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Bridgforth, Carolyn Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Carolyn Bridgforth was born in February 1923 in Aberdeen, Mississippi. It was wonderful growing up there. No crime,...
Shimp, Marcella Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor Attack
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: in November 1923], but grew up in...
Cart, William "Bill" Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor News
William Cart was born in April 1922 in Charleston [Annotator's Note: Charleston, South Carolina]. He grew up on the...
Van Wart, Fergus Prewar Life and Piloting Higgins Boats
Fergus Van Wart was born in August 1926 in Dallas, Texas. He was an only child. He went to high school in Dallas and...
Paege, Harry Prewar Life and Postwar Careers
Harry George Paege, Junior was born in November 1921 in South Bend, Indiana. His grandmother died and his grandfather...
Ellenberg, Bernard Prewar Life and Postwar Reflections
When Bernard Ellenberg went into the service, he enlisted in the Army because he was told they would send him to school...
Sichler, George Prewar Life and Race Relations
George Sichler never knew his mother as she died when he was three years old. He was raised in an old adobe [Annotator'...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Prewar Life and Rationing
Herbert Yudenfriend was born in November 1926 in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. His...
Stumpfa, James Prewar Life and Reflections on the War
Jim Stumpfa did not suffer during the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a global economic...
Shaner, Robert Prewar Life and Responsibility
Robert D. Shaner was born in February of 1924 in Porterville, California and grew up during the Depression [Annotator's...
Lewis, Donald Prewar Life and Scotland
Donald Lewis was born in April 1934. In 1939, Lewis was five and on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic. His mother...
Alexander, Samson Prewar Life and Segregation
Samson Alexander was born in July 1930 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in Gert Town [Annotator's Note: a...
Haines, Joseph Prewar Life and The Draft
Joseph Haines was born in March 1922 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He had one older sister. He was raised by his mother who...
Rosenzweig, Jennie Prewar Life and War Letters
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Jennie Rosenzweig in conversation with people off camera.] Jennie Rosenzweig...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Prewar Life and Wartime
While overseas, Clarence Wolf Guts [Annotator's Note: a code-talker – a person employed by the military to use a little...
MacCallum, Florence Prewar Life and Wartime England
Florence MacCallum was born in November 1920 in London, England. She grew up during the Depression [Annotator's Note:...
Purvis, Frank Prewar Life as an Attorney
[Annotator's Note: Frank Purvis graduated from Louisiana State University with a law degree in 1935]. Purvis was only...
Deiglmayr, Erna Prewar Life in Belgium
Erna Louise Deiglmayr was born in Antwerp, Belgium. She had a close family. Her mother was one of many children. She...
Clausen, Elfriede Prewar Life in Germany
Elfriede Clausen was born in July 1939, in Lindenau [Annotator's Note: Lindenau, Germany], about 20 miles from Dresden...
Cohen, Jack Prewar Life in Greece
Jack Cohen was born in July 1932 in Chalcis, Greece [Annotator's Note: Khalkís, Greece]. Before the war, they had peace...
Pbert, Herman Prewar Life in Italy
Herman Pbert was born in July 1926 in Piedicavallo, Italy near the Swiss border. His father had a construction business...
Bloch, Itka Prewar Life in Poland
Itka Bloch was born in Poland in November 1925. She had four sisters and was the youngest. Her father was a carpenter...
Slack, Otis Prewar Life in the Army
Otis Arthur Slack was born in Canton, Illinois in April 1921. He was raised by his aunt and uncle as his mother was...
Cummings, John Prewar Life in the Navy
Albert Elmer "John" Cummings was raised in Richmond, Virginia. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...
Werner, Jack Prewar Life in Vienna
Jack Werner was born in 1919 in Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria]. His father was a mechanical engineer and...
Jones, Johnnie Prewar Life Through Sixth Grade
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior was born in November 1919 in Laurel Hill, Louisiana. He had three brothers and four sisters....
Stahl, Floyd Prewar Life to Africa
Floyd Stahl was born in October 1924 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He grew up on a farm near Alto, Michigan. He was the...
Graddy, J. Prewar Life to Army
J. D. Graddy was born in Hopkins County, Kentucky in March 1925. He was the fifth child in a family of 11 siblings. One...
Myers, Homer Prewar Life to Army
Homer Myers was born in Union Grove, North Carolina in October 1924. His parents worked hard on a little farm. He got...
Lowder, James Prewar Life to Army
[Annotator's Note: There is white noise throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder was born in Cleveland, Ohio in June 1926...
Luce, Dwain Prewar Life to Army Commission
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with a conversation regarding how the interview is going to be accomplished.]...
Carlson, Donald Prewar Life to Army Enlistment
Donald Rudolph Carlson was born in 1929 [Annotator's Note: in Chicago, Illinois]. Life was great growing up. His...
Bourgeois, Emiline Prewar Life to Army Nurse Corps
Emiline Ann Bourgeois went to nurses' school [Annotator's Note: Hotel Dieu School of Nursing in New Orleans, Louisiana...
Fried, J. M. Prewar Life to Army Officer
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. was born in December 1919 and grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He had one older brother and...
Haack, Frederick Prewar Life to Army Pilot
Frederick Haack was born in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York in 1920] and grew up in Wyoming where...
Acker, Charles Prewar Life to Army to Home
Charles Acker was born in February 1922 in Willow Grove [Annotator's Note: Willow Grove, Pennsylvania]. His father was...

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