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Tarkington, Frank Prewar Jobs and Prewar Navy Life
Frank V. Tarkington joined the Indiana National Guard, but was kicked out because it came to light that he was too...
Hill, Wayne Prewar Life
Wayne O. Hill was born in Spirit Lake, Idaho in August 1923. His father worked in a logging village as a railroad man....
Martin, Charles Prewar Life
Charles Martin was born in August 1922 in Nebraska. He had one brother that died when he was an infant. His father was...
Lansou, David Prewar Life
David Lansou served in World War 2 in the signal company, headquarters battalion, 5th Marine Division. He was born in...
Miralles, Richard Prewar Life
Richard Miralles was born in July 1924 in Anderson, California. He was an orphan. His parents separated. He lived with...
Donaldson, Buck Prewar Life
Buck Donaldson was born in August 1925 in Grant Parish, Louisiana. He was the fifth child. His father was a doctor and...
Bucher, Francis Prewar Life
Francis Bucher was born in October 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His was a friendly neighborhood where everybody knew...
Petrus, Andrew Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: A person appears in the background throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus was born in Bridgeville,...
Stern, Debra Prewar Life
Debra Stern was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: is one of the five boroughs in New York, New York] in...
Mitchel, Lyle Prewar Life
Lyle Mitchell was born in September 1918 in New York. He had a sister and a brother. His sister is two years younger...
Waldman, Leon Prewar Life
Leon Waldman was born in August 1924 on Park Avenue, New York [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York]. He had one...
Hymel, Rita Prewar Life
Rita Hymel was born in Killona, Louisiana. They had a little schoolhouse and went to school barefoot. They had a pot-...
Spaulding, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Spaulding was born in August 1925 in Oxnard, California. Back then, some women, including his mother were sent...
Albertson, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Albertson was born in 1923 in Millville [Annotator's Note: Millville, Pennsylvania]. The children were nice....
Briggs, Norman Prewar Life
Norman Alden Briggs was born in November 1925 in Jennings [Annotator's Note: Jennings, Louisiana]. He had three...
Adair, Charles Prewar Life
Charles Watkins Adair was born in Dora, Alabama in 1923. His family moved a lot during the Great Depression [Annotator'...
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...
Cox, Neil "Jack" Prewar Life
Neil Cox was born in Florala, Alabama in September 1925. He had two brothers and one sister. They lived on a farm. They...
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...
Koenig, Elmer Prewar Life
Elmer Koenig was born in July 1925 in Santa Ana, California. His older sister died in 1918. He grew up in Orange [...
Alair, Gene Prewar Life
Gene Alair was born in February 1920 in Fargo, North Dakota. His mother was in the entertainment business, so they...
Fishman, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Fishman had one sister growing up. His mother died when he was six years old. A few years later, his father...
Jensen, Mervin Prewar life
Mervin Jensen was born in 1926 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. There were ten kids in the family. His mom and dad raised them...
Hayward, David Prewar Life
David K. Hayward was born in May 1922 in San Francisco, California. When he was three, he moved to Pasadena, California...
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...
Pratt, Robert Prewar Life
He walked to school and joined the "Junior Yanks" which was a program for kids run by World War 1 veterans. They met...
Carlson, Donald Prewar Life
Donald Albert Carlson was born in June 1924. [Annotator's Note: Carlson stops to see if he can hear the interviewer...
Boeke, Robert Prewar Life
Robert Boeke was born in August 1925 in Pasadena, California. Pasadena was a great place with nice people. The weather...
Tanenbaum, Melvin Prewar Life
Melvin S. Tanenbaum was born in 1923 in Queens, New York [Annotator's Note: Queens is one of the five boroughs in New...
Lutz, William Prewar Life
William Lutz was born in March 1920 and raised in Reading [Annotator’s Note: Reading, Pennsylvania]. He had a good life...
Wilson, Paul Prewar Life
Paul Wilson was born in December 1925 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He has five sisters and one brother. He grew up in...
Sellars, Arnol Prewar life
Arnol Sellars was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1924. He lived in Louisiana, Texas, and overseas but Tulsa is home. He...
Bertz, Richard Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The clip starts with the interviewer mid-sentence explaining how the interview will proceed.]...
Williams, Earl Prewar Life
Earl Williams was born in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] in April 1923. He remembers being...
Lawrence, Paul Prewar Life
Paul Lawrence was born Rochelle, Illinois but lived in Ionia, Michigan. He moved to Grand Rapids [Annotator's Note:...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Prewar Life
DeQuindre McGlaun was born on a farm in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. He was the youngest of 12 children. They lived...

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