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MCarthy, John Man Overboard
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy to describe rescuing a Merchant Marine who had fallen off his...
Brister, Delano Early Life
Delano Roosevelt Brister was born in Sieper, Louisiana in 1933. The town was an old logging camp area. Trains were used...
Klinepeter, David Prewar Life
David Klinepeter was born in April 1926 in Pembroke, Pennsylvania. He had two brothers. His father ran a trolley car...
Elfer, Rosemary Working for Higgins Industries
When Higgins [Annotator's Note: Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana] advertised for openings in their aircraft...
Ward, John Military Training
John F. Ward volunteered for service in December 1943 and took his basic training at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He...
Swinney, Lauren Reflections
Lauren Swinney had complications with her pregnancy and was admitted to the hospital over Christmas. The baby was born...
Gemperline, Eugene Prewar Life to Basic Training
Eugene J. Gemperline was born in Portsmouth, Ohio in June 1923. [Annotator's Note: A telephone rings in the background...
Pesky, John Early Life and Pro Baseball
John “Johnny” Pesky was born in Portland, Oregon and went off to play baseball rather than going to college. He has a...
Gay, Ralph Prewar Life
Ralph Gay was born in September 1918 in Oakland, California. He was an only child and was spoiled rotten. He got...
Walsh, Violet Reflections
Violet Walsh served in World War 2 in order to do her part in the war, and she is glad she volunteered. She knows that...
Shimp, Marcella Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor Attack
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: in November 1923], but grew up in...
Boudreaux, Medary Postwar and Reflections
Medary G. Boudreaux returned to Higgins at Michoud after his discharge and worked there for two years [Annotator’s Note...
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