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Brister, Delano 84th Infantry Division
Delano Brister came in contact with the 84th Infantry Division while it was in training from Camp Claiborne prior to...
Mineta, Norman 9-11 Terrorist Attacks
On 11 September 2001, Norman Mineta was having breakfast with the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium who was also that...
Goldstein, Rosette A Child in Hiding
Rosette Goldstein was taught to not talk to others while she was sheltered by the Martin family in France during the...
Nathanson, Eva A Child in Hiding
The underground had contacted Eva Nathanson's mother and told her they would protect them. During the winter of 1943,...
Hussey, William A Child’s View of the Pearl Harbor Attack
In the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, William Hussey's father was about 400 miles to the south with a...
Gillette, Thomas A Kid in Hawaii
Thomas W. Gillette moved from Bath, Maine to Hawaii [Annotator's Note: in 1940 to live with his sister, Lydia Grant...
Nakagawa, Ittsei A Maze of Destruction
[Annotator's Note: Ittsei Nakagawa was in a factory in Hiroshima, Japan when the atomic bomb exploded over the city on...
Deiglmayr, Erna A New Agency
Erna Deiglmayr worked at a fish mine [Annotator's Note: a type of fish market and processing place] for several months...
Beard, Norma "Norma Ford" A New Family
Norma Jean Ford Beard only knew that her father was a pilot and was killed until she was 13 years old. [Annotator's...
Dahme, Maud A New Life in Amsterdam
[Annotator’s Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were reunited with their parents in April 1945 after hiding from the Nazis...
Dahme, Maud A New Name and Life
[Annotator's Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were sent to a Christian family's farm to hide from the Nazis.] They...
Soskin, Betty A Park Ranger at Age 94
Betty Soskin works at the Visitor Center [Annotator's Note: she became a National Park Ranger in 2006 at the age of 85...
Heming, Barbara A Rich and Wonderful Life
Barbara Heming obtained her MBA and got a job in wealth management on Wall Street. The bank she worked for is one of...
Howie, Alice A Typical War Wedding
Alice Howie cannot remember what dress she wore for her wedding. She got married at a minister's home in Selma, Alabama...
Downs, Raymond Abandoning Ship
Raymond Downs finally got up the stairs and found the captain in the pilot house. The captain said they needed to get...
Dahme, Maud Accurate Record Keeping
[Annotator's Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were sent to a Christian family's farm to hide from the Nazis.] The couple...
Swinney, Lauren Acting and Meeing Famous People
Lauren Swinney picked up words during the war like ersatz which meant a substitute for something. She recalls the pin-...
Manasse, Fred Adolescence and Education in America
There wasn't enough room in any of the family's homes for Fred Manasse and his brother, so it fell to the JCCA [...
Downs, Raymond Adrift at Sea and Rescued by a Shrimp Boat
Raymond Downs was in the water for almost 20 hours with no food. On the horizon, he could see 27 shrimping boats. He...
Pathe, Barbara African Americans interactions with the Red Cross
[Annotators Note: Barbara Pathe worked for the American Red Cross (ARC) on a Red Cross Clubmobile attached to various...
Constant, Nelson African-American Workers and Surviving a Hurricane
Nelson Constant's company [Annotator's Note: Humble Oil Company] hired 13 colored boys [Annotator's Note: African-...
Howie, Alice After Her Husband Died
[Annotator's Note: Alice Howie's husband was killed in an aerial dogfight in Europe and was buried by a French prisoner...
Landry, Coleen Air Raid Drills, Her Brother Being Wounded and the End of the War
Coleen Landry's father was an air raid warden and drills would be held weekly. His job included making sure there were...
Nyman, Geraldine "Geri" Aircraft Accidents and Not Considered Military
They started flying and did not quit flying from that point on. Geraldine Nyman was stationed in Long Beach, California...
Cresswell, Constance American Forces in England
During the war, rationing was a way of life in England, according to Constance Cresswell. Each person was allotted two...
Nakagawa, Ittsei Ancestry to Atomic Illness
Ittsei Nakagawa's father's side of the family came over to the United States [Annotator's Note: from Japan] around 1904...
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Andrew Jackson Higgins
Francis Higgins says a female off camera had his uncle in a spell. [Annotator's Note: His uncle was Andrew Jackson...
Boggs, Marie "Lindy Boggs" Archbishop Hannan
As a result of the war a few items from the Vatican were kept in the National Archives. Corrine Boggs was able to keep...
Brister, Delano Army Career
Delano Brister had a career in the United States Army. The Louisiana Maneuvers made a great impression on him. He...
Weiss, Charlotte Arrival at Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Charlotte Weiss is a Czechoslovakian born Jew who survived incarceration in a number of...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Arrival in Auschwitz
Itka Zygmuntowicz was 15 years old when she and her family were taken by train from the Nowe Miasto Ghetto. They rode...
Samet, Judah Arrival of the Nazis
Judah Samet was six years of age when the Nazis arrived in Hungary in late-March or early-April 1944. The invasion came...
Chandler, Howard Arriving at Auschwitz
Howard Chandler arrived at Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp complex in...
Manasse, Fred Arriving in America
The day after they arrived in Spain, Fred Manasse and his brother caught a train to Barcelona, Spain where they stayed...

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