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Upham, Peggy Prewar Life
Peggy Upham was born in January 1924 in Dallas, Texas. She remembers the Great Depression. Her family did alright. They...
Creekmore, Thomas Prewar Life
Thomas Creekmore was born in 1923 [Annotator's Note: December 1923] in Portsmouth, Virginia and grew up during the...
Cole, Edward Prewar Life
Edward C. Cole was born in December 1918 and grew up in Bordentown, New Jersey during the Depression [Annotator's Note...
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...
Tarkington, Frank Prewar Life
Frank V. Tarkington was born in March 1916 in Oakland, California. He was orphaned, as his mother died when he was...
Jenkins, Frederick Prewar Life
Frederick Jenkins was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He grew up in the fields. His father was a college...
Ladner, Nimocks Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Nimocks Foyle Ladner already in conversation with the interviewer.] Ladner...
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....
Daniels, Don Prewar Life
Don Daniels was born in Columbia, South Carolina in December 1925. He lived there until he was 14. He then moved to...
Reilly, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Dean Reilly was born in May 1921 in Janesville, Wisconsin. He was the oldest child. He had a younger brother....
Bruce, Charles Prewar Life
Charles Bruce was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana in 1926. He had two brothers and a sister. He was the oldest. He was...
Nolan, Warren Prewar Life
Warren Nolan was born in November 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana [Annotator's Note: he later corrects this to Algiers,...
Rickel, Robert Prewar Life
Robert "Bob" Rickel was born in Toledo, Ohio in July 1923. Rickel's father came to the United States from Poland....
Machaud, Albert Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] Albert "Al" Machaud was born in November 1928...
Pierce, Jack Prewar life
Jack Pierce was born in 1921 and grew up near Kirbyville [Annotator’s Note: Kirbyville, Texas] in a sawmill town called...
Saylor, Herbert Prewar Life
Herbert Saylor was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania in September 1925. He was brought up during the Depression [Annotator'...
Banghart, William Prewar Life
William Banghart was born in May 1919 in Bucksport, Maine. His father worked in the Boston [Annotator’s Note: Boston,...
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...
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...
Klinepeter, David Prewar Life
David Klinepeter was born in April 1926 in Pembroke, Pennsylvania. He had two brothers. His father ran a trolley car...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Prewar Life
Omer Van Huylenbrouck was born in Detroit, Michigan in June 1922. He grew up there. He had two brothers and two sisters...
Toole, Edward Prewar life
Edward Thomas Toole was born in 1925 in Millen, Georgia. He had four brothers and one sister. He was the youngest boy,...
Reitmeier, George Prewar Life
George Reitmeier was born in June 1925 in Lackawanna, New York. He grew up in a German and Polish neighborhood with a...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Prewar Life
Alfons Robert Kleindienst was born in Washington, D.C in March 1930. His father, Alfons Georg Kleindienst [Annotator's...
Seubert, Herbert Prewar Life
Herbert L. Seubert was born in August 1917 in Buffalo, New York. Some of his fondest memories were on the Canadian...
Lansou, David Prewar Life
David Lansou served in World War 2 in the signal company, headquarters battalion, 5th Marine Division. He was born in...
Myers, Julia Prewar Life
Julia L. Myers was born in 1921 in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York]. Her father always had a...
Jennings, Edward Prewar Life
Edward Bruce Jennings was born in December 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas. At his age, children did not worry about the...
Meyer, Henry Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Henry T. Meyer uses derogatory words to describe people of color throughout clip.] Meyer was born in...
Levy, Stanley Prewar Life
Stanley "Stan" Levy was born in July 1924 on the south side of Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. His...
Yeagley, Richard Prewar Life
Richard Yeagely was born in November 1925 in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. He had one brother who was in the Navy. His mother...
Bass, Leon Prewar Life
Leon Bass was born in January 1925 in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. His father was a...
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...
Bennett, Loren Prewar Life
Loren Bennett was born in October 1927 in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. He did not have any siblings....
Donovan, Robert Prewar Life
Robert L. Donovan was drafted. He wanted to enlist in the Air Force. He had hay fever so they did not let him enlist....

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