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Ukrop, Samuel Securing Guam
Samuel Ukrop's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] was not...
Rosenbaum, James Securing Peleliu and Rest on Pavuvu
In early September 1944, James Stewart Rosenbaum shipped out for the Pacific from San Diego [Annotator's Note: San...
Brewer, Chester Seeing Winston Churchill
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Chester Brewer about a story of when he threw his hat down at a colonel.]...
Baker, Dan Segment 1
Dan Baker was born in Marietta, Ohio in 1923. He attended Indiana University and was in the ROTC program. Despite being...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 1
Lyle Bouck joined the National Guard [Annotator's Note: Missouri National Guard] at the age of 14. Growing up during...
Chuck, Harris Segment 1
Chuck was born in Long Island, New York in 1917. He believes that things were going better during the Great Depression...
Malarkey, Donald Segment 1
Donald (Don) Malarkey tried to get into the Marine Corps right after the attack on Pearl Harbor but was turned down...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 1
Ari Phoutrides was born in Seattle in 1925. His father was a priest who was moved around the country often.After high...
Connick Sr., Harry Segment 1
Connick was born in Mobile, Alabama on 27 March 1926. He moved with his family to New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 1
[Annotators Note: Interview begins with Theodore Finkbeiner and the interviewer discussing the interview they did three...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 1
Clinton Gardner was born in New York City on December 26, 1922. The family moved to Larchmont, New York when Gardner...
Luckadoo, John Segment 1
John Luckadoo, known as Lucky, was born in March 1922 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He grew up in Chattanooga. It was a...
Sabol, Emil Segment 1
Sabol was born in 1924 and knew when the war broke out that he would have to serve in one branch or another. He chose...
Phillips, Henry Segment 1
[Annotators Note: Segment begins with a female telling Phillips that she is going to the grocery store and will be...
Kalil, Louis Segment 1
Kalil grew up in Mishawaka, Indiana during the Great Depression. He was one of nine children, six girls and three boys...
Shoens, Robert Segment 1
[Annotators Note: Robert Shoens and the interviewer start the interview with some small chat about experiences both men...
Ford, Richard Segment 1
Richard Ford was born in Erie, Pennsylvania on the Great Lakes. He had two sisters and was the youngest one in the...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 1
Ferrier was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father died and was buried on his 13th birthday. His...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 1
Flournoy was born in Wheaton, Missouri on March 30th, 1921. The Depression affected her family but as a kid she did not...
Onesi, Anthony "Tony" Segment 1
Onesi was born in Pennsylvania, but moved to Niagara Falls, New York at a young age. He was drafted into the Air Force...
Murphy, Robert Segment 1
Robert Murphy served in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II. He was a pathfinder and had...
Tyler, Kermit Segment 1
Tyler was working in the information center receiving radar reports on the morning of the Pearl Harbor attack [...
Baldwin, Lewis "Jack" Segment 1
Baldwin was born on 7 February 1922 in Jasper, Alabama. His family moved to Birmingham in 1928 when he was 6 years old...
Duchossois, Richard Segment 1
Richard Duchossois was born in October of 1921 in Chicago. His whole family lived, and still lives, in Chicago....
Rogers, Ernest Segment 1
Rogers was born in Saltville, Virginia on 1 January 1915.He graduated from high school in 1932 during the middle of the...
Rosen, Harold "Hank" Segment 1
Harold Rosen was born in Dallas, Texas in April 1925. His father owned his own business so the depression did not hit...
LaPorta, Edward Segment 1
Edward LaPorta was born in Italy in 1917. He grew up and was educated in Italy as well. His dream was to be a...
Brooks, Howard Segment 1
Brooks was born on 30 October of 1919 in Greeneville, Tennessee. He recalls his childhood during the Great Depression....
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 1
Jerry Yellin was born on February 15th, 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. He graduated from Hillside High School in June of...
Rankin, Robert "Shorty" Segment 1
Rankin did not shoot down Gunther Rall [Annotator's Note: Luftwaffe/West German Air Force Ace Lt. Gen. Gunther Rall]...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 1
Gravois was born in Saint Gabriel, Louisiana and grew up in Edgard, Louisiana until he was 17.Pearl Harbor was on 7...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 1
Mancel Grant Kirk was born near Finger, Tennessee in 1925 and spent his whole life there except when he went away for...
Sherman, Richard Segment 1
Sherman was born and raised near Toledo, Ohio. He attended school in Toledo. He was fortunate enough to take classes at...
Paluch, Theodore "Ted" Segment 1
[Annotator's Note: Interview begins mid-discussion with brief mention of the Malmedy Massacre, the massacre of 84...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 1
Currey was born in 1925 in Loch Sheldrake, New York and grew up in the small community Hurleyville, New York. His...
Church, Ray Segment 1
Church was born in Henryville, Utah. After high school he ended up going to Dixie College in St. George. He knew that...

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