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Morgan, George Early Life
George Edward Morgan was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey on 29 June 1927. He had a younger brother named Robert....
Rorschach, Robert Early Life
Robert L. Rorschach was born in Tulsa [Annotator's Note: Tulsa, Oklahoma] in August 1922. It was a small town at the...
Addison, Robert Early Life
Robert A. Addison was born in Akron, Ohio on 7 December 1922. The family moved several times but settled down in...
Hollis, Frederick Early Life
Fredrick Hollis was born in January 1929 in Detroit, Michigan. The Great Depression started in October 1929 and his...
Clark, Charles Early Life
Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was born in September 1925...
Dixon, Richard Early Life and Entrance to Service
Richard Tempus Dixon was born in June 1925 in Oakland, California. He was the second of two sons raised by his father...
Bailey, Raymond Early Life and Joining the Navy
Raymond Bailey was born and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Jobs at the time only paid about one dollar per day....
Schweitzer, Philip Education and Postwar Life
Philip Schweitzer cannot think of many other lighter moments than the ones he's already mentioned. He remembers one...
Williamson, Leon End of the War
Leon Williamson was transferred back to the United States and was sent to Cherry Point [Annotator's Note: Marine Air...
Ballew, Thomas End of the War and Going Home
When the war ended, Thomas Ballew's unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 231st Searchlight Battalion] was in Furth...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" End of the War, Nightmares, Korea and Vietnam
After Michael Mervosh helped his wounded friends in the foxhole he realized that he had lost his hearing [Annotator's...
Bornstein, Lester End of War and Reflections
Lester M. Bornstein could not believe the war was over. He had been in the Army for two years. His unit [Annotator's...
Little, Henry Engineering in Korea
[Annotator's Note: Henry Little served in the Army as a combat engineer in Company D, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion,...
Kiefer, Keith Enlisting in the Air Force
Keith Kiefer was not sure that college was the right path for him. He considered going into the service. He and two...
Molen, Herman Entrance into Service
Herman Molen was born in August 1923 in Greenville, Texas. He was studying to be a minister. He was ordained. When the...
Winnier, Lawrence Ethnic Identity and Issues
The Japanese were treated wrongly and were put into concentration camps [Annotator's Note: forced relocation and...
Bowsher, Walter Experiences During the Korean War
Walter Bowsher was at Pusan and then Inchon during the Korean War. He was told to report to a warrant officer for duty...
Knese, Benard Experiencing Different Cultures
Bernard Knese took off around midnight and crossed the Channel [Annotator’s Note: the English Channel]. They arrived in...
Hall, William Feelings about the Japanese
William Hall had no extreme feelings about the Japanese even though he knew some of the harsh and brutal things they...
Winnier, Lawrence Feelings About War
After Lawrence Winnier left the Argonne [Annotator's Note: USS Argonne (AS-10)], he was sent to Schumacher, California...
Whitworth, Vaughan Feelings Towards the Japanese
Vaughn Whitworth remembers celebrating V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945]. He felt that...
Dendy, Lloyd Fighting in the Korean War
Lloyd Dendy and his brother enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves. When the Korean War broke out they were called back...
Brooks, Curtis Finishing Schooling and Drafted for the Korean War
Curtis Brooks went to Staten Island, New York then Wellsboro, Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: after being liberated...
Raquepau, John First Combat to Retirement
John "Jack" Raquepau does not know if he got the same bunk that was used by the pilot he replaced [Annotator's Note:...
Sturman, William First Cruise to Midway
On his very first cruise aboard the USS Copahee (CVE-12), William Sturman and the crew took supplies in to Midway [...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Fitting Tribute
In Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth Gibbens worked in a veterans' hospital for a few months, but quit when she became...
Leefe, Guy Flight Hours, Units Attached To, and Playing Pranks
Guy Leefe, Jr. accumulated about 4,000 hours of flight time during his time in the service. He was discharged in...
Barnes, Alvin Floating Mine and Returning Home
Alvin Barnes entered Tokyo Bay [Annotator's Note: Tokyo Bay, Japan] after the war. His ship [Annotator's Note: USS...
Hardy, George Flying B-29s in Korea
George Hardy got news that he was going to Keesler [Annotator's Note: Keesler Field, now Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi...
McGee, Charles Flying Combat Missions in Three Wars
When Charles McGee first got to Italy, a lot of work and activity was based around survival. The men would improve...
Heim, Henry Flying Missions
Henry Heim remembers flying from North Africa into Italy was more difficult. He thinks that might be because he did not...
Sharp, Chester Food Missions and War's End
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp and his crew dropped food...
Forman, Edgar France and Germany
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman [Annotator's Note: serving with Company A, 319th Engineer Combat Battalion, 94th Infantry...
Walter, Robert Friends and relatives
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Medway, Irwin Friends and Tanks
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and talks about the men...
Goodwin, Hersey From Iwo Jima to the Korean War
Hersey Goodwin flew one mission over Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] where they [Annotator's Note: 11th...

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