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Walker, Charles Last Tour and Closing Thoughts
Charles Walker was in the Mediterranean Sea and the Soviets [Annotator's Note: Soviet Navy] had a fleet of its own...
Ciotta, Angelo Learning of Pearl Harbor and Joining the Marine Corps
Angelo Ciotta wanted to be a Marine because he knew their history and he had seen the movie "Wake Island" twice. He saw...
Cauble, Raymond Learning to Fly
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Raymond Cauble if he recalls where he was when he heard the news of the...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Life before the war
Olen Grant was born in Benton, Arkansas on 5 April 1923. After his father returned from World War I, he moved to Benton...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Life Before the War
William Blanckenburg had an upper middle class upbringing, but they struggled during the Depression. Blanckenburg was...
Spangenberg, Nicole Living Through the Fall of France
Nicole Sabbag Spangenberg was born in Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] on 18 January 1928. She remembers her...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" Married to a P-38 Pilot
Betty Peak's husband got his early training in Victorville, California on the edge of the Mojave Desert. There were...
London, James Metz and the Saar
James Harvard London shipped out of Southampton [Annotator's Note: Southampton, England] on the Belgian ship...
Ward, John Military Service Stateside
John F. Ward was very excited to find out that his commanding officer at San Angelo Airfield [Annotator's Note: San...
Dietrick, Alfred Military Training and Studying Rommel
Alfred Dietrick was federalized [Annotator's Note: from the Texas Army National Guard to the 36th Infantry Division] on...
Halpern, Gerard Moving to the United States
Gerard Halpern finished high school in 1943 then took one semester at a City College before dropping out and joining...
Pesky, John Navy Hijinks
John “Johnny” Pesky found himself lost while flying during flight training. Landing in a farmer’s field, he admitted...
Weinthal, Siegfried New Life in America
Siegfried Weinthal was born in February 1929 in Esens, Germany, a small town in Northern Germany. His childhood did not...
Albarado, Nolan No Money in the World
Nolan Albarado was not on the front lines because he was assigned to artillery units. The 9th Air Force needed them to...
McGovern, Robert Occupation and Postwar Life
Robert E. McGovern was never in any combat while he was in the Philippines because he arrived soon after World War 2...
Ellis, Frederick Occupation Duties
Shortly after Frederick Ellis reached Japan and the point system was in place for sending them home. The points got...
Haggerty, June Opportunities for a WAVE
June Catherine Elliott Haggerty knew very little about World War 1 because she was born in 1920. She learned a little...
Angel, Earl Overseas Duties
Earl Angel and the 11th Airborne [Annotator's Note: 11th Airborne Division] traveled overseas on the USS Edellyn [...
Burrell, Joseph Overseas to Hawaii
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Burrell was sent overseas after nearly being court-martialed in boot camp.] Joseph Burrell...
Bates, Rex Pacific West Upbringing
Rex James Bates was born in November 1923 in Seattle, Washington. His father served as a drummer in the Navy during...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Pearl Harbor and Camp Edwards
They [Annotator's Note: Vernon Tweedt's family] had a Philco radio. When he heard the news [Annotator's Note: of the...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Pearl Harbor and Joining the Marines
During World War 1, Archibald Rackerby's mother worked for the Navy as a clerk. Her father worked for the Government...
Jameson, Andrew Pearl Harbor Attack to 117th Infantry Regiment
Andrew George Jameson heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Meyer, William Postwar & Reflections
[Annotator’s Note: There is talking in the background throughout this segment.] After William Meyer got out of the...
Flores, Belisario Postwar and Closing Thoughts
When Belisario de Jesus "Bel" Flores got out of the Army, he still had a dream of being an officer. There was a...
Culpepper, George Postwar and Prewar Stories
Subic Bay [Annotator's Note: Subic Bay, Philippines] was a nice Naval establishment before it was all lost [Annotator's...
Whittaker, Dean Postwar and Reflections
Dean Whittaker had been liberated from a prisoner of war camp in Germany [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg,...
Franklin, Ralph Postwar and Reflections
Ralph C. Franklin attended Columbia University [Annotator's Note: in New York, New York] graduate school. He thought...
Dyson, Freeman Postwar Attitudes
Freeman Dyson observed a strong sense of tragedy within Europeans during the postwar years. Its genesis was from World...
Du Pre, Peter Postwar Life
Peter Du Pre went to visit his sister in Fort Scott, Kansas. He spent a week with his sister before returning to New...
Edwards, Marvin Postwar Life and Career
Marvin Raymond Edwards returned to the United States around October 1946 via a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class...
Glass, Helen Postwar Life and Reflections
Helen Anderson Glass was discharged from the WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service;...
Rothenheber, Paul POWs and the End of the War
When transporting prisoners, Paul Rothenheber was put in charge of taking care of them because he spoke German. The...
Floravante, Emile Preparing for D-Day and Che Guevara
Alfred Alvarez was about 16 years old when Pearl Harbor happened [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
Hustead, Austin Prewar and Initial Training
Austin Hustead was born in 1923 in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, where he also spent his youth. The youngest of three...
Beckman, Kenneth Prewar and Initial Training
Kenneth Beckman was born in August 1922 in Somerville, Massachusetts. He was raised in Northampton, Massachusetts where...

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