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Lucas, Jack What is a Hero
If Jacklyn Lucas's father had been alive, he would not have allowed him to go off to the service because he could...
Campbell, John What Roosevelt Knew and Did
John Scott Campbell feels that Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United...
Lucas, Jack What the Medal of Honor Means
Jacklyn Lucas goes around the country on speaking tours. He wears his medal [Annotator's Note: the Medal of Honor; the...
Stern, Guy What the War Means
Guy Stern served out of the conviction that the cancer of Nazism must be eliminated. His life was change by accident....
Romano, Joseph What the War Means
Joseph Romano's most memorable war experience was being hit over the head with a pistol by a fellow soldier. He did not...
Leibold, William Why Did They Survive
[Annotator's Note: William Leibold served in the Navy as a Chief Boatswain's Mate and made all five war patrols aboard...
Lederer, Henry Why We Have War
Henry Lederer says that over 600,000 people were killed in the Civil War. [Annotator's Note: American Civil War, 1861...
McHardy, Helmi Wing Rivetting
Helmi McHardy met several people of different nationalities in Detroit [Annotator’s Note: Detroit, Michigan]. She had...
Sparacino, Paul Witnessing Nuclear Explosions
Paul Sparacino thought the explosions were unreal [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5)...
Burke, Dracos Witnessing the Nuremburg Trials
For Dracos Burke, the Nuremberg trials were fascinating, because he was interested in the law. President Roosevelt [...
Heany, Mary Women's Rights
Mary T. Heany thought it was nice to be discharged [Annotator’s Note: She was discharged from the Women’s Army Corps (...
Tidmore, Roberta Work in California
Men returning from the Pacific would come in for R...
Soskin, Betty Working for Kaiser
Betty Soskin worked in a shipyard in a Jim Crow [Annotator's Note: Jim Crow laws; state and local laws that enforced...
Kelley, Archie Working for Rickover
Archie Kelley admired Rickover [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Hyman G. Rickover; nicknamed Father of the Nuclear...
Ratliff, Rob Roy Working for the CIA in Southeast Asia
Rob Roy Ratliff was discharged from the Marine Corps and then used the G.I. Bill to attend American University in...
Wehner, Elizabeth Working for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Elizabeth Bedson Wehner started out in the drafting department at the plant [Annotator's Note: Curtiss-Wright...
Biestek, Jane "Jane Laird" Working for the Ford Motor Company
Jane Biestek worked at Yellowstone National Park when she in Montana. Her father would log there during the summer when...
Szafran, Daniel Working in Germany and Immigrating to the United States
Daniel Szafran survived the Holocaust and wars as a soldier in Israel. When he came to the United States, he had an...
David, Chester Working in Occupied Germany
Chester David spent time after the war working as a truck driver in occupied Germany. He hauled firewood into Berlin [...
Wiswell, George Working in Pakistan
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Wiswell about a job his company did after the war in Pakistan.] When...
Bronstein, Isador Working in Washington, D.C.
Isadore Bronstein started at the lowest government grade when he went to work [Annotator's Note: in Washington, D.C.]....
Levee, Harris Working on the Atomic Bomb
Harris H. Levee reported to the University [Annotator's Note: Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago,...
Francis, Norman Working with CORE
Dr. Norman Francis left the Army after two years. The men he was with were drafted after college. They were in from...
Grenny, Guy Working with Veterans
Guy Grenny feels good about his life helping veterans. Veterans have told him he helped them. It was good being in the...
Sparacino, Paul World War 2 Veteran Family Members
Paul Sparacino's father was in the Army [Annotator's Note: during World War 2] but did not really talk about it....
Grugett, George Worst Bombing Mission
George Grugett was on a mission to Trento [Annotator's Note: Trento, Italy]. They were going into the Brenner Pass [...
Zarger, Edward Worst Firefight
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Edward Zarger what his worst battle was.] The day he was wounded in the leg, 6...
Werner, Jack Worst War Experience
Jack Werner's worst experience in the war was not viewing dead bodies at Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Coleman, Harper Wounded and Home
Harper Harvey Coleman got a swollen arm from a tree burst and was sent back to England [Annotator's Note: 17 November...
Alspaugh, James Wounded and Hospitalized
About 2 December [Annotator's Note: 2 December 1944] James Alspaugh and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 102nd Infantry...
Jameson, Andrew Wounded and Out of Combat
For Andrew George Jameson [Annotator's Note: with Company L, 3rd Battalion, 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry...
Twigger, William Wounded and Recovery
William J. Twigger saw very little fighting at Sugar Loaf [Annotator's Note: The Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill, 12 May to...
Schuman, Russell Wounded in Europe
During his service in Europe, Russell Schuman was assigned to Company B, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored...
Pugh, Glover Wounded in Italy and Postwar
Glover Pugh [Annotator's Note: serving with the 10th Mountain Division] arrived in Italy [Annotator's Note: in December...
Wells, Kenneth Wounded on Okinawa
On 11 June 1945, Kenneth Dwight Wells and his company [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment...
Bender, Harry Wounded on Okinawa
Harry Bender [Annotator's Note: an assistant BAR man, or Browning Automatic Rifleman, with Company K, 3rd Battalion,...

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