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Ward, John Prewar and Rationing
John F. Ward was born in 1925 and raised in Pontiac, Michigan. He grew up with one brother and two sisters. His father...
Haydu, Bernice Prewar Background
Bernice Haydu was born in December 1920 in Bradley Beach, New Jersey. When she was still a toddler, the family moved to...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Prewar Hobo Life
Charles Childs was born in July 1920 in Arnegard, North Dakota. He did not stay home. He went to school and when he got...
Emory, Ray Prewar Honolulu
Life was rather simple in Honolulu, Hawaii when Ray Emory got there in October 1941. He didn't drink in those days, so...
Downs, Raymond Prewar Life
Raymond F. Downs was born in March 1934 in San Antonio, Texas. He and his brother played sports in school. Downs grew...
Gooch, James Prewar Life
James Gooch was born in Gilmer, Texas in May 1939. He clearly recalls sitting with the family in front of their large...
Machaud, Albert Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] Albert "Al" Machaud was born in November 1928...
Saylor, Herbert Prewar Life
Herbert Saylor was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania in September 1925. He was brought up during the Depression [Annotator'...
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...
Bodson, Henry Prewar Life
Henry Bodson was born in 1917 in Dobzyn, Poland [Annotator's Note: Dobrzyn, Poland]. His family left Poland in 1921 and...
Albertson, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Albertson was born in 1923 in Millville [Annotator's Note: Millville, Pennsylvania]. The children were nice....
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...
Brown, Charles Prewar Life
Charles R. Brown was born in March 1925 in Port Townsend, Washington as an only child. His parents split when he was...
Goodwin, Kenneth Prewar Life
Kenneth Raymond Goodwin was born in August 1926 in South Berwick, Maine. He is the youngest of seven children. He was...
Van Matre, Russell Prewar Life
Russell Van Matre was born in March 1922 in Elsberry, Missouri with two brothers and two sisters. His grandparents were...
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...
Sledge, Nevin Prewar Life
Nevin Sledge was born in Alva, Mississippi in February 1921. His father was a farmer. They moved to the Mississippi...
Synder, Harold Prewar Life
Harold Daniel Snyder was born in October 1925 in Wyckoff, New Jersey. He was an only child. [Annotator's Note: The...
Hastings, Wilford Prewar Life
Wilford E. Hastings was born in Braggadocio, Missouri in July 1923. He grew up in the area. Family life was tough for...
Ruess, Richard Prewar Life
Richard R. Ruess was born in Los Angeles, California in August 1918. His parents had two daughters that were killed in...
Stumpfa, James Prewar life
Jim Stumpfa is 94 years old [Annotator's Note: at the time of this interview]. He was in the US Coast Guard for four...
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...
Malone, Dorothy "GiGi" Prewar Life
Dorothy Malone was born in June 1922 in Ware, Massachusetts. Her father passed away when she was a child. Her mother...
Blank, Calvin Prewar Life
Calvin Blank was born in January 1926 in Bronx, New York [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five boroughs in...
Luers, Harold Prewar Life
Harold Luers was born in in Brighton, Iowa in June 1924. He was not delivered in a hospital because that county did not...
Votrobek, Jr., John Prewar Life and Becoming a Submarine Sailor
John Robert Votrobeck Jr. was born in July 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska. He went to school in Omaha and graduated high...
Floravante, Emile Prewar Life and D-Day
Alfred Anthony Alvarez was born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents with Irish ancestry in April 1924. He joined the...
Barnhart, Clyde Prewar Life and Draft
Clyde Barnhart was born in July 1923 in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. He served in the Army Air Corps [Annotator's Note...
Uttero, Cosmo Prewar Life and Drafted
Cosmo Uttero was born in December 1923 in Wellesley, Massachusetts. After high school, he worked as a lathe operator in...
Sacks, Abraham Prewar Life and Drafted
Abraham Sacks was born in September 1919 in London, England with one younger sister. He arrived in New York [Annotator'...
Amsden, Ben Prewar Life and Jimmy Doolittle
Benjamin Clark Amsden was born in his mother's hometown of Springfield, Ohio in October 1922. He was there for three...
Zingheim, John Prewar Life and Overseas Deployment
Dr. John Julien Zingheim was born in July 1923 in San Jose [Annotator's Note: San Jose, California]. [Annotator's Note...
Oney, James Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
James Oney was born in December 1924 in Harrison County, Texas near Harleton [Annotator's Note: Harleton, Texas]. He...
Shimp, Marcella Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor Attack
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: in November 1923], but grew up in...
Van Wart, Fergus Prewar Life and Piloting Higgins Boats
Fergus Van Wart was born in August 1926 in Dallas, Texas. He was an only child. He went to high school in Dallas and...

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