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Hajiro, Barney Pearl Harbor and Becoming a Soldier
Barney Hajiro entered the Army and was immediately required to do manual labor around the Hawaiian Islands in...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Pearl Harbor and Camp Edwards
They [Annotator's Note: Vernon Tweedt's family] had a Philco radio. When he heard the news [Annotator's Note: of the...
Smith, Arthur Pearl Harbor and Enlisting
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Arthur Smith if he recalls where he was or what he was doing when the Japanese...
Williams, Bernice Pearl Harbor and Military Training
Bernice Williams was in Milwaukee [Annotator's Note: Milwaukee, Wisconsin] and heard about the attack [Annotator's Note...
Ornelles, Emory Pearl Harbor Attack
Emory Maurice Ornelles was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in September 1922. He lived in Waikiki two blocks from the beach...
Jameson, Andrew Pearl Harbor Attack to 117th Infantry Regiment
Andrew George Jameson heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Hatch, Norman Pearl Harbor Day
Norman Hatch was in New York at the March of Time [Annotator's Note: an American newsreel series sponsored by Time...
Malec, Henry Pearl Harbor to Deployment
Henry Malec felt the BAR [Annotator's Note: Browning Automatic Weapon] was heavy at ten pounds. He took the bipod off...
Ericson, John Pearl Harbor to Glider Infantry
John Ericson went walking in Bowne Park in Flushing [Annotator's Note: Flushing, Queens, New York, New York] with his...
Wilson, Paul Pearl Harbor to Jump School
Paul Wilson had moved to north Oklahoma City [Annotator's Note: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma] when Pearl Harbor happened [...
Sinise, Jack Pearl Harbor to Scotland
[Annotator's Note: There is background noise throughout this clip. The interviewer asks Jack Sinise where he was when...
Black, Jerome Pearl Harbor, Commissioned, and Married
Jerome Harold Black was a student at LSU [Annotator's Note: Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana] and...
Severance, Dave Pearl Harbor, Defending the West Coast and Vella Lavella
Dave Severance joined the Marine Corps in October 1938 at the age of 19. He was on liberty in Los Angeles when he first...
Barrick, Calvin Pearl Harbor, Enlisting and Joining the Crew of the USS Tang (SS-306)
Calvin Barrick grew up on a farm. He had four brothers and one sister but two of his brothers have died. Barrick was...
Davis, Charles Pearl Harbor, Enlistment and Assignment to the USS Helena (CL-50)
Charles Davis clearly remembers the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. It was eight days after his 15th birthday, and Davis...
Carlson, Donald Pearl Harbor, the Air Force and B-24s
Donald Albert Carlson was in high school [Annotator's Note: when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Gatewood, Otis Pearl Harbor, the Draft and Action in Europe
The ongoing hostilities in Europe and Japan were not discussed in Otis Gatewood's circles until Japan attacked Pearl...
Wise, Curtis Peleliu, Palau
After basic training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Curtis Winfred Wise went to Fort Rucker, Alabama to a new company...
Race, John "Jack Race" Personal Pilot for Montgomery
John T. "Jack" Race had to go through training to become an officer and to take a flight test to qualify him for a...
Votrobek, Jr., John Perth and First War Patrol
When John Votrobeck arrived at the base [Annotator's Note: in Freemantle, Australia], he was assigned to Submarine...
Aust, Abner Pete Everest and Crashing During a Test Flight
Abner Aust was at Iwo Jima, Japan when the Japanese formally surrendered. He was the first pilot to go home on 11...
Eustis, Lawrence Photo Group Stateside
Lawrence Eustis was drafted into the Army Air Corps on 20 July 1942 and sent to Alexandria, Louisiana for his...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" Picking Up a PT Boat
After he landed in Noumea, New Caledonia, Olaf Rose, his brother, and some other guys who had traveled together on the...
Rondinelli, Ricardo Pilot Training
Ricardo R. Rondinelli was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico in April 1924. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note:...
Gallego, Anthony Pilot Training
While Anthony “Tony” Gallego was in pilot training, he was married to his wife whom he had known since she was 14 years...
Riga, Jerome "Jerry" Pilot Training
Jerome "Jerry" Riga graduated from high school and went to work soon afterwards. It was not long before the draft came...
Butcher, Chester Pilot Training
Chester J. Butcher was resting and listening to the radio [Annotator's Note: at the United States Military Academy in...
Haslett, Revis Pilot Training
In primary training, Revis Haslett flew a P-17 [Annotator's Note: the PT-17 Stearman]. In basic training, he flew a B-...
Ragazzi, Frank Pilot Training
Never having been in an airplane, Frank Ragazzi took his first ride in a Piper Cub [Annotator's Note: Piper J-3 Cub...
Patterson, James Pilot Training
James Patterson remembers classification was the hardest part of becoming a cadet. They were considered privates as far...
Eddy, Sherwin Pilot Training
Sherwin Lansing Eddy was born January 1924 in Corona, California. His mother passed away when he was seven years old,...
Stevenson, Thomas Pilot Training
After being classified for pilot training, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. took his primary flight training at Oxnard Army Air...
Annas, Floyd Pilot Training
Floyd Annas had always wanted to fly and enlisting in the Army Air Corps was a way to do it. He was sent to Miami Beach...
Hammond, Jr., Robert C. Pilot Training
[Annotator’s Note: Video skips throughout the segment and the audio does not sync with the video.] Robert C. Hammond Jr...
Hissey, Paul Pilot Training and Overseas Deployment
Paul Hissey was sent to Northern Texas for basic training for six weeks. He remembered the terrain to be very flat. He...
Edwards, Charles Pilot Training, Getting Married, and Unit Assignment
Charles T. Edwards was sent to the University of North Carolina [Annotator's Note: Chapel Hill, North Carolina] for pre...

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