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Phillips, Robert Prewar to Becoming a Medic
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with Robert Phillips talking about cats.] Robert Phillips was born in Sioux...
Paulk, William Prewar to Bombardier Training
William Morris Paulk was born in Vernon, Texas in 1924. He grew up there with two brothers and one twin sister. In the...
Klenoski, Richard Prewar to Bomber Navigator
Richard Klenoski was born in Saginaw, Michigan in June 1924. He had three brothers and two sisters and was number two....
MCarthy, John Prewar to Coast Guard
John McCarthy was born in December 1918 in Seattle, Washington. He lived on a little farm and he attended Highline High...
Payne, Robert Prewar to Commission
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins mid-conversation.] Robert Payne was born in February 1924 in Wichita Falls,...
Kinsey, Norman Prewar to Commission
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with the interviewer and interviewee talking.] Norman Kinsey's mother was...
Taylor, Robert Prewar to Corpsman
Robert Merrill Taylor was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in October 1920. There were nine children in his family. He...
Baker, Sterling Prewar to Coxswain
Sterling Baker was born in October 1924 in Texas. His mother and grandmother raised five children during the Great...
Yates, Herman Prewar to Drafted
Herman Yates was born in Anna, Illinois in November 1921. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a farmer....
Fronk, Wesley Prewar to Drafted
Wesley Fronk was born in August 1922 in Jardine, Montana. His father was a homesteader. He grew up on the homestead. He...
Nickerson, Edward Prewar to England
Edward J. Nickerson, Jr. was born in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois] in July 1920. His father was a...
Cauble, Raymond Prewar to Enlistment
Raymond Cauble was born in Blue Island, Illinois in February 1918. His father was a carpenter and contractor. He was...
Goebel, Robert Prewar to Fighter Pilot
Robert J. "Bob" Goebel was born in Racine, Wisconsin. He attended school there. He did not have any college when Pearl...
Ammerman, Gale Prewar to Glider Training
Gale Ammerman was born in Sullivan, Indiana in March 1923. He grew up there. After high school in Dugger, Indiana, he...
Griffith, Leon Prewar to Guarding the Florida Keys
Leon Griffith was born in Magee, Mississippi but raised in Monticello [Annotator's Note: Monticello, Mississippi] on a...
Reed, Raymond Prewar to Iceland
Raymond A. Reed was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He moved to Summerville, New Jersey when he was three years old....
Symons, John Prewar to India
John Symons was born in Calumet, Michigan in July 1915. He graduated from Calumet High School. He moved to Detroit [...
Silvia, Joseph Prewar to India
Joseph Silvia was born in April 1922 in Newport, Rhode Island. He was exposed to the military at age 12, by a soldier...
Goodwin, Hersey Prewar to Iwo Jima
Hersey Goodwin was born in January 1925 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana in the town of Jones. He lived on a farm. He...
Stefaniak, Joe Prewar to Jump School
Joseph Stefaniak was born in Buffalo, New York in February 1920. He lived in the good old days. His father worked part-...
Behr, Peter Prewar to Military Training
Peter "Pete" Behr was born in Fresno, California in 1925. His father lost his job during the Great Depression [...
Rizzo, James Prewar to Military Training
James N. Rizzo enlisted in the Air Force and served for 22 months. After attending basic training at Keesler Field,...
Rosenbaum, James Prewar to Military Training
James Stewart Rosenbaum was born in Chicago, Illinois in August 1925. His father was an insurance and hat salesman. He...
Moen, Virgil Prewar to Military Training
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins in mid-conversation between Virgil Clayton Moen and the interviewer.] Moen was born...
Pringle, James Prewar to Montford Point Marine
James Pringle was born in Sumter, South Carolina in November 1925. Life growing up was rough. He worked in grocery...
Tyson, Marvin Prewar to Navy
Marvin Tyson was born in July 1925 the Bronx, New York City, New York [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five...
Dye, Jack Prewar to Navy
Jack Dye was born in Alamosa, Colorado. His family left when his three and his mother passed away. His father was...
Schmetzer, Charles Prewar to Navy Training
Charles "Chuck" Schmetzer was born in August 1926 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father owned a sheet metal business and...
Savage, Robert Prewar to Navy Training
Robert Savage was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in December 1924. He grew up in a duplex owned by his grandmother and...
Ernest, Malcolm Prewar to Nichols Field
Malcolm Ernest was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in June 1916. He was at Nichols Field in Manila [Annotator's Note:...
Delaune, Lawrence Prewar to Overseas
Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. was born in Patterson, Louisiana in September 1924. He grew up on his family's strawberry farm...
Jameson, William Prewar to Overseas
William Graham Jameson was born on 29 April 1929 in Rochester, New York. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note...
Smith, William J. Prewar to Pilot
William Smith was born in Ashland, Kentucky in March 1922. His dad was a doctor who was a surgeon in World War 1. The...
Jones, Robert Prewar to Pilot Training
Robert Jones was born in Mendon, Michigan and spent his teenage life working on a farm. When he graduated high school,...
Schaller, Henry Prewar to Pilot Wings
Henry Schaller was born in April 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended school there until he went to college. His...
Leavy, Eugene Prewar to Service
Eugene T. Leavy was born on 26 November 1925 in New York City. At a young age, he moved with his family to the Jamaica...

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