Great Depression

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Espree, Elmo Becoming a Soldier
Elmo Espree was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in September 1921. His family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1923...
Poole, John Becoming a Soldier
John Poole was born in Mercy, Texas in 1923. The Great Depression represented hard times for Poole. His father had a...
Wilkes, R. "Bud" Becoming a Soldier
R.M. Wilkes was born in July 1923 in Georgia. His father was a pharmacist in the small town of Cobbville [Annotator's...
Knudsen, Elmer Becoming a Soldier
Elmer Knudsen was born in February 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in Camden, New Jersey. He had a...
Peterson, Cleveland Becoming a Soldier
Cleveland Peterson was born in Baudette, Minnesota in 1922 and grew up there. Baudette is on the Canadian border in...
Johnson, Alfred Becoming a Soldier
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. is a retired colonel of the United States Army. He was born in Jackson Barracks, New Orleans,...
Harry, Peter Becoming a Soldier
Peter Harry was born in May 1924. He had two brothers in the service during the war. His father worked for a sink...
Wolczyk, Stanley Becoming a Soldier
Stanley Wolczyk was born in Cleveland, Ohio in December 1917. His father and mother were both Polish immigrants. They...
Sonnier, Lorcey Becoming an Airman
Lorcey J. Sonnier was born in May 1924. During the Great Depression, he did not have shoes. The town did not have roads...
Anderson, Howard Becoming an Airman
Howard Anderson was born in December 1922 in North Dakota. He grew up on a farm. His father was a farmer. The family...
Bonelli, William Becoming an Airman
For the first four months of his service, William Patrick Bonelli made 21 dollars a month. He had very little training...
Baker, Bernard Becoming an Airman
Bernard Baker was born and raised in Saint Louis, Missouri, in February 1924. He grew up with nine siblings. An older...
Gibian, Richard Becoming an Airman and Overseas Deployment
Richard Gibian was born in Montgomery, Alabama in October 1919. The Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Becoming an Army Nurse
Josephine Reeves was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1919. Growing up, Reeves attended the West Catholic...
Vancheri, Edith Becoming an Army Nurse
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise in this interview.] Edith Vancheri was born in February 1923 in...
Snyder, John Before the War and Becoming Sailor
John W. Snyder was born in March 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up, Snyder's family was poor. However, because...
Angst, Lawrence Being Part German
Lawrence Angst was born in July 1923 in Barberton, Ohio. His mother and father were young and struggled through the...
Guidry, Edmond Boot Camp
Edmond Guidry joined the Navy in July 1942. He went to boot camp in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California...
Levine, Arthur Boy to Soldier
Arthur Levine was born in June 1922 in Saint Louis, Missouri with two younger half-brothers and one younger half-sister...
Dullnig, Roland Boyhood in San Antonio
Roland Dullnig was born in December 1921 in San Antonio [Annotator’s Note: San Antonio, Texas]. [Annotator’s Note:...
Lotter, Jean Break Out of War
Jean Lotter was born in December 1923 in Seattle, Washington. She and her twin sister, Irene, grew up in Kent,...
Nelson, Maxwell Breakout of War
Maxwell Nelson was born in October 1921 in Covington County, Alabama and grew up in the town of Andalusia. The youngest...
Engmann, Larry Breakout of War
Larry Engmann was born in February 1925 and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of six children. However, he lost...
Birns, Sid Brooklyn Boy to Army Enlistee
Sidney "Sid" Birns was born in Manhattan[Annotator's Note: Manhattan is one of the five boroughs in New York, New York...
Nolan, Warren Brothers and the Navy
Warren Nolan grew up in Algiers and New Orleans, Louisiana with two brothers. His older brother was in the Navy and was...
Tinker, June Brothers at War
June Tinker's mother started worrying about the impact of the war on her sons soon after Pearl Harbor. Tinker's two...
Duncan, Reginald Bugle Man
Reginald Duncan was born in February 1922 in Newark, New Jersey. He grew up in Kearny, New Jersey with his parents and...
Sharp, Chester Cadet in Training
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp was born in March 1925 in...
Butcher, Chester Cajun Life to West Point Life
Chester J. Butcher was born in Pinhook, Louisiana [Annotator's Note: an area in Lafayette, Louisiana] in December 1922...
Ignatius, Paul California Childhood
Paul Ignatius was born in Glendale, California in November 1920. He is very proud of his hometown because many famous...
Miller, Sam Chicago Boy to Navy Man
Sam L. Miller was born in September 1926 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He was an only child because his mother could...
Bednarczyk, Leo Chicago Boy to Navy Man
[Annotator's Note: Video and sound freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk was born in Chicago, Illinois in June...
Tindal, Sullivan Childhood and Army Life
Sullivan Tindal was born in September 1925 in Hampton [Annotator's Note: Hampton, South Carolina]. He grew up on a...
Bartlett, Robert Childhood and Navy
Bob Bartlett was born in April 1925 in Binghamton, New York and grew up in Johnson City, New York. He had one older...
Owen, Jack Childhood during the Depression
Jack D. Owen was born in Lufkin, Texas in 1926. He had a twin sister and an older brother. Owen’s father struggled...
Dannehl, Robert Childhood in Iroquois
Robert Dannehl was born in Iroquois County, Illinois in September 1926. He was the ninth child of 11 children. He knew...

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