Rationing

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Frankel, Art Reflections on the War
[Annotator's Note: People are talking off camera throughout the segment.] Art Frankel does not have a memorable...
Kahn, Eric Relocation to Terezin
Until 1945, Eric Kahn's family stayed together in Wiesbaden, Germany, often taking refuge in cellars during air raids....
Tsubota, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota was given credit for his service [Annotator's Note: with Merrill's Marauders, the 5307th...
Lesniewski, Joseph Returning Home
Joseph Lesniewski got on a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship]. There were only 19...
Yatsu, Lawrence Reunions and Internment Camps
Lawrence Yatsu has attended some reunions over the years. He had joined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 100th...
Williams, Kenneth Reunions and Postwar
Kenneth R. Williams’ [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Beeghly, Donald Rough Beginnings
Donald L. Beeghly was born in Sabetha, Kansas in May 1925. His father worked for Union Pacific but was laid off during...
McAuliffe, Edwin Sacrifices
Edwin McAuliffe does not remember missing anything in particular during the war years however he knows his parents did...
Hollis, Frederick Scrap Drives and Rationing
Frederick Hollis contributed to the war effort through scrap drives held in Detroit. At the collection points, snow...
Connick Sr., Harry Segment 3
Connick and the USS Lander [Annotator's Note: APA-178] brought supplies to Naha Beach on Okinawa. At one point they...
Woods, Edward Segment 3
When Woods would go into Times Square young servicemen would give them trouble about why they weren't in the service....
Connick Sr., Harry Segment 4
Connick recalls the atmosphere of New Orleans during the war. He remembers men being replaced by stars in the window [...
Erickson, Martha Segment 5
Erickson had supportive parents. They were worried about her, especially after Claudia passed away. They were happy...
Snapp, Helen Segment 6
Snapp met some of the women in the First Air Force class, some were astronauts. They had a tough time as well. Snapp's...
Loevsky, Louis Segment 8
Loevsky's destination during his long march was Stalag VIIA in Moosburg, Germany. Along the way to Moosburg they was...
Quigley, Tom St. Lo Fighting
Tom Quigley and his men began moving inland through the woods and were taking fire from German snipers posted in the...
Gurr, Robert Start of War
Robert Gurr heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor while cleaning a car seat. He saw a panicky neighbor running through...
Snyder, Phillip "PB" Supporting the War Effort
"PB" Snyder was born in Vernon, Texas in June 1927. His father was an independent drilling contractor and moved the...
David, Maynard Teaching World War 2 and David’s Crew
The smell over Tokyo during that night bombing mission [Annotator's Note: the 24 and 25 May 1945 fire bombing mission]...
Mancuso, Frank Texas and Florida
Frank Mancuso landed in Charleston, South Carolina then he travelled on a hospital train to McKinney, Texas and then to...
LeBlanc, Joyce The American Presence
Joyce Leblanc was working in the English land army on a farm that had military housing in 1942. One day, she spied a...
McNeely, Marigold The Americans, London, and Big Events
Marigold McNeely went to London when she was afforded a long weekend leave. They liked the American canteens because...
LeBlanc, Joyce The Eminent War
Joyce Leblanc's memories of the war are vivid. Hitler [Annotator's Note: German dictator Adolf Hitler] came to power...
Parra, Pedro The End of the War and Postwar Service
Pedro Parra was getting ready to get to go to Japan when the bomb [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Aalders, Johannes The Hunger Winter
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Johannes Aalders if life noticeably changed in his home when the Germans...
Davis, Edna The Japanese
Edna Davis did not pay particular attention to the war other than the loss of people. War has changed but she is not...
Geiger, Aase The War Ends
Aase Geiger was a girl scout. She had been at a meeting and as she was biking home, people were laughing and smiling....
Fienup, Victor The War Ends
Victor Fienup went to Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] on V-E Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8...
Adams, J. Training and the War Effort
When Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. received his commission and wings from the Army Air Corps in June 1944, his mother and...
Karpay, Irwin Training for the Armed Guard
I. J. Karpay was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New...
Wilt, Jack Training in the Army
Jack Wilt was born in February 1927 in Kent, Ohio. He grew up with one younger sister. He played basketball and other...
Negrotto, Constance USO Dances and Servicemen
Constance Negrotto attended USO dances after work. The girls would eat dinner and then hop into their formal gowns....
McCalla, Anna Various Nursing Jobs
[Annotator's Note: Anna McCalla Noren graduated from Nursing School in March 1943.] That summer, she and a friend...
Hilson, Doyle Waiting to Join
Doyle “Bill” C. Hilson was born in Bronson, Florida in December 1927. He had five brothers and sisters. His father, an...
Grant, Lydia "Diane" War and Aftermath
Lydia Grant witnessed the attack on the American facilities at Pearl Harbor firsthand. The Japanese strafed the...
Hegerty, Ghislaine War Comes to Belgium
Ghislaine Hegerty and her family took shelter from the war in a religious building next to their home [Annotator's Note...

Pages