Reaction to Pearl Harbor

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Lesniewski, Joseph Prewar Life to Enlistment
Joseph Lesniewski was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in August 1920. He had one brother and three sisters growing up. He...
Andrews, Dennis Prewar Life to Enlistment
Dennis Allen Andrews was born Mount Solon, Virginia. His father worked at Goodrich Rubber Company to support his family...
McKay, Edgar Prewar Life to Enlistment
Edgar L. McKay was born on 2 January 1925 in Gulfport [Annotator's Note: Gulfport, Mississippi]. He had four sisters...
McHardy, Arthur Prewar Life to Enlistment
Arthur McHardy was born Angus, Scotland in October 1924. He vaguely recalls growing up in Scotland. He was only five [...
McDermott, James Prewar Life to FLying Anti-Submarine Patrols
James J. McDermott was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania in October 1920. He worked for a brick manufacturing plant and...
Colson, Earl Prewar Life to France
Earl Colson was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in November 1924. He had two brothers. His dad was a caretaker at the...
Sibley, Allen Prewar Life to Guam
Allen Ray Sibley was born in November 1925 in Livingston Parish [Annotator's Note: Livingston Parish, Louisiana]. He...
Lafleur, Richard Prewar Life to Induction
Richard Lafleur was born in December 1926 in Bemidji, Minnesota. He was there until he was about 15, when his parents...
Blakey, Thomas Prewar Life to Jump School
Thomas J. Blakey was born in Nacogdoches, Texas in 1920. [Annotator's Note: An interviewer asks Blakey where he was...
Dunne, Edward Prewar Life to Liberated France
Edward Dunne was born in October 1924 in Winsted, Connecticut. He got remarried after his first wife died and he moved...
Pike, Henry Prewar Life to Marine
Henry Quinton Pike [Annotator's Note: An announcement interrupts interview from 0:00:19.000 to 0:00:36.000] was born in...
Mayer, Philip Prewar Life to Marine
Philip Mayer was born in June 1925 in Hollister, California where his family had a ranch. In 1930, his family moved to...
Wilson, Bobby Prewar Life to Marine
Bobby C. Wilson was born in West Monroe [Annotator's Note: West Monroe, Louisiana] in February 1925. His father was a...
Moore, Calvin Prewar Life to Marine Corps
Calvin B. Moore was born in December 1923 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was...
de la Vergne, Cyril Prewar Life to Marine Corps
[Annotator's Note: The screen starts out black.] Cyril de la Vergne was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on 12 December [...
Smith, Thomas Prewar Life to Marshall Islands
Thomas J. Smith, Junior was born in June 1924 in Schenectady, New York. He was a senior in high school and had just...
Bailey, Kenneth Prewar Life to Meeting Russians
Kenneth H. Bailey was born in Albany, New York in February 1922. He grew up and went to school in Delmar [Annotator's...
Vandervort, Jack Prewar Life to Merchant Marine
Jack Vandervort was born in Bigheart, Oklahoma in December 1921. During the Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great...
Loges, Richard Prewar Life to Military Service
Richard "Dick" Loges was born in January 1921 in in Dayton, Ohio [Annotator's Note: Interviewer pauses interview at 0:...
Armentaro, Louis Prewar Life to Mindanao
Louis J. Armentaro was born a twin in September 1924 in Livingston, Montana. He has lived there his whole life. His...
Schafer, Leon Prewar Life to Naval Commission
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with the interviewer and Leon Schafer in conversation.] Leon Schafer was born in...
Weiss, Jack Prewar Life to Navy
Jack Weiss was born in Elkhart, Indiana in June 1923. He grew up there during the Depression [Annotator's Note: Great...
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 [...
Riggs, William Prewar Life to Navy
Williams Riggs was born in Somerset, Texas in January 1925. He grew up working on a farm and vowed he would never go...
Rasmussen, Ervin Prewar Life to Navy
Ervin Lloyd Rasmussen was born in Elgin, North Dakota in January 1926. His father had a farm, but they moved in 1941 to...
Thomason, David Prewar Life to Navy Enlistment
David Thomason was born in October 1925. He had four brothers and grew up on a farm outside of Fountain Inn [Annotator'...
Harris, Rufus Prewar Life to Navy Ensign
Rufus Harris was born in 1923 in Macon, Georgia. He lived there for four years and then they moved to New Orleans [...
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...
Compagno, Nicholas Prewar Life to North Africa
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts with a black screen.] Nicholas John Compagno was born in 1916 and grew up in New...
Watters, Harold Prewar Life to Occupation Duty
Harold Watters was born in Mobile [Annotator's Note: Mobile, Alabama] in July 1922. He grew up in Mobile during the...
Schwartz, Bill Prewar Life to Officer Candidate School
Bill Schwartz was born in June 1924 in North Plainfield, New Jersey. His family moved around, but he considers...
Inscoe, Linwood S. Prewar Life to Overseas Deployment
Linwood S. Inscoe was born in Nashville, North Carolina in January 1924. During the Great Depression [Annotator's Note...
Hauberg, Harold Prewar Life to Overseas Deployment
Harold Hauberg was born and raised in Nebraska City, Nebraska in July 1918. He entered the service in 1938, when the...
Angel, Earl Prewar Life to Paratrooper Training
Earl Angel was born in August 1923 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He had ten siblings, four sisters and six brothers. His...
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...
Soskin, Betty Prewar Life to Pearl Harbor
Betty Soskin was born in September 1921 in Detroit, Michigan. She was invited to be a panelist at The National WWII...

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