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Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Early Life
Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson was born in April 1919. He was called "Little Robbie" on his PT Boat [Annotator's Note:...
Arrow, Kenneth Early Life
Dr. Kenneth Arrow was born in the United States of ancestry which had emigrated from Rumania. He was born in New York...
Burton, Windom Early Life
Windom Joseph Burton was born in Brittany, Louisiana in February 1921 . He had six brothers and two sisters. His father...
Moss, Roy Early Life
Roy Joseph Moss was born in March 1922 in West Point, Utah. His grandparents had crossed the plains in 1847 and settled...
Malec, Henry Early Life
Henry Joseph Malec was born in 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. He lost two brothers, Rudolf and Bruno, to the flu epidemic...
Heinecke, Gustave Early Life
Gustave Heinecke, known as G. Edward, Ed, Eddie, and Hink, was born in October 1922, in Belleville, Illinois, the...
Clark, Charles Early Life
Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was born in September 1925...
Graff, Richard Early Life
Richard Graff was born in August 1924 on a farm outside of Popejoy, Iowa. His parents were German immigrants born in...
Pogue, John Early Life
John A. Pogue was born in North Madison, Indiana in April 1921. He attended North Madison High School. He participated...
Bostwick, Frank Early Life
Frank Bostwick was born in 1925 in Blanchard, Louisiana and grew up in Blanchard during the Great Depression. His...
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...
Hegerty, Ghislaine Early Life
Ghislaine Hegerty was born in November 1924 in Courtrai, Belgium. Her childhood was serene prior to the war. She was...
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...
Surratt, Carey Early Life
Carey Suratt was born in July 1926 in Dennison, Ohio. His father worked for the Pennsylvania railroad as a fireman. His...
Marolda, Theodore Early Life
Theodore Marolda was born May 1923 in Winsted, Connecticut. He was born to a family of Italian immigrants and was the...
Lafferty, Ralph Early Life
Ralph F. Lafferty was born in December 1918 in Portland Oregon. He had to older brothers, but one of them died of...
Trappey, Randolph Early Life
Randolph Trappey was born in December 1928 in Jeanerette, Louisiana, and grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, where his...
McGuire, Joseph Early Life
Joseph McGuire was born in 1919 and the first few years of his life were lived in abject poverty. He used a local creek...
Ashton, Jackson Early Life
Jackson Augustus "Jack" Ashton, Senior was born in February 1925 in Brewton, Alabama. He had a brother and sister....
Liles, Robert Early Life and Becoming a Fighter Pilot
Robert Liles was born in 1920 in Webb City, Missouri and grew up in Jefferson City. When the depression began, his...
Moore, Hilar Early Life and Becoming a Marine
Hilar Clement Moore, Jr., served in the United States Marine Corps in the 2nd Marine Division. During the war, he was a...
Gimbut, Raymond Early Life and Becoming a Sailor
Raymond Day Gimbut was born in 1921 in Brooklyn [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York,...
Spielberg, Arnold Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer and Arnold Spielberg mid-conversation]. Spielberg was in...
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 [...
McGhee, Edwin Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
Edwin McGhee was born in Brownwood, Texas. His father was employed during the Depression and kept his family fed. The...
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...
Grubb, Paul Early Life and Becoming an Airman
Paul James Grubb was born in September 1920 in Riverside, California. His mother died when he was six months old....
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...
Strausbaugh, Leo Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Leo V. Strausbaugh was a captain in charge of B Company of the 6th Ranger Battalion [Annotator's Note: Company B, 6th...
Sakato, George Early Life and Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
George Sakato was born in Colton, California at a Union Pacific and Southern Pacific hub for the Railroad company. His...
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...
McNeely, Marigold Early Life and Onset of War
Marigold "Margot" McNeely was born in London, England in 1926. She moved from London to a small seaside resort called...
Smith, Perry Early Life and Pearl Harbor
Perry Smith was born at West Point, New York in 1934 while his father was serving as an instructor at the US Military...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" Early Life and the Draft
Olaf Rose was born in August 1921 in Pontiac, Michigan, and was the oldest of four children. His father was in the...
Reissig, Floyd J. Early Life and the Navy
Floyd James Reissig, known as Buddy, was born in Travis County, outside of Austin, Texas in March 1919. His father was...

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