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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...
Van Pelt, Fredi Prewar Life
Fredi Van Pelt was born in July 1923 in Alameda, California. She has two sisters. Van Pelt was the baby in the family....
Lehker, Roland Prewar Life
Roland Lehker was born in December 1925 in San Antonio, Texas. He enjoyed his childhood, being in the middle class. He...
Bath, Garland Prewar Life
Garland Bath was born in January 1925 in Evans County, Georgia in a log cabin. He attended school there. He got his...
Hall, Clayton Prewar Life
Clayton Hall was born in Harvey County on a farm near Newton [Annotator's Note: Newton, Kansas]. His father was in...
Cook, Edward Prewar Life
Edward J. Cook was born in July 1925 in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in...
Kerry, Margaret Prewar Life
Margaret Kerry was born in May 1929 in Springfield, Illinois. Then she moved to California and lived there for almost...
Roach, Paul Prewar Life
Paul Roach was born in January 1921 in Hugoton, Kansas. He went through high school. It was not a big school. He had...
Carter, Donald Prewar Life
Don Carter was born in January 1925 in Wellsville, New York and grew up in Hornell [Annotator's Note: Hornell, New York...
Dochick, Wesley Prewar Life
Wesley John Dochick was born in December 1920 in New Britain, Connecticut. He had one brother and three sisters, and a...
Wicker, Thomas Prewar Life
Thomas Wicker was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in August 1923. Growing up during the Great Depression, money was...
O'Brien, Ryan Prewar Life
Ryan O'Brien was born in March 1922 in Los Angeles, California. The Great Depression started when he was seven. His dad...
Cole, Wendell Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Carman, Victor Prewar life
Victor K. Carman was born in April 1927 in Woodmere, New York on Long Island. His parents divorced when he was three...
Willett, Richard Prewar Life
Richard Willett was born in San Antonio, Texas in January 1925. He lived in San Antonio until 1938 when his family...
Smith, Samuel Prewar Life
Samuel W. Smith was born in September 1924 in Texas. His father was killed when he was 12 years old. He was the oldest...
Kruse, Shirley Prewar Life
Shirley Chase Kruse was born in June 1922 in Kearny, New Jersey and grew up in Newark, New Jersey. Her father was a...
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...
Richard, Joseph Prewar Life and Boot Camp
Joseph Richard was born in July 1923 in Sunset, Louisiana. He had 11 brothers and sisters. His father was a farmer and...
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...
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...
Blouin, Joseph Prewar Life and Drafted
Joseph Blouin was born in March 1923 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He grew up there. He had a brother who was coming home...
Kitts, James Prewar Life and Drafted
James Albert Kitts was born in August 1925 in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the oldest child with two brothers and four...
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'...
Wayne, William Prewar Life and Drafted
[Annotator's Note: The tape begins with the interviewee describing an attack on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, by...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Prewar Life and Education
Kelly Kuwayama's official name is Yeiichi but everybody calls him Kelly. Kelly's first sergeant gave him the nickname,...
Cupina, John Prewar Life and into the Army
John J. Cupina was born in 1926 in Binghamton, New York. His parents worked for the Endicott Johnson Shoe Factory in...
Bridger, Harley Prewar Life and Joining the Air Corps
Harley Bridger was born in November 1923 in Searcy, Arkansas. He grew up in White County and his early days were great...
Hazard, Mark Prewar life and Joining the Army
Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. was born in 1923 and raised in West Point, Mississippi. His father's family moved to...
Richard, Martin Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Martin Richard was born in Grand Chenier, Louisiana, south of Lake Charles in June 1924. His father was a cattleman and...
Roberts, John Prewar life and Pearl Harbor
John M. Roberts, called Jack, was born in Hamilton, Ohio in August 1924 and lived there until going into the Army. His...
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,...
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...
Russell, Richard Prewar Life and Postwar Career
Richard T. Russell, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in March 1922. His father was a civil service employee....
Sichler, George Prewar Life and Race Relations
George Sichler never knew his mother as she died when he was three years old. He was raised in an old adobe [Annotator'...
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...

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