Prewar life

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Schwartz, Bill Postwar and PTSD
When Bill Schwartz returned home from his service in Europe, he was amazed to see how old his parents were. He later...
Del Monte, Jack Postwar and Reflections
Jack Albert Del Monte felt great returning home after the war. He had been away for 30 months. He was a replacement for...
Loges, Richard Postwar and Reflections
After Richard "Dick" Loges was discharged from service, he did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note:...
Dyson, Freeman Postwar Attitudes
Freeman Dyson observed a strong sense of tragedy within Europeans during the postwar years. Its genesis was from World...
Lopez, Lionel Postwar Career
Lionel Lopez was a shoe salesman before the war. He went back to work for the same company after he got out of the...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Postwar Hungary
Ivan Bodis-Wollner's father converted to Catholicism at some point. By Hungarian law, as an under-aged child, Bodis-...
Adair, Charles Postwar Life
Charles Watkins Adair [Annotator's Note: with the 2nd Combat Cargo Group, 5th Air Force] was on the island of Luzon [...
Trauner, Walter Postwar Life
Walter Trauner’s father was a master baker. He made cakes with real cream, and pastries and donuts. Trauner worked in...
Gibfried, Paul Postwar Life
Paul Gibfried went home to arrange for a job when Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd...
Hebert, Willie Roy Postwar Life and Atomic Bombs
Willie Roy Hebert had no trouble adjusting to civilian life. He was in the ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer...
Jameson, Andrew Postwar Life and Career
Andrew George Jameson's objective was to continue his education [Annotator's Note: after the war]. He had been drafted...
Grabhorn, Edgar Postwar Life and Reflections
Before the war, Edgar A. Grabhorn had gone to Purdue [Annotator's Note: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana] to...
Marcarelli, Ralph Postwar Life and Reflections
Ralph Marcarelli had his best experience back in the United States when he entered Seattle [Annotator's Note: Seattle,...
Jackson, James Postwar Life and Reflections
James Thomas Jackson left the service after the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953...
Thompson, Thomas Postwar Political Life
Thomas D. Thompson met a girl in Florida before he left the country. When he was home on leave [Annotator's Note: an...
Marca, Carl Postwar Thoughts
Carl Marca was drafted into service for World War 2. He wanted to get one year in with IBM [Annotator's Note:...
Tunnicliff, Ed Pre-War Life
Ed Tunnicliff was born in December 1925 in Ord, Nebraska. The Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...
Cruise, Leslie Preparing for D-Day
[Annotator's Note: The video is out of focus and Leslie Cruise continuously refers to a book that he has off camera.]...
Floravante, Emile Preparing for D-Day and Che Guevara
Alfred Alvarez was about 16 years old when Pearl Harbor happened [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
Aalders, Johannes Preparing for Wartime
Johannes Aalders was born in February in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. He grew up with two younger sisters. His father...
Nannini, James Prewar
James Nannini was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1923. His father and mother were both Italian immigrants who left...
Van Eaton, Jack Prewar
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off camera prompting the interviewee to answer the interviewer’s questions...
Dennis, Bettylu Prewar
Bettylu Dennis was born in April 1923 in Aurora, Indiana. Beginning in fifth grade, the family moved around several...
Lee, Theodore Prewar
Theodore R. Lee grew up with four brothers, and all were in military service during World War 2. His mother did not...
Dorris, James Prewar
James F. Dorris, Jr. was born in November 1924 in Chattanooga [Annotator’s Note: Chattanooga, Tennessee]. He enjoyed...
Cassidy, James Prewar
James Cassidy was born in Rochester, New York in October 1925. One of four brothers, Cassidy and his twin brother were...
Sadler, Richard Prewar
Burt Richard Sadler was born in the suburbs of London in Hounslow, Middlesex [Annotator's Note: England]. His...
Waller, Charles Prewar
Charles A. Waller was born in August 1925 in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in the suburb of West Roxbury. He was...
Brunt, Julian Prewar and Army Training
[Annotator's Note: The video is scrambled for the first ten seconds of the interview. There is a minute and a half of...
Freeman, Frederick Prewar and ASTP
Frederick Freeman was born in Saint Louis County in Kirkwood [Annotator's Note: Kirkwood, Missouri] in May 1925. His...
Della Vedova, Dominic Prewar and Draft
Dominic Della Vedova was born in a coal mining camp called Bear Creek west of Ottumwa, Iowa in June 1919. His father...
Durio, Aristide Prewar and Enlistment
Aristide "A.D." Durio was born in Sunset, Louisiana in July 1926 and grew up there. His father worked in rice fields,...
Morisak, Daniel Prewar and Enlistment
Daniel Morisak was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania in January 1921 and was raised in Akron, Ohio with three brothers. He...
Howie, Alice Prewar and Family Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts mid-sentence.] Alice Howie was born in February 1925 in Barrineau Park, Florida...
Weseman, Wilfred Prewar and Joining the Air Corps
Wilfred Lawrence Weseman grew up during the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great Depression was a global...
Gaj, Leonard Prewar and Joining Up
Leonard Gaj was born in Buffalo [Annotator’s Note: Buffalo, New York] in March 1925. His name, Gaj, is Polish. He had...

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