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Zimmer, Mitchell Becoming a Sailor
Mitchell Zimmer attended boot camp at Newport, Rhode Island. He went to special training in San Diego. He was assigned...
Schmitt, Warren Becoming a Sailor and Assignment to the USS Savo Island (CVE-78)
Warren Schmitt was sent to San Diego after he was drafted. He had six weeks of training. Some of the young men could...
Scholle, Donald Early Life
Donald Joseph Scholle was born in New York City in July 1923. He served in both World War 2 and the Korean War. Before...
Wilson, Donald Early Life
Donald Edward Wilson was born in New Orleans in July 1918. Times were tough during the Great Depression. He had to walk...
Rogers, Wilbur Early Life
Wilbur Rogers was born in August 1925 in Jonesboro, Louisiana, the youngest of six boys and three girls. His wasn't a...
Brooks, Lawrence Early Life
Lawrence N. Brooks was born in 1909 in Norwood, Louisiana, near Baton Rouge. Most of his youth was spent near...
Moret, Calvin Early Life
Calvin Moret was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on 15 August 1925. His parents, Adolph, Sr. and Georgette had five boys...
LaBure, John Early Life
John S. LeBure was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in February 1919. Having experienced the Great Depression, he learned...
Barnes, Jack Early Life
Jack Barnes was born in Cisco, Texas in 1922. Shortly after his birth, his family moved from Cisco because his father...
Brukman, Jack Early LIfe
Jack Brukman was born in 1923 in Los Angeles, California. He experienced small town living near the beach. The weather...
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...
Oplinger, Robert Early Life
Robert Oplinger was born in August 1925 and grew up in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. He enjoyed his life. He remembers the...
Nossbaum, Anneliese Early Life in Nazi Germany
Anneliese Nossbaum was born 8 January 1929 in Guben, Germany but moved to Bonn at age two. Her first experiences in...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Early LIfe, Marriage, Loss and Red Cross
Blanche Marie (Gregory) Barnes Gangwere was born in 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri. She grew up near Northeast High...
Tizzard, Thomas Last Thoughts on Serving
Thomas Tizzard says that his most memorable experience of World War 2 is hard to pin down. It could be the first time...
Mineta, Norman Post MIlitary Career
Norman Mineta followed his father's lead following his military discharge. Mineta's father had made a career in the...
Whittaker, Dean Prewar and Initial Training
Dean Whittaker was born in March 1925 in Los Angeles, California. He was the second oldest of five children and his...
Downing, James Prewar Service Aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-48)
James Downing and a group of boot camp comrades signed up together for the USS West Virginia (BB-48). At six years old...
McCarthy, John Reflections
World War II changed John McCarthy and his life tremendously. Without the war, he might have been a factory worker....
LaNier, Joseph Reflections
Joseph LaNier tells others to take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself. He rose to be vice-president of...
Fadem, Leroy Reflections
Leroy Fadem's most memorable occurrences during the war were the invasion of Guam and the avoidance of the torpedo. [...
Stern, Herbert West Point, Flight Training and Back to the Artillery
Herbert Stern had received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and was...