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Yamamoto, Albert Going to School During War
Albert Yamamoto [Annotator's Note: a Japanese American living with his grandparents in Japan during World War 2]...
Ward, Albert "Jim" Going to War in New Orleans
Albert James "Jim" Ward was born in September 1927 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. He was 14...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Going to Work
Helen Kushnir went to work for DeSoto [Annotator's Note: DeSoto-Warren Plant, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan]...
Liparoto, Mildred "Jean" Going to Work
The young men were gone, and women were needed to work. Mildred "Jean" Liparoto's sister-in-law started working at...
Mellon, Mallie "Mallie Osborne" Going to Work
Mallie Mellon found that the men she worked with [Annotator's Note: at Briggs Manufacturing Company in Detroit,...
Sarnacki, Stella Going to Work
Stella Sarnacki found out that her father died from causes of the war like the gas. She does not remember her...
Brukman, Jack Ground Crewman
Jack Brukman realized that there was nothing to do when he was off duty [Annotator's Note: while serving as a ground...
Thomas, Kenneth Growing up in Memphis and War Production
[Annotator's Note: There is some informal talking between the interviewer and interviewee at the beginning of the tape...
Cuniff, Claude Growing Up in Texas
Claude Clifton Cuniff, Junior was born in August 1927 in Beaumont, Texas. He grew up in Big Hill, Texas where his...
Welch, Richard Growing Up on a Farm
Richard Welch was born in November 1927 in Perry, Michigan. His father, a sharecropper, moved the family to various...
Auld, Lorene Happy to Have Served
Lorene Auld and her sister were not aware of anything they could join for the war effort where they were in Oklahoma....
Ollar, Vernon Hard Life as a Young Boy
Vernon Ollar was born in July 1926 in Moline, Illinois and grew up in nearby Rock Island, Illinois as an only child....
Knudson, Robert Health Perils, Shellbacks and Daily Routines
Robert Knudson remembers the shellback ceremony when he crossed the equator as being theatrical and funny. He was...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Her Work Mattered
Helen Kushnir is just beginning to realize that it mattered [Annotator's Note: being a woman working in a factory for...
LaBure, John Higgins Industries PT Boats
John LeBure worked on the PT [Annotator's Note: Patrol Torpedo] boats that were constructed by Higgins Industries. They...
Heuer, Frank Higgins Industries to Enlistment
After he graduated from school in 1941, Frank M. Heuer Sr. went to work for Higgins Industries [Annotator’s Note: in...
Bolin, George His Father's Life
George R. Bolin's father was born in Galveston [Annotator's Note: Galveston, Texas]. His name was Lodwick Timothy Bolin...
Guitard, Robert Home Community Hit Hard
Robert Guitard took a Baltic [Annotator's Note: Baltic means relating to the Baltic Sea in Europe] trip and went to...
Trappey, Randolph Home Front Effort
One of Randolph Trappey's uncles had German prisoners of war working on his farm, and had a good relationship with them...
Soskin, Betty Homefront Park Creation
In 1942, Betty Soskin was a clerk in a segregated union hall in Richmond [Annotator's Note: Richmond, California]. She...
White, Dee Homefront Views of the War
Dee Wayne White has vivid memories of his life on the Home Front in Richmond, California during the World War 2. From...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Hospital Service
Sara "Sally" Manning met her husband while he was a hospital patient [Annotator's Note: Manning worked at Naval...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Importance of History
As a veteran, John Witmeyer believes in the importance and the value of history, especially the history of World War 2...
Doi, Jimmy Internment, Defense Plants and Experiencing Racism
Jimmy Doi and his family were informed in March [Annotator's Note: March 1942] that they were being sent to an...
Crump, Ralph Introduction to a Career in Maritime Engineering
After he graduated from high school, Ralph Crump opted against college, because he considered it a low-cost recruitment...
Sedran, Edwin Joining the Air Corps
[Annotator’s Note: The sound is choppy in this segment.] Edwin Sedran was born in the Bronx, New York in March 1924. [...
Boyer, Ralph Joining the Army Air Force
[Annotator’s Note: For the first two minutes of the recording, the interviewee is getting prepared for the interview.]...
Duck, Cecil Joining the Navy
Cecil N. Duck was born in August 1925 in Bay Minnette, Alabama, and when he was six years old, his family moved to...
Johnson, Willard Joining the Navy
[Annotator’s Note: Birds can be heard chirping in the background throughout this clip.] Willard Johnson was born in...
Pathe, Barbara Joining the Red Cross
Barbara Pathe was born in Bethel, Ohio. She lived there until she was eight years old. She had an older brother, an...
Ashford, Willard Joining the Sea Bees
Willard Ashford was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in May 1928. His family was mostly poverty-ridden due to the Great...
Smith, Thomas Joining the War to Saipan
When they bombed Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], there...
Celaya, Adolfo Kamikaze Damage then Repairs
After Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945; Iwo Jima, Japan], Adolfo V. Celaya...
Trappey, Randolph Keeping the Food Dehydrators Running
While the family business was providing dehydrated sweet potatoes for the soldiers to eat, Randolph Trappey's family...
Negrotto, Constance Keeping up with the War
Constance Negrotto had cousins and friends who were all over the place during the war. They kept her informed of what...
Kearney, George Landing Craft
[Annotator's Note: George Kearney grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was an employee of Higgins Industries from 1937...

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