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Bolin, George War Losses and Later Research
George R. Bolin does not recall hearing of Brown [Annotator's Note: Brown Shipbuilding Company in Houston, Texas]...
Franklin, Paul War Memories
Paul Franklin went to work for an oil company after he graduated high school. While at the water house, Franklin...
Benjamin, Adelaide War News
Adelaide Benjamin and her family saw the war in the movie theaters on the Movietone News films. The graphic images...
Wronka, Gretchen War Orphan
Gretchen Wronka’s father, Loren Hintz, was killed in action while serving in the Army Air Corps during World War 2....
Rosenzweig, Abraham War Production
Abraham Rosenzweig returned home [Annotator’s Note: to Chicago, Illinois from Los Angeles, California where he had...
Combs, Charlotte War Production
Charlotte Combs went to school for drawing maps. She got a job at the Higgins factory [Annotator's Note: Higgins...
Konen, Mary War Production
Mary Konen was born in April 1924 in New Ulm, Minnesota. Her family relocated to Pierz, Minnesota and her father opened...
Tidmore, Roberta War Production Jobs
Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore went into nurse's training. She did not like it. Two of her friends from school were...
Gooch, James War Rationing
James Gooch ate a lot of sweet potatoes during World War 2 because they were readily available. It was difficult to...
Bolin, George War Rationing and Postwar America
George R. Bolin did not understand what war was when it started. A lot of things were restricted during the war. His...
Kiplinger, Austin War Rumblings and Pearl Harbor
World War 2 began in 1931 when Japan invaded north China [Annotator's Note: Manchuria region of China]. Austin H....
Fishman, Arthur War Service
Arthur Fishman is a World War 2 Navy veteran. He had three sons and several grandchildren, and his wife passed away. He...
Drucker, Lillian War Talk and USO Dances
Lillian Drucker's brothers did not talk much about the war to her afterwards and she was afraid to ask. [Annotator's...
Maduell, Audrey War Time in New Orleans
During the war, there were signs all over the city [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. The most impressive to...
Leskovic, Elvia War Winds Down
After the American Army moved in [Annotator's Note: near Schladen, Germany in early April 1945] Elvira Maria Katarina...
Poston, Charles War Winds Down
Missions began to ramp down in May [Annotator's Note: May 1945, when the Japanese were pushed too far out of range of...
Henry, Margaret War Years
Margaret Brewer Henry was born in Miami, Florida, but she grew up in Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia]. She...
Kanter, Joseph War's End
oseph Kanter [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Battalion, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division] saw a...
Thomas, A.C. War's End
A.C. Thomas thought the German soldiers were too young. Most of them were teenagers. He was in Germany when the war...
Graddy, J. War's End
Upon returning to the United States, J.D. Graddy was sent to Thayer General Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to...
Hall, Meda War's End
[Annotator's Note: Meda Royce Hall is difficult to understand throughout this segment.] Hall and his squadron [...
DuBose, John War's End
John DuBose heard little current war news while onboard the SS Frenchtown. They did learn shortly after the end of the...
Jenkins, Frederick War's End
Frederick Jenkins was an engineer on a whale boat when the war ended. They left the ship as the she went out on picket...
Nannini, James War's End
Towards the end of World War 2, James Nannini was located at an outpost near Innsbruck [Annotator's Note: Innsbruck,...
Ramsey, Frank War's End
Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: stationed in England with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...
Benjamin, Adelaide War's End
Adelaide Benjamin had returned to New Orleans, Louisiana from El Paso, Texas by the time the war ended. When the...
Winestone, Ted War's End
During World War 2, Ted Winestone joined the partisans [Annotator's note: after escaping from the ghetto in Dworzec,...
Becker, Irving War's End
Irving Becker had left Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] and was headed for Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy]...
Banghart, William War's End
William Banghart drove a lieutenant in a general’s jeep. This could have led to a court martial. Banghart was in the...
Garcia, Ray War's End
Ray Garcia and Al Nickels [Annotator's Note: later United States Air Force Colonel Albert B. Nickels] both made the Air...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" War's End
After the American troops left the Bavarian [Annotator's Note: Bavaria, Germany] town Alfons Kleindienst and his family...
Kagan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Kagan was an infantry soldier. He won the Silver Star [Annotator's Note: the Silver Star Medal is the third-...
Bee, Donald War's End
Donald H. "Don" Bee served two years in the Navy. He heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Breard, Reneau War's End
Reneau Breard [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division] was...
Thomas, Kenneth War's End
Kenneth F. Thomas treated a lot of bullet and shrapnel wounds when treating troops. He also treated civilian children...
Kough, Edward War's End
[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...

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