Great Depression

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Brainard, William Radioman in the Air Force
William White Brainard was born in East Orange, New Jersey in 1922. He grew up with one brother and two sisters. His...
Murman, John Ready to Join the Navy
John Edmund Murman was born in March 1926 in Brooklyn, New York as an only child. His father served in the Marines...
Vallas, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Vallas was one of the first pilots to be catapulted off an aircraft carrier. There was risk in the water ahead...
Hurley, Wallace Reflections
Wallace Hurley missed his bed most of all while he was in combat. The rain was heavy in France. Foxholes filled up so...
Morgan, George Reflections
George Morgan was surprised by the things he did in the Navy. Looking at it from an advanced age, he knows it was a...
Bowsher, Walter Reflections
Walter Bowsher was made mellow by World War 2. While he was a brig warden after the war, he found that he had empathy...
Shaner, Robert Reflections
Robert D. Shaner's most memorable experience of World War 2 was reporting aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Reflections
Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches. He passed the...
Marich, Robert Reflections
Robert Marich first entered the service in February 1941. In April 1941, at Camp Mackall, North Carolina [Annotator's...
Ratcliff, Henry Reflections
Henry Ratcliff was most affected by the kamikaze [Annotator's Note: Japanese Special Attack Units, also called shimbu-...
Moore, Hilar Reflections
Before joining the Marine Corps, Hilar Moore had never been more than 100 miles from his home [Annotator's Note: in New...
Maddox, Claire Reflections
Claire Maddox does not feel the country [Annotator's Note: the United States] has any idea what the veterans went...
McCool, William Reflections
William McCool was adversely affected by his experiences in the Ohrdruf concentration camp. It took eight years after...
Dawson, David Reflections
David Dawson used to listen to the radio. He would listen to the news program every day. A lot of the bad news was...
Plaisance, Velma "Velma Theriot" Reflections
Velma Theriot Plaisance never thought much about her work as a female welder until the Houma Courier interviewed her....
McGhee, Edwin Reflections
Edwin McGhee was changed by the war. He was only 19 years of age and was able to manage the aftermath in his mind. He...
Ward, Albert "Jim" Reflections
Albert James "Jim" Ward thinks the Museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana] does a...
Hamilton, Richard Reflections
Richard Henry Hamilton is apprecive that he was able to do what he did in the service and glad he was able to come out...
Cummings, John Reflections
Albert Elmer "John" Cummings always had a soft spot for the Marblehead [Annotator's Note: USS Marblehead (CL-12)]. It...
Hazard, Mark Reflections
After returning home, it was easy for Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. to adjust back to civilian life. [Annotator's Note:...
Duff, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Robert Duff does not believe World War 2 changed him. It made him realize how green he was. He learned a lot...
Whitman, Melvin Reflections
Melvin C. Whitman had to figure out how to work with the Army when he landed on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Ruiz, Manuel Reflections
Manuel Ruiz's most memorable experience of World War 2 was at the end of the war, and hundreds of people were going...
Mills, Willis Reflections
Willis Mills remembers his work on P-51s [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] at Palawan [...
Arceneaux, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior went into the service as a green, inexperienced young man. During the war, he travelled...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Reflections
Clarence Derrington was given a sense of values by his time as a prisoner of war, POW. Material things are not...
Stone, Leno Reflections
Leno E. Stone does not think that the war changed him very much. His service in the Army was a job that needed to be...
Hissey, Paul Reflections
Paul Hissey believes that World War 2 forced him to grow up. He was also able to go back to school. His friendships...
Koone, Carl Reflections
Asked if he had any problems with post traumatic stress disorder, he said he had some problems with loud, sudden noises...
Steglich, Lenwood Reflections
Lenwood Steglich never talked about his time in the Navy. His family never asked him about it. His three grandchildren...
Beal, Harold Reflections
Harold Beal is glad he served and would do it again. Somebody must take care of the country. When he talks to children...
O'Rorke, James Reflections
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a former prisoner of war in Japan] was a product of the Depression [Annotator'...
Finesmith, Max Reflections
Max Finesmith was a disciplined young man before his service. He worked through the Depression and at one time his...
Biestek, Jane "Jane Laird" Reflections
Jane Biestek remembers buses of sailors passing by the window of the Ford factory. She would dance with them at night....
Skaggs, Jack Reflections
Jack Skaggs was changed by World War 2. He was just a boy when he entered the United States Marine Corps, but he had no...
Ganitch, Michael Reflections
Michael Mickey Ganitch was changed by the war. His family was affected by the Depression. They were lucky to be on a...

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