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Johnson, James Entrance into Service
James Johnson chose the Army because he had a brother lost overboard a ship in 1938. Johnson was the last of 11...
O'Brien, William L. Entrance into Service
William O’Brien was born in Dubuque, Iowa in June 1918. His real father passed away when he was four months old. His...
Patterson, James Entrance into Service
James Patterson was called up on 23 February 1943. He was sent to boot camp with a bunch of other reservists. They...
Clayton, Orville Entrance into Service
Orville Clayton was born in Fort Payne, Alabama in May 1921. He grew up in a small town. His father was a physician. He...
Lutz, William Entrance into Service
William Lutz was born in March 1920. He had three younger sisters, and two younger brothers who served in the Korean...
Lopez, Lionel Entrance into Service
Lionel Lopez was born in New Orleans [Annotator’s Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] in August 1921. He went to Catholic...
Lopez, Lionel Entrance into Service
Lionel Lopez was born in New Orleans [Annotator’s Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] in August 1921. He is 84 years old. He...
LaRose, Bruce Entrance into Service
Bruce LaRose was born in Pennsylvania. He remembers the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a global...
Stewart, William Entrance into Service
William Stewart was sent to Camp Beale in California [Annotator’s Note: near Marysville, California]. He got his first...
Smith, Clifford Entrance into Service
[Annotator's Note: A dog barks in the background throughout video.] Clifford Smith was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania...
Simon, Albert Entrance into Service
Albert Simon was born in February 1920. His parents worked on a farm. He was raised on the farm and worked there until...
Malone, Dorothy "GiGi" Entrance into Service
Dorothy Malone enlisted on 7 December 1943. She was home when she heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Wolyn, Monroe Entrance into Service
Monroe S. Wolyn was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New...
Meredith, William Entrance into Service
William Meredith was born in Norfolk [Annotator’s Note: Norfolk, Virginia]. They went through the Depression [Annotator...
Burkle, Henry Entrance into Service
Henry Burkle was in service at Chanute Field, Illinois when he heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Hatch, Norman Entrance into Service
Norman Hatch graduated from high school in Gloucester, Massachusetts in 1938. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great...
Wellington, Harold Entrance into Service
Harold Wellington remembers Pearl Harbor was attacked on a Sunday [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Tangradi, Richard Entrance into Service
Richard Tangradi was born in June 1924 in Philadelphia [Annotator’s Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. He grew up there...
Dawson, Ruffin Entrance into Service
Ruffin Walker Dawson was born in Saint Francisville, Louisiana in 1924 [Annotator's Note: November 1924]. He grew up on...
Richards, Richard Entrance into Service
Richard Richards was born in July 1916. He grew up on a farm. He graduated high school in 1935. He enlisted in the Army...
Goyette, Donald Entrance Into Service
After his brother was drafted into the infantry, Donald F. Goyette was accompanied by his parents when he went off for...
Kerr, Perry Entrance into Service
Perry Kerr was born in Texas in 1925. He grew up during the Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a global...
Paris, Thomas Entrance into Service
Thomas Paris was born in Nashville, Tennessee in May 1926. He had one sister. His father was a salesman for Remington....
Kean, Robert Entrance into Service
Robert Kean picked the Army because the only ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] at Princeton [...
Neyland, Leedell Entrance into Service
Leedell Neyland joined the Navy in January 1941. He was supposed to do four years, but they were going to do six years...
Huval, Rudy Entrance into Service Postwar
Rudy Huval was drafted into the Navy in 1955. He was in the Navy for two years. They would refuel ships at sea. They...
Nicholson, Elmer Entrance into the Service
Elmer Nicholson, Jr. went to high school for two years. He went into the CCs [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation...
Labauve, Marion Entrance into the Service
Marion Labauve was born in February 1924 in Plaquemine, Louisiana. He was in the depression [Annotator's Note: the...
Weber, Ed Entrance Into the Service and Postwar
Ed Weber went into the service on 5 December 1942 and went to the San Diego Marine Corps base [Annotator's Note: Marine...
Paege, Harry Entrance to Service
Harry George Paege, Junior had his 21st birthday in the service. He was a bugler. He got a letter that said his mother...
Carter, Donald Entrance to the Army
In June 1943, Don Carter was drafted with 60 other boys from his town [Annotator's Note: Hornell, New York]. They...
Sklar, Martin "Marty" EPCOT
Martin Sklar learned that Walt Disney wanted EPCOT [Annotator's Note: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow] to...
Rooney, Andrew Ernest Hemingway
Andrew A. Rooney [Annotator's Note: correspondent for the Stars and Stripes, American military newspaper] did run...
Rooney, Andrew Ernie Pyle and Press Camps
After Cherbourg [Annotator's Note: Cherbourg, France], Andrew A. Rooney [Annotator's Note: correspondent for the Stars...
Rothenberg, Judith Escape to Barcelona
Judith Rothenberg [Annotator's Note: a Belgian Jewish child who escaped to the south of France with her parents and...
Lesser, Benjamin Escape to Hungary
Benjamin Lesser and his family were able to escape to Hungary as a result of the papers received from the Gestapo head...

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