Reaction to Pearl Harbor

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James, Eugene Prewar Life, Enlistment, and Training
Eugene N. James was born in Brewton, Alabama. His father was a Methodist minister, and they spent a lot of time in West...
Johnson, Erwin Prewar Life, Enlistment, Training and Deployment to the Philippines
Erwin Johnson was born in October 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended George Washington School through the...
Grenny, Guy Prewar Life, Military Academy and ROTC
Guy Grenny was born in April 1927 in Spokane, Washington. It was a blessing to live in Spokane in his circumstances....
Stewart, Roy Prewar Life, Military Training and Overseas Deployment
Roy Stewart was born in September 1926 in Amite, Louisiana. He enjoyed living in a small town. His father was an...
Pribyl, William Prewar Life, the Draft and Deployment
William J. Pribyl was born in September 1923 in Baltimore, Maryland. He served in the Army as the Technical Executive...
Martin, Oscar Prewar Life, the Draft and Military Training
Oscar Otto Martin was born in Watseka, Illinois in June 1924. He was the oldest of three siblings. His only brother...
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...
Davis, Romay Prewar Military Family
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis attended college in New York. She and all of her five brothers served in the military....
Brown, Bernard Prewar Portland to Training in Texas
Bernard Brown was born in Portland, Oregon in 1924 and moved to Salem, Oregon with his family when he was 13 years old...
Fulton, Robert Prewar Service and Joining the USS Houston (CA-30)
Admiral Robert B. Fulton was born in December 1910 in Burlington, Vermont and grew up in Washington, D.C. He went to...
Romano, Joseph Prewar to Africa
Joseph Romano was born in May 1923 in Marrero [Annotator's Note: Marrero, Louisiana]. Growing up, there were poor...
Pohorilla, Michael Prewar to Army Air Corps Cadet School
Michael J. "Mike" Pohorilla was born in the coal mining town of Kingston, Pennsylvania in January 1924. Pohorilla...
Gatlin, Carl Prewar to Army Life
Carl Robert Gatlin was born in January 1920 in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi. He grew up with two younger sisters in his...
Batty, William Prewar to Army Training
[Annotator’s Note: A dog panting is audible in the background throughout segment.] William Batty was born in December...
Golemi, Frank Prewar to Aviation Cadet
Frank Golemi was born in November 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father was a butcher and had his own shop. They...
Armstrong, Henry Prewar to Basic Training
Henry Armstrong was born in November 1924 in Ludlow, Kentucky. His mother was a single parent of three children. They...
Klenoski, Richard Prewar to Bomber Navigator
Richard Klenoski was born in Saginaw, Michigan in June 1924. He had three brothers and two sisters and was number two....
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...
Kent, Edward Prewar to Breakout of War
Edward F. Kent was born in November 1917 and grew up with one older sister. During the Great Depression [Annotator's...
Traina, Joseph Prewar to Coast Guard
Joseph Traina was born in Labadieville, Louisiana in June 1917. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks what he recalls...
Payne, Robert Prewar to Commission
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins mid-conversation.] Robert Payne was born in February 1924 in Wichita Falls,...
Chauvin, Ernest Prewar to Drafted
Ernest Chauvin was born in Houma, Louisiana in October 1925. He lived there until he was drafted in 1943 or 1944. His...
Bauer, Wynn Prewar to Drafted
Wynn Bauer was born Clay Center, Kansas in September 1923. He grew up on a farm. He went to a two-room school with...
Yates, Herman Prewar to Drafted
Herman Yates was born in Anna, Illinois in November 1921. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a farmer....
Fronk, Wesley Prewar to Drafted
Wesley Fronk was born in August 1922 in Jardine, Montana. His father was a homesteader. He grew up on the homestead. He...
Nickerson, Edward Prewar to England
Edward J. Nickerson, Jr. was born in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois] in July 1920. His father was a...
Paynter, Don Prewar to Enlistment
Donald Dean Paynter was born in Madison, Wisconsin in August 1922. His brother was in World War 2 as well. His father...
Cauble, Raymond Prewar to Enlistment
Raymond Cauble was born in Blue Island, Illinois in February 1918. His father was a carpenter and contractor. He was...
Stevens, Phineas Prewar to FBI to Navy
Phineas Stevens was born in Jackson, Mississippi in December 1917. He grew up during the Great Depression. He attended...
Goebel, Robert Prewar to Fighter Pilot
Robert J. "Bob" Goebel was born in Racine, Wisconsin. He attended school there. He did not have any college when Pearl...
Reed, Raymond Prewar to Iceland
Raymond A. Reed was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He moved to Summerville, New Jersey when he was three years old....
Symons, John Prewar to India
John Symons was born in Calumet, Michigan in July 1915. He graduated from Calumet High School. He moved to Detroit [...
Foerster, David Prewar to Joining the Navy
David Foerster was born in Jacksonville [Annotator's Note: Jacksonville, Florida] in July 1923. He grew up there. He...
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 [...
Rizzo, James Prewar to Military Training
James N. Rizzo enlisted in the Air Force and served for 22 months. After attending basic training at Keesler Field,...
Rosenbaum, James Prewar to Military Training
James Stewart Rosenbaum was born in Chicago, Illinois in August 1925. His father was an insurance and hat salesman. He...

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