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Riddle, Robert Early Life
Robert Riddle was born in Gainesville, Texas in May 1924. When he was three years old his father bought a farm and...
Varuso, Anthony Early Life
Anthony Varuso grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana where his father had a food store. As a child, Varuso delivered...
Cohn, Marthe Early Life
Marthe Cohn was born in April 1920 in Metz, Lorraine, France. Life was a little different from the rest of France as...
Rubin, Mark Early Life
[Annotator's Note: The interviewee is reading something and talking to someone before the start of the inetrview.] Mark...
Marshall, Kenneth Early Life
Kenneth Marshall was born in December 1926 in Grand Island, Nebraska, one of four siblings. His father, a hardworking...
Croft, Katherine Early Life
Katherine Croft was born in 1939 in Bluefield, West Virginia. Her father worked there briefly as an architect, and then...
Kopp, Alois Early Life
Alois Kopp was born on a farm in May 1918 near Raleigh in Grant County, North Dakota. Times were good right after World...
Mayeur, Russell Early Life
Russell Mayeur was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in September 1927. His family had a tough time during the Depression...
Halvorsen, Gail Early Life and Air Force Career
Gail Halvorsen was born in October 1920 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He and his family moved to Garland, Utah. He competed...
Christiansen, Ejnar Early Life and Becoming a Ship’s Mate
Ejnar Christiansen was born in September 1922 in Vordingborg, Denmark. He had one brother and three sisters in Kong,...
Vaadi, Eugene Early Life and Enlisting
Eugene Vaadi was born 1 July 1921 Watertown, New York. He spent his life there until entering the military. His father...
Witmer, Donald Early Life and Enlistment
Donald Witmer was born an only child in September 1924 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His mother died when he was 18...
Arbour, Joseph Early Life and Enlistment
Joseph H. Arbour Jr. was born in July 1924 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Lady of the Lake Hospital. Growing up with...
East, Dossie Early Life and Enlistment
Dossie East was born in February 1921 in Odon, Indiana. He was raised in Bedford, Indiana the third of four siblings....
Harrison, Charles Early Life and Enlistment
Charles Harrison was born in March 1921 and raised near Tulsa, Oklahoma. His father was head cashier for a utilities...
Carlson, Harry Early Life and Enlistment
Harry Carlson was born in October 1924 in Springfield, Pennsylvania. He grew up there as a single child. His father...
Wesselhoeft, Adolf "Wes" Early Life and Internment in America
Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Wesselhoeft was born in September 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, of German...
Renstrom, Keith Early Life and Joining the Marine Corps
Keith Renstrom joined the Marine Corps on 13 June 1940. He went through boot camp in San Diego. He was raised on a farm...
McGovern, George Early Life and Postwar Education
Avon is 60 miles south of Mitchell, South Dakota. George McGovern spent the first three years of his life in Avon. He...
Popham, Donald Early Life and the Start of a Career
Donald Popham was born in Alvadore, Oregon. When he was three years old, his parents moved the family to Emmett, Idaho...
Stern, Herbert Early Life and West Point
Herbert Stern was born in December 1918 in Baltimore, Maryland. He left at age six for Rockville, Maryland, where he...
White, Alexander Early Life in Poland
Alexander Bialywlos White was born in June 1923 in southern Poland. His parents, two brothers and sister were all...
Dunford, Philip Early Life, Basic Training and Overseas Deployment
Philip Dunford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July 1925. He lived in Chester, Virginia when he was five...
Johnston, Roy Early Life, Enlistment and Assignment
Roy Johnston was born in Emma, Louisiana and grew up in various settlements in the northwest of the state. His father...
Harper, Douglas Early Life, Enlistment and First Assignment
Douglas Harper, one of three sons, grew up in Tri-City Beach, east of Baytown, Texas and south of Cedar Bayou, Texas....
Marca, Carl Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Deployment to Australia
Carl Marca was born in March 1918 in Sheffield, Pennsylvania. His parents moved around a bit before settling in...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Overseas Deployment
Benjamin Schleider was born in Brenham, Texas in 1921. His grandfather was a successful businessman and was very...
Johnson, John Early Life, the Draft and Assignment
John E. Johnson was born in Houston, Mississippi in December 1926, and lived there until he was six years old. During...
Mayes, Robert End of the War
Robert Mayes knew the end of the war was impending when the Germans were trying to surrender to his unit [Annotator's...
Johnson, John Entertainment for the Officers and men of the USS Liddle (ADP-60)
John E. Johnson said he got along with everybody on his ship. He reluctantly exposed the fact that the USS Liddle (ADP-...
Christiansen, Ejnar Evading Enemy Submarines
Ejnar Christiansen's family did not suffer anything due to the war since they lived in a pretty small village in...
Quinn, Harry Experiencing Combat
To Harry Quinn, combat was the closest thing to Hell that a person could experience. Sleep was disrupted at night by...
Mugliston, Gwendolyn Final Thoughts
Gwendolyn Mugliston became part of the BACEPOW [Annotator's Note: Bay Area Civilian Ex-Prisoners of War], while looking...
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...
Haines, George First Combat Action
George Haines received jungle training on Goodenough Island, New Guinea. He and his unit [Annotator's Note: 34th...

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