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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...
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...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
Boggs, Marie "Lindy Boggs" Attitudes during the war
[Annotator's Note: Corrine Boggs, also known as Lindy, was the wife of Congressman Hale Boggs then later took his...
Aigner, Leslie Auschwitz
Leslie Aigner and the other living passengers were ordered out of the cattle car [Annotator's Note: upon their arrival...
Schloss, Eva Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Eva Schloss is an Austrian born Jew who fled to Amsterdam with her family after the Nazis came to...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Beaten by the Gestapo
Itka Zygmuntowicz was born in April 1926 in Ciechanów, Poland. It was a small town. They lived in two different places...
Leisey, Mary "Mary Abbott" Becoming a Nurse and Treating Wounded Servicemen
Mary Leisey was born in Honey Brooke, Pennsylvania. It was a small town of nearly 1,000 people. She enjoyed growing up...
Pathe, Barbara Becoming a Red Cross Clubmobile worker
Barbara Pathe was disappointed that she missed the Normandy Invasion. She was sent by train to Brooklyn, New York where...
Aupied, Mildred Becoming a Welder
Mildred Bonvillian Aupied was born in Bayou Black near Houma in Terrebonne Parish [Annotator’s Note: south of New...
Schloss, Eva Being in Hiding
Eva Schloss's family's hiding was different. They didn't have an office in Amsterdam that depended on Christian people...
Zoltz, Hana Being Successful in America
Hana Zoltz came to America by herself to join her sister. Upon arriving, she immediately went to work in a factory. She...
Schloss, Eva Being witht he Russian Army after Liberation
[Annotator's Note: Eva Schloss is an Austrian born Jew who fled to Amsterdam with her family after the Nazis came to...
Schloss, Eva Betrayal and Capture
It was difficult for Eva Schloss and her family to find safe houses. Not many people wanted to take the risks anymore....
Hussey, William Born into the Navy
William "Ted" Hussey was born in 1933 in Washington, D.C., and lived in that area five different times during his life...
Tinker, June Brothers at War
June Tinker's mother started worrying about the impact of the war on her sons soon after Pearl Harbor. Tinker's two...
Kearney, George Building LCVPs and PT Boats
[Annotator's Note: George Kearney grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was an employee of Higgins Industries from 1937...
Imahara, Walter Camp Life and Family
Walter Imahara thinks that future generations can learn from the internment of Japanese-Americans. There is a lot of...
Jeter, James Camp Polk
James Jeter was drafted in 1944 but did not pass the physical examination at Fort Humbug [Annotator’s Note: in...
Riddle, Pearson Captured and Sent to Japan
The US Navy had planes ready to help out at Wake Island but the admiral in charge figured that it was going to be too...
Swinney, Lauren Celebrating with Famous Personalities
[Annotator's Note: Lauren Swinney was a student at Northwestern University and worked as an entertainer for troops...
Crosby, Thomas Changes in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp
As time went by, Thomas Crosby and his family had to assimilate to the changes going on in the internment camp [...
Reynolds, Holly Changing Role of Women, African-American Red Cross Workers and Getting Engaged
For Holly Reynolds, the experience of being overseas was so unusual that she appreciated it as a whole. She is also...
Belliard, Diana College and the Marshall Plan
During the war years, Diana Belliard was in the United States. She lived in Chicago until 1940 then left to go to...
Crosby, Thomas Coming to America and Adjusting to Civilian Life
After they were liberated, Thomas Crosby's mother wanted to return to the United States. They were able to sail on a...
Frydman, Louis Concentration Camps
Louis Frydman was removed from the Warsaw ghetto. A train took the surviving ghetto uprising participants to Majdanek...

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