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Kitts, James Prewar Life and Drafted
James Albert Kitts was born in August 1925 in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the oldest child with two brothers and four...
Bridgforth, Carolyn Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Carolyn Bridgforth was born in February 1923 in Aberdeen, Mississippi. It was wonderful growing up there. No crime,...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Prewar Life and Rationing
Herbert Yudenfriend was born in November 1926 in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. His...
Hihn, Stewart Prewar Life to Being Drafted
Stewart Hihn was born in Baltimore, Maryland in August 1923. His father died when he was only 21 months old, and he was...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Prewar Life to Enlistment
Sara "Sally" Manning was born on 12 June 1925 in the small town of Lock Haven in Pennsylvania. Lock Haven was home to...
Geiger, Aase Prewar Life to German Occupation
Aase Geiger was born in October 1934 in Ordrup, Denmark [Annotator's Note: now part of Gentofte Municipality,...
Masters, Robert Prewar Life to Navy
Robert Masters was born in Akron, Ohio in August 1925. When he was five years old, the family moved to Santa Monica [...
Kerr, Richard Prewar Life to Navy Training
Richard H. Kerr was born in June 1946 in Edgerton, Wisconsin. He grew up with a brother and sister. His father was a...
Heneghan, James Prewar Life to Pearl Harbor
Doctor James B. Heneghan grew up in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. He was born in La Porte, Indiana in...
Francis, Norman Prewar Life to Pearl Harbor
Dr. Norman Francis was born in March 1931 in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was a poor country town just coming out of the...
Schmittgens, Leo Prewar Life, the Draft, and Boot Camp
Leo William Schmittgens was born in Saint Louis [Annotator's Note: Saint Louis, Missouri] in February 1926. He had four...
Tarantelli, Armand Prewar to Armored Training
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...
Cain, Howard Prewar to Breakout
Howard Cain was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in November 1926. At age seven, the family moved to Chicago [Annotator’s...
Behr, Peter Prewar to Military Training
Peter "Pete" Behr was born in Fresno, California in 1925. His father lost his job during the Great Depression [...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Prewar to Rosie
Helen Kushnir was born in February 1926 in Dearborn, Michigan and has been there all of her life. She had three sisters...
Hirschmann, Peter Prisoner of War and Liberation
Peter Hirschmann [Annotator's Note: a member of Company F, 2nd battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry...
Quigley, Tom Race Riot and Scotland Arrival
Tom Quigley remembers how every Friday the officers would go to Baton Rouge for the weekend. Quigley struggled finding...
McAuliffe, Edwin Rationing and Victory Gardens
Edwin McAuliffe remembers everyone having a Victory garden during the war. The McAuliffes also had chickens. McAuliffe'...
Lejeune, Lawrence Reaction to Pearl Harbor and Rationing
On 7 December 1941, Lawrence John Lejeune had just come out of a movie when he found out that the Japanese had attacked...
Constein, Carl Ready to Join
Carl Constein was born in August 1920 in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania. He grew up with an older brother and an older sister...
Quigley, Tom Red Cross/Arrival in Brest
Tom Quigley remembers the inefficiencies of the Red Cross and its volunteers and the impractical attitude they took...
McCarthy, John Reflections
World War II changed John McCarthy and his life tremendously. Without the war, he might have been a factory worker....
Downs, Raymond Reflections
Raymond Downs thinks the experience made him feel good about living in this country [Annotator's Note: the United...
Baker, Bernard Reflections
After returning to Jefferson Barracks [Annotator's Note: Saint Louis, Missouri], the military wanted to keep Bernard...
Lee, Edward Reflections
The United States came together in the Second World War, Edward Allesandro said, and he is sure that the soldiers'...
Peters, Madeleine Reflections
Madeleine Peters discovered going to the store without having to stand in lines was one of the first noticeable changes...
Ward, Albert "Jim" Reflections
Albert James "Jim" Ward thinks the Museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana] does a...
Currier, William Reflections
William Currier's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first day at boot camp. He grew up in one day. He...
McLaurine, Luke Reflections
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. left the service in April 1951 as a first lieutenant. He used the G.I. Bill to take flying...
Mellon, Mallie "Mallie Osborne" Reflections
Mallie Mellon appreciates that people are now interested in knowing what Home Front workers like her did at home to...
Jostad, Glen Reflections
Glen Jostad saw a major impact on the civilian population as a result of the war. Everyone was together in the war...
Sarnacki, Stella Reflections
Stella Sarnacki was laid off when the war ended. She met her husband through the mail. [Annotator’s Note: Sarnacki’s...
Negrotto, Constance Reflections
Constance Negrotto saw a lot during the war that she had never expected to see. She helped the war effort by working...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" Reflections and Being Nicknamed Iron Mike
[Annotator's Note: Michael Mervosh served in the USMC in Company C, 1st Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Spangenberg, Nicole Reflections and Final Thoughts
Nicole Sabbag Spangenberg learned to survive because of World War 2. She learned to fend for herself and take what she...
Sutcliffe, Albert Reflections and Final Thoughts
Albert G. Sutcliffe's gunnery sergeant Annotator's Note: in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

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