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Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. As a result of the war, his father realized his dream...
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis sees people as weaker today than they used to be. People should learn about the war. All...
Sydney Levit's most memorable experience during World War 2 was the first day after the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator'...
Peter Hirschmann transitioned from being a child to a man as a result of the war. His brother served in military...
Jones Quincy Adams, Jr.'s most memorable experience during World War 2 was his third mission because he was a brand-new...
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Lippman what he thinks of the time he spent with the 1st Battalion,...
The Italian campaigns were the toughest part of Nicholas John Compagno's World War 2 experience. Being part of the 36th...
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] felt...
Philip Schultz was not changed politically nor were his feelings against the Nazis altered by his wartime experience....
Morris Eugene Day was a happy-go-lucky boy before the war. When he returned, he found that life was the same, but it...
Robert Leroy Shirkey would lead about five men when he was on a mission with the Alamo Scouts [Annotator's Note: 6th...
After he got home, Charles Stix started at the University of Cincinnati [Annotator's Note: Cincinnati, Ohio]...
Vernon Schmidt's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the day in February 1945 when he lost his three friends....
Robert Savage's most memorable experience of the war was seeing the treaty signed [Annotator's Note: Japanese...
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior left the Army as a Warrant Officer II [Annotator's Note: officers above non-commissioned...
Earl Wergin's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his friend was killed. He fought because he felt there...
Thomas Joseph Lemme always felt he could keep up with the other Marines while he was in service. Training was not bad,...
Erico J. Catalano's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was assigned to the machine shop. He served...
Adolph Edward Asher worked for United Fruit Company importing bananas [Annotator's Note: before the war]. He started...
James Stewart Rosenbaum's most memorable experience was when his friend went on a mission and was killed by a sniper....
Elsie Marie "Kitty" Rippin's her most memorable experience from World War 2 was getting out and meeting her husband at...
Dolores McInnis Libby would tell future generations to always defend and love America and its freedom, and to trust in...
Francis John "Dick" Varone had not spoken much about his wartime experiences until he joined a group of other veterans...
William Currier's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first day at boot camp. He grew up in one day. He...
Manuel Ruiz's most memorable experience of World War 2 was at the end of the war, and hundreds of people were going...
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...
Robert Boeke remembers Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany] as the most...
Wilford E. Hastings was very fortunate to not be in combat during the war. His most memorable experience during World...
[Annotator's Note: Birds and muffled conversation can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] After...
[Annotator's Note: There is white noise throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder thinks that going into the Army made him...
The memory of World War 2 has faded for Paul Wilson. The breakdown of the family unit has caused this to happen along...
Robert Masters' most memorable experience of World War 2 was the time Winston Churchill [Annotator's Note: Sir Winston...
Edith Vancheri's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when a soldier died in her arms [Annotator's Note: as a...
For Earl Williams, the war liberated Black people a great deal. There were the Tuskegee Airman [Annotator's Note:...
Charlotte Combs returned to Louisiana when her husband got out of the service. They did not have children yet. Her...
Robert Bassemir thinks the war was a big life experience for him. He fought for his country and learned how easily he...

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