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Hatch, Norman Preperations for Iwo Jima
Norman Hatch received his orders to the 5th Marine Division while he was still in the United States as his...
Uttero, Cosmo Prepping for an Invasion
Somewhere around May [Annotator's Note: May 1944], the training became more intense, and Cosmo Uttero knew something...
Nannini, James Prewar
James Nannini was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1923. His father and mother were both Italian immigrants who left...
Brunt, Julian Prewar and Army Training
[Annotator's Note: The video is scrambled for the first ten seconds of the interview. There is a minute and a half of...
Freeman, Frederick Prewar and ASTP
Frederick Freeman was born in Saint Louis County in Kirkwood [Annotator's Note: Kirkwood, Missouri] in May 1925. His...
Della Vedova, Dominic Prewar and Draft
Dominic Della Vedova was born in a coal mining camp called Bear Creek west of Ottumwa, Iowa in June 1919. His father...
Durio, Aristide Prewar and Enlistment
Aristide "A.D." Durio was born in Sunset, Louisiana in July 1926 and grew up there. His father worked in rice fields,...
Howie, Alice Prewar and Family Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts mid-sentence.] Alice Howie was born in February 1925 in Barrineau Park, Florida...
Whittaker, Dean Prewar and Initial Training
Dean Whittaker was born in March 1925 in Los Angeles, California. He was the second oldest of five children and his...
Emerson, Alonzo Prewar and Initial Training
Alonzo Emerson was born in April 1923 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The oldest of three children [Annotator's Note: one...
Gaj, Leonard Prewar and Joining Up
Leonard Gaj was born in Buffalo [Annotator’s Note: Buffalo, New York] in March 1925. His name, Gaj, is Polish. He had...
Hoehn, Basil Prewar and Military Training
Basil C. Hoehn was born October 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He came from a low economic background. His father worked...
Wackerman, Clark Prewar and Military Training
Clark Wackerman was born in March 1926 in Brighton, New York, the oldest of three children. His father worked as a...
McGovern, Robert Prewar and Occupation Duty in the Pacific
Robert E. McGovern was born in October 1926 in Flint, Michigan. His parents were from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and his...
Fitzmorris, James Prewar and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: The clip begins with Fitzmorris already talking.] James Fitzmorris finished high school and it was...
Dietrick, Alfred Prewar and Postwar Life
Alfred Dietrick was born in 1921. [Annotator's Note: The tape breaks as Dietrick is giving his birthdate]. [Annotator's...
Getway, John Prewar and Training
John Steven Getway was born in 1921 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania with two older brothers, Paul and Charles, and five...
Mason, Alfred Prewar and Training
Heywood Mason was born in August 1925 in Georgia [Annotator's Note: on Susina Plantation near Beachton, Georgia], where...
Shaner, Robert Prewar Education to the Marines
Robert D. Shaner's mom was German and was upset with the Germans after the First World War and her German relatives who...
Gubish, Charles Prewar Farmlife and Enlistment
Charles Gubish was born in February 1919 in Allentown [Annotator's Note: Allentown, Pennsylvania]. He only completed...
Kiplinger, Austin Prewar Germany to Squadron Assignment
Austin H. Kiplinger took trips to Germany in 1932 and 1938. Allusions to the war effort were everywhere. In 1938, he...
Cale, Sterling Prewar Hawaii
Sterling Cale was born in Macomb, Illinois in 1921. Shortly after birth, he went into an orphanage for four years....
Tarkington, Frank Prewar Jobs and Prewar Navy Life
Frank V. Tarkington joined the Indiana National Guard, but was kicked out because it came to light that he was too...
Ladner, Nimocks Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Nimocks Foyle Ladner already in conversation with the interviewer.] Ladner...
Campbell, Clifford Prewar Life
Clifford Campbell was born in Oklahoma in November 1924. His family was poor growing up. In 1936, his father bought a...
Reilly, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Dean Reilly was born in May 1921 in Janesville, Wisconsin. He was the oldest child. He had a younger brother....
Fair, Paul Prewar Life
Paul Fair was one of ten children. He was born in July 1925 in Arkansas. He was the youngest child. He grew up in...
Banghart, William Prewar Life
William Banghart was born in May 1919 in Bucksport, Maine. His father worked in the Boston [Annotator’s Note: Boston,...
Klinepeter, David Prewar Life
David Klinepeter was born in April 1926 in Pembroke, Pennsylvania. He had two brothers. His father ran a trolley car...
Mouton, George Prewar Life
George Mouton was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1926. He was young during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Jennings, Edward Prewar Life
Edward Bruce Jennings was born in December 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas. At his age, children did not worry about the...
Donovan, Robert Prewar Life
Robert L. Donovan was drafted. He wanted to enlist in the Air Force. He had hay fever so they did not let him enlist....
Kagan, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Kagan was born in July 1922 in Hartford, Connecticut. He had one brother and two sisters. He was the youngest....
Hartman, Joseph Prewar life
Joseph Hartmann was born in September 1925 in Patterson, New Jersey. He had two sisters that are younger. In the...
Sussman, Marvin Prewar Life
Marvin Sussman was born in Chicago, Illinois in August 1923. Other than one trip to see his grandparents in New York,...
Townsend, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Townsend developed his own newspaper route. [Annotator’s Note: Townsend talks about selling newspapers.]...

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