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Zeringer, Harold Reflections
Harold Zeringer could not keep up with the European War because he devoted his attention to the war in the Pacific. The...
Sharp, Chester Reflections
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp's most memorable experience...
Stern, Debra Reflections
Debra Stern's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being busy all the time at Camp Shanks [Annotator's Note: in...
Clay, Russell Reflections
Russell Clay found that his wartime experience as a barber in the Navy meant little in transitioning to civilian barber...
Warne, Therese Reflections
World War 2 made Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: an American child prisoner in the Philippines during World...
Simpson, Alan Reflections
Alan K. Simpson compares the attack on Pearl Harbor with the 9-11 Terrorist Attacks. He feels that the Japanese...
Bradley, John Reflections
John Bradley suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder according to what his wife tells him, due to his experiences in...
Davis, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Davis left the Pacific in July 1944 and returned to the Bureau of Ships in Washington D.C., but there was less...
Penwell, Richard Reflections
Richard F. Penwell participated in the famous Raid on Los Banos [Annotator's Note: liberation of Los Baños Internment...
Mills, Willis Reflections
Willis Mills remembers his work on P-51s [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] at Palawan [...
McLaurine, Luke Reflections
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. left the service in April 1951 as a first lieutenant. He used the G.I. Bill to take flying...
Ream, John Reflections
John Ream remembers being in the convalescent hospital and seeing them bring out a flamethrower [Annotator's Note:...
Weber, Rosemarie Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Rosemarie Weber was an American civilian interned in the Santo Thomas internment camp in Manila,...
Lee, Theodore Reflections of the War
Theodore R. Lee’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was the camaraderie among his fellow paratroopers [Annotator...
Inoshita, Masaji Reminiscing on Internment and the Internment Camp
Masaji Inoshita asked the man [Annotator's Note: the man who helped Inoshita's family when they were being interned]...
Imahara, Walter Reparations and Starting School
Walter Imahara's father cried when he got an apology for what had happened to him. [Annotator's Note: Imahara gets...
Warne, Therese Resourcing Food
After three years of being in an internment camp [Annotator's Note: Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila Internment...
Tsubota, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota was given credit for his service [Annotator's Note: with Merrill's Marauders, the 5307th...
Campisano, Frank Returning Home and Reflections
Frank Campisano was happy to go back home. He was single while in the military and was having a good time. He went...
Warne, Therese Returning to America
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: An American child prisoner in the Philippines during World War 2] was...
Yatsu, Lawrence Reunions and Internment Camps
Lawrence Yatsu has attended some reunions over the years. He had joined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 100th...
Lorenzen, Angus Reunited with His Brother
Angus Lorenzen, his sister and mother left Manila, Philippines aboard the SS John Lykes and were repatriated to San...
Imahara, Walter Rohwer War Relocation Center
When they [Annotator's Note: Walter Imahara and many of the other Japanese-Americans interned at the Jerome War...
Shima, Terry Roles of the Japanese-Americans
Terry Shima and other Japanese-Americans in Hawaii had a different experience than those on the West Coast [Annotator's...
Ichikawa, Grant Segment 1
Grant H. Ichikawa was born in April 1919. His father had come to the United States from Japan. People from Japan were...
Ichikawa, Grant Segment 2
Grant Ichikawa was first taken to an assembly center located on a horse racing track near Turlock, California. His...
Doi, Michael Segment 2
When Michael Doi and the rest of the 100th Battalion were on the French Italian border they were allowed passes to go...
Woods, Edward Segment 3
When Woods would go into Times Square young servicemen would give them trouble about why they weren't in the service....
Doi, Michael Segment 4
While Michael Doi was overseas his family and everyone he knew from Oxnard [Annotators Note: Oxnard, California] was...
Doi, Michael Segment 6
Michael Doi believes that the war did not change his personality. Doi was an athlete in high school. He was a pole...
Croft, Katherine Sirens, Rationing and Chinese Community
As a young child during the war, Katherine Croft distinctly remember the sirens that would go off. She knew that her...
Irvine, Elizabeth "Elizabeth Lautzenheiser" Sleep and Food in the Camp
During Elizabeth Lautzenheiser Irvine's early days in the internment camp [Annotator's Note: Santo Tomas Internment...
Damberg, Wanda Smuggling Medicines
Wanda Damberg witnessed the science building at the university converted into a small clinic [Annotator’s Note: Damberg...
Gurr, Robert Start of War
Robert Gurr heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor while cleaning a car seat. He saw a panicky neighbor running through...
Hecht, Lester Stealing Beer in Leyte
Lester Hecht says there a couple of stories he cannot tell. [Annotator's Note: Hecht laughs.] When his ship pulled into...
Warne, Therese Surrendering to the Japanese
Therese Wadsworth Warne [Annotator's Note: was an American child living in the Philippines during World War 2] and her...

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