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Zamperini, Louis 1936 Berlin Olympics, Military Training and Bombing Wake Island
Louis Zamperini qualified for the 1936 Olympics and went to New York to compete with Don Lash [Annotator's Note: Donald...
Davis, Romay 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion in England
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis [Annotator's Note: a Private in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the...
Goldstein, Rosette A Child in Hiding
Rosette Goldstein was taught to not talk to others while she was sheltered by the Martin family in France during the...
Winter, William A Common Bond
William Winter agrees with the interviewer's statement that many black veterans felt more freedom in the Army than they...
Burk, Jeannine A Family Separated
Jeannine Burk experienced the forced separation of her family. Prior to the Nazis arriving to take her father away, her...
Matsumoto, Roy A Good Deal
After training at Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: near Hattiesburg, Mississippi], Roy H. Matsumoto heard rumors of a...
Jackson, Earnest A Great Country
Ernest Jackson was born in Sumter, South Carolina. His family migrated [Annotator's Note: Great Migration, or Black...
Hicks, Ora Pierce A Long Nursing Career
Ora Hicks treated injured soldiers using physiotherapy [Annotator's Note: disease treatment by means other than drugs...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" A New Career
Enrique Cervantes was offered a promotion to continue his service in the United States Air Force, but by the time he...
Soskin, Betty A Park Ranger at Age 94
Betty Soskin works at the Visitor Center [Annotator's Note: she became a National Park Ranger in 2006 at the age of 85...
Gustafson, Gerald A Platoon of Japanese-Americans
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Upon receiving his...
Finkelstein, Ryfka A Polish Jew Flees the Nazis
Ryfka Finkelstein [Annotator's Note: unsure of spelling of her maiden name which is Sushka] was born in Poland in 1926...
Jackson, Earnest A Proud Moment
Ernest Jackson received his draft notice. He did not know if he was going to qualify. He was amazed he passed that day...
St. Amant, Philemon A Segregated Army
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant was in the British Isles [Annotator's Note: the United Kingdom, with the 190th Field...
Porche, Albert A Typical Day in Theater
Albert Porche began his typical day as a fighter armorer by having breakfast and then going to look on the board where...
Winter, William A Unique Childhood
William Winter was born in 1923 in Grenada County, Mississippi. He came up during the depression on a cotton and cattle...
Culp, Oscar Active Duty
Oscar Culp was deployed to American Samoa [Annotator's Note: after joining the Marine Corps and training in 1943]. On a...
Morehead, James B. Advanced Flight Training
After ten weeks of primary training, James Morehead moved to Moffett Naval Air Field [Annotator's Notes: NAS Moffett...
Moret, Calvin Aerial Deaths and Close Calls
Calvin Moret was in advance training ready room awaiting instructions for his mission. He was there with another...
Pathe, Barbara African Americans interactions with the Red Cross
[Annotators Note: Barbara Pathe worked for the American Red Cross (ARC) on a Red Cross Clubmobile attached to various...
Constant, Nelson African-American Workers and Surviving a Hurricane
Nelson Constant's company [Annotator's Note: Humble Oil Company] hired 13 colored boys [Annotator's Note: African-...
Oka, Walter Aftermath of the Japanese Attack
Once the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor died down, Walter Oka and his siblings continued to watch the goings on for a...
Porche, Albert Airmen without Airplanes
Albert Porche and the 99th Fighter Squadron landed in North Africa. [Annotator's Note: The 99th Fighter Squadron was an...
Bucksell, Norris Alcohol Use and Separatism
Norris Bucksell was in Italy during World War 2 as a litter-bearer in the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry...
Brandes, Rita Allied Bombing of Bremen
Rita Brandes has vivid memories of the bombing raids. Bremen [Annotator's Note: Bremen, Germany] was one of the three...
Baron, Judith America
Judith Baron got married and lived in New York City. Her husband did not like the city because it was too fast for him...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid America
After surviving the bombing of Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin was bombed 363 times between 1940 and 1945] as a child...
Taffel, Nathan America, Family Reunions and Going Back to Poland
Nathan Taffel came to the United States and lost contact with his brother in Argentina. Taffel had a brother-in-law in...
King, William Americans and Parisians
William King never experienced any discrimination while in the service. He never thought about it. He wrote home...
Marcus, Bernard Ancestry
Bernard Marcus’ parents immigrated to the United States from Europe. His mother came from Poland when it was a part of...
Weissberger, Ela Anecdotes from Terezin
In Room 28 of the Hamburg Barracks at Terezin, Ela Weissberger had three friends of the same last name, Hannah, Helga,...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Anti-Japanese Sentiment
[Annotator's Note: Clarence Herbert Weatherwax served in the Army as a communications specialist in Headquarters...
Cohn, Marthe Anti-Semitism
Growing up in Metz, France, Marthe Cohn experienced some anti-Semitism. When she was six, she and her siblings were at...
Leopold, Vernon Anti-Semitism
For Vernon Leopold, being from a Jewish background was unpleasant in Germany as there had been latent anti-Semitism...
Gross, Eva Anti-Semitism
Eva Gross saw anti-Semitism as a natural part of her life. It became more and more prevalent after the government...
Ronson, Harold Anti-Semitism and Race Relations
Harold Ronson experienced one of the most anti-Semitic incidents in his life going into Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note:...

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