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Spielberg, Arnold Dhaka, India
Arnold Spielberg was stationed at Kurmitola [Annotator's Note: Kurmitola Airfield near Dhaka, India, now Dhaka,...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Discharge, Going Home, Malaria and Postwar Career
After the Battle of Peleliu, Romus Burgin was one of four men from the 5th Marine Regiment to be considered for a field...
Marca, Carl Discretion in Censorship
[Annotator's Note: Carl Marca served in the Army as a mail censor in the Pacific Theater of Operations.] One censor...
Keller, Richard Distinguished Service Cross
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] got the DSC [...
Franklin, Ralph Division Headquarters and Returning Home
Ralph C. Franklin became an adjutant in Division Headquarters [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 3rd Marine Division]....
Overcash, Raymond Drafted, Training, D-Day and Injury
Raymond Eugene Overcash was born in Lanett, Alabama in 1923. He was drafted in 1943. He did his basic training in...
Wilson, James Drill Instructor and Postwar Life
When James Wilson got off of Peleliu [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu,...
Gilmore, Selwyn Duties and Hospitals
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Selwyn Gilmore about the weapons he carried.] A little short rifle [Annotator's...
Blackwell, David Duties With the 30th Evacuation Hospital
David McKinley Blackwell served as a cook with the 30th Evacuation Hospital in the Pacific Theater. Not only did he...
Dendy, Lloyd Duty in Key West
After leaving the Pacific, Lloyd Dendy was sent to the Key West Naval Operating Base [Annotator's Note: Naval Base Key...
Tisdale, Olin Early Assignments
Olin Tisdale's newly launched ship was meant to take a Seabee unit to Iwo Jima to refurbish landing strips. However,...
Viani, Bruno Early Life
Bruno Viani was born in Greenwich Village in New York City in 1921. He grew up on a crowded street that was primarily...
Pedrick, Sam Early Life
Sam Pedrick was born and raised in Penns Grove, New Jersey [Annotator’s Note: in April 1921]. He remained there until...
von Frisch, Alvin Early Life
Alvin von Frisch was born in Giessen, Germany in 1920. He began his education there but he, his mother, two sisters,...
Finder, Rena Early Life
Rena Finder was born in February 1929 in Krakow, Poland, and considered her family rich because she always had new...
Pogue, John Early Life
John A. Pogue was born in North Madison, Indiana in April 1921. He attended North Madison High School. He participated...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" Early Life
Bill Norberg was born in November 1922 in Lemington, Wisconsin. When Norberg was five or six years old, his family...
Russell, Patrick Early Life
Patrick Russell was born in Minneapolis in 1919. His wife was born there as well. He attended 14 different schools...
Bronstein, Isador Early Life
Isadore Bronstein was born in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] in June 1916. His father was...
League, Ray Early Life
Ray Marvin League was the second of twins born in November 1925. There were 11 boys in the family along with two girls...
Franklin, Paul Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
Paul A. Franklin was born in in February 1922 in Elm Grove, Louisiana. He was raised during the Great Depression [...
Fernandez, Milton Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
Milton Fernandez was born in September 1924 in Puerto Rico. He had eight siblings in his family. His father had a meat...
Glass, Helen Early Life and Becoming a WAVE
Helen Anderson Glass was born in March 1923 in North Walpole, New Hampshire but was raised in New Jersey. Even though...
Grimes, Vernon Early Life and Becoming an Airman
Vernon Grimes was born in May 1921 in Wichita [Annotator's Note: Wichita, Kansas]. He grew up with a sister in various...
Savage, Frank Early Life and Enlistment
Frank N. Savage was born in June 1921 in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. His parents had a difficult time during the depression...
Madison, Robert Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Robert Madison was born in Cleveland, Ohio in July 1923, one of four sons of an educated black man, who held "all sorts...
Franzky, Gerhard Early Life and Joining the Military
Gerhard Franzky was a member of the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg. Franzky was born in Leipzig, Germany in 1925....
Polito, Felix Early Life and Military Service Overview
Felix J. Polito was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1922. He lived there until he was 19 years old. In January 1942, he...
Bartels, Carl Early Life and Navy Entry
Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] was born in Hamilton, Ohio in July 1917. The Great...
Phillips, James Early Life to Army Life
James W. Phillips was born in August 1921 in Middletown, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest of four, and his father was a...
Smith, John Early Life, and Enlistment
John E. Smith was born in June 1922 in Magnolia, Arkansas. His father was an Army sergeant and the family moved around...
Lengsfield, Jack Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Jack Trautman Lengsfield was born in January 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Despite the hardships of the Great...
Snyder, Harry Early Life, the Draft and Training
Harry Snyder was born in August 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an only child who lived with his mother and...
Coxe, John Early Life, Training and Deployment
John Coxe was born in August 1921 in Walker, Louisiana. He was one of seven children, four of whom were members of the...
Morrison, Donald Early Life, Training and Fighting in Europe
Donald C. Morrison was part of the 2nd Infantry Division, 38th Infantry Regiment, Company K [Annotator's Note: Company...
DeMott, Joseph Early War Duty in the Pacific
When the war started, Joseph DeMott was still working as a radio operator. His group was scheduled to take off for...

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