima
Harold Ronson went to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, which later became famous for the atomic bomb testing [Annotator's...
Pettis, Merle Enlisting in the Coast Guard
Merle Jerome "Jerry" Pettis was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1921. His family moved to Los Angeles [Annotator's Note...
Weber, Ed Enlisting in the Marine Corps
Ed Weber saw a movie with John Payne [Annotator's Note: John Howard Payne, American actor] and Maureen O'Sullivan [...
Toole, Edward Enlisting in the Navy
Edward Thomas Toole wanted to join the Naval Air Force but he could not make it. The Navy appealed to him more than any...
Meikrantz, Frances Enlistment
Frances Meikrantz was with a girl from school. They talked a lot and looked into everything [Annotator's Note: branch...
Harris, Oran Enlistment and Heading Overseas
Oran Harris was 17 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was returning from Sunday school when a man called out...
Callander, Sherwin Enlistment and Training
Sherwin Callander's parents gave their permission for their 19 year old son to enlist. He took a bus to San Diego,...
Lejeune, Lawrence Enlistment and Training
Lawrence John Lejeune did not want to be drafted because of the limitation of your choice, and he became interested in...
Amsden, Ben Enlistment to Naval Aviator
In the Spring of 1942, Benjamin Clark Amsden started pursuing going into Naval Aviation. He found out the eye exam was...
Oney, James Enlistment to New Caledonia
James Oney was in Portland, Oregon after leaving his family farm in the middle of the summer [Annotator's Note: Summer...
Davis, Jackson Enlistment to Pearl Harbor
Jackson Davis went to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to practice law. The Draft Act [Annotator's Note: Selective Training and...
Eshelman, Raymond Enlistment to USS LST-801
Ray Eshelman knew everybody was going to be drafted. There was also a universal interest in joining the service and...
Oka, Walter Enlistment, Deployment and Occupation Duty in Japan
Under the influence of his sister who was a nurse, Walter Oka was thinking of studying to become a laboratory...
Kahn, William Enlistment, Training and Overseas Deployment
To his family's dismay, William Kahn enlisted at age 17. He forged his father's signature at the enlistment station....
Fayerman, Severin Entering Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Severin Fayerman will never forget entering the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp...
Wisnia, David Entering Auschwitz
David S. Wisnia was living in the Warsaw Ghetto [Annotator’s Note: Warsaw, Poland] when one day, he returned home to...
Heinly, Robert Entering Germany
The Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter-Offensive, 16 December 1944 to 25 January...
Moss, Roy Entering Italy
Roy Joseph Moss landed in a DUKW [Annotator's Note: six-wheel-drive amphibious truck; also known as a Duck] or "Duck"...
Pierce, Wayne Entering Normandy
Wayne Pierce and his regiment were moved to an airbase in the south of England in anticipation of the start of the...
Bailey Pratt, Caroline Entering Santo Thomas
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee taps on a cup throughout the segment.] Caroline Bailey Pratt and her family were living...
Warne, Therese Entering Santo Tomas Prison Camp
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: was an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2] and...
Lebsack, Wayne Entering the Battle of the Bulge
Once Wayne Lebsack earned his jump wings, he was sent across the English Channel to an already secure Normandy [...
Smith, Charles Entering the War
The hardest part of boot camp was being told what to do. Charles R. Smith was 18 years old when he went in. He had to...
Baham, Marietta Entertaining Troops and Meeting Celebrities
Marietta Baham met Omar Bradley [Annotator's Note: US Army General Omar Bradley], who was meeting a colonel at Jackson...
Reynolds, Holly Entertainment in England, Getting Married and Divorced, and Caring for Animals
The Red Cross members in London tried to talk Holly Reynolds out of getting married overseas but there was a group of...
Armstrong, James Entertainment, a Train Ride to Quimper, and Preparing to Escape
Having been shot down over France, James Armstrong was taken in by the French Resistance and was being kept in the town...
Achee, Lorraine Entertainment, Education and the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Lorraine Achee's father had died when they were very young. Her mother would mention the pending war news once in a...
Sherman, Joyce Entertainment, Native Populations and Food
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks the interviewee what the military nurses did for socializing during their war...
Platkin, Carl Entrance into Service
Carl Platkin was in military school on Pearl Harbor day [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
Burchell, Raymond Entrance into Service
Raymond Burchell was a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne Division when he finished his service. On his way down south, he...
Patterson, James Entrance into Service
James Patterson was called up on 23 February 1943. He was sent to boot camp with a bunch of other reservists. They...

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