Reaction to Pearl Harbor

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Hughes, Harold Serving in India and Burma
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee randomly claps his hands throughout segment.] Harold Hughes was born in Yalobusha County...
Lee, Lewis Serving in the Pacific
Lewis M. Lee, Sr. was assigned to one of the requisitioned merchant ships, and was hauling troops to Midway and other...
Mayes, Davis Serving on a Hospital Ship
Davis Gordon Mayes witnessed sailors being blown off their ships and falling into the water [Annotator's Note: during...
Glass, Helen Serving with the WAVES
Helen Anderson Glass was stationed in Florida at Opa-locka [Annotator's Note: part of Naval Air Station Miami]. She...
Kelley, Archie Ship Assignments and First Attacks at Pearl Harbor
Archie Kelley realized he was a raw ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest rank of commissioned officer in the US Navy and...
Tarrant, Eugene Shipboard Duties, Pearl Harbor and Guadalcanal
Eugene Tarrant would clean up the compartments of the mess attendants and things of that nature. He met a few Filipinos...
Lalande, Edward Shipped to Africa and Kasserine Pass
[Annotator's Note: Lalande takes very long pauses before answering many of the questions he is asked.] Edward Lalande...
Claus, Courtland Shipped to India
Courtland Claus could see buildings just beyond the dock when he arrived in India. He saw a stagecoach going by. It was...
Babbits, Oliver Small Town Boy to Soldier
Oliver Donald Anthony Babbits was born in Neenah, Wisconsin in December 1923. He grew up with three brothers. Babbits'...
Cottrell, Edwin Small Town Life
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Edwin B. Cottrell was in...
Auld, Lorene Soldiers Silent about the War
The soldiers that Lorene Auld taught [Annotator's Note: at the Air Force Clerk Tyoist School in Norman, Oklahoma], were...
Gillette, Thomas Son of a Naval Captain
Thomas W. Gillette's parents were very much into the social scene in Hawaii. They often had luaus and cooked Hawaiian...
Mills, George Southern Boy to Army Soldier
George F. Mills was born in Spencer, Tennessee in May 1921. His family moved to Rock Island, Tennessee where his father...
Tinker, June Start of the War
June Tinker was 16 years old and living in Pax, West Virginia when Pearl Harbor was attacked. She heard the news after...
Lafferty, Ralph Start of War
In 1936, Ralph F. Lafferty's oldest brother decided to join the military and worked with the CCC [Annotator's Note:...
Viera, Conrad Store Worker to Staff Sergeant
[Annotator's Note: Birds and muffled conversation can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] Conrad D....
Johnson, Erwin Strafed in Manila
[Annotator's Note: It appears that a question was asked during the tape break regarding what supplies were received in...
Habeeb, Albert Studying Medicine
Dr. Albert Habeeb was born in Elmira, New York in 1914. After two years, his family moved to Mississippi. During the...
Birdsall, Raymond Submarine Duty in the Pacific
Raymond Birdsall was born in Lockport, Louisiana. In 1941, he went over to the high school because they did not have a...
Michal, Billy Summarized Life Story
Dr. Billy Clyde Michal was born in April 1936 in Alexandria, Louisiana and lived nearby in Zimmerman which was a major...
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...
Wombacher, Delbert Tank Field Trials and Patton
After the Louisiana Maneuvers [Annotator's Note: series of Army exercises held in Louisiana in 1941], Delbert Wombacher...
Purvis, Frank Teaching at Northwestern for the V-7 Program
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis was in New York when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
Moskin, Alan Teaching Kids Today
Alan Moskin went to Syracuse [Annotator's Note: in Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York] when he was 17 and got his...
Hanley, Fiske Texas Boy to Aviator
Fiske Hanley II was born in January 1920 in Brownwood, Texas. The Hanley family moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, then...
Adams, J. Texas Boy to Bombardier
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Jones Quincy Adams Jr. and the interviewer in conversation.] Adams was...
Mather, James Texas Boy to V-5 Program
James Mather was born in February 1923 in Caddo, Texas. His father was in the oil business by maintaining the oil wells...
Bice, Austeen Texas Farm Boy to Combat Soldier
Austeen Bice was born in August 1923 in New Boston, Texas with five brothers and one sister. His father was a farmer...
Fulton, Robert The ABDA Fleet
Robert Fulton and the USS Houston (CA-30) did not obtain any ammunition from the Dutch. Added antiaircraft ammunition...
Karle, Isabella The Atomic Bombs and Reflections
Isabella Karle heard on the radio that the atom bomb had been dropped. At first she was amazed that it actually worked...
Biernacki, Chester The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Chester Biernacki had a few friends in the 700 man complement on the Helena [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)]. He...
Davis, Jackson The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Jackson Davis was working in Naval Intelligence at Pearl Harbor. Davis and other officers were quartered at the...
Higgins, Malcom The Attack on Pearl Harbor and Reflecting on the War
Malcolm Higgins never saw the morale down within the ranks of the 8th Air Force. To him, morale was fine. Base activity...
Poulson, Ernest The B-24 and Bombing Ploesti
Ernest L. Poulson recalled driving around with a friend and a couple of girls when he heard the news on the radio that...
Carroll, Wesley The Beginning and the End of Service
The interviewer asks Wesley Carroll to discuss his recollections of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7...
Inoshita, Masaji The beginning of Japanese-American internment
Masaji Inoshita was born in central California. At an early age he moved down to the Santa Barbara area. His father had...

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