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Disanza, William Segment 3
On a rainy day William Disanza would work around the house.
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Disanza, William Segment 4
William Disanza had trains and tanks on the deck of his ship. The train cars were too big to fit underneath the deck.
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Disanza, William Segment 5
William Disanza was happy to straighten the propeller issue out and get a new one back on.
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Disanza, William Segment 6
[Annotators Note: William DiSanza served in the army and was assigned to the Office of Strategic Services, or OSS, and took part in combat operatio
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Disanza, William Segment 7
William Disanza was in one group of guys but they had multiple outfits in Burma.
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Disanza, William Segment 8
William Disanza was in the Boy Scouts as a kid but it did not prepare him for Burma.
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Disanza, William Segment 9
William Disanza had a navy crew aboard his Merchant Marine ship. Their job was to handle the guns. They had a submarine scare.
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Dixon, Leon Being Black in Europe
While in Europe, Leon Dixon was treated wonderfully by the Europeans, way better than he was treated in the United States.
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Dixon, Leon Entrance to Service
Leon Dixon can only remember that it was 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii].
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Dixon, Leon North Africa to Europe
After training, Leon Dixon headed to Europe. He was going to defend his country.
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Dixon, Leon Postwar Life and Thoughts
Leon Dixon started his own company after the war. He worked a good while to save up money. He worked at the Kaiser Aluminum plant for six years.
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Dixon, Leon Prewar Life
Leon Dixon was born in June 1918 in Batchelor, in the parish of Pointe Coupee [Annotator's Note: Louisiana].