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William B. Hughes knew he wanted to be a soldier when he first saw his brother in uniform. He eventually joined the...

Medary G. Boudreaux was drafted, but a subsequent high test score and his IQ allowed him to go to Sheppard Field north...

World War 2 was when women entered the workforce in great numbers. Many women went back to the home after their...

James Jeter was born in Jetertown, Louisiana [Annotator’s Note: near Leesville, Louisiana]. It was a small settlement...

Florence G. Shutsy-Reynolds started flying in the Stearman [Annotator's Note: Boeing-Stearman Model 75 Kaydet or PT-13...

After the war ended, Peggy Upham went back home [Annotator's Note: to Dallas, Texas]. There was no money for her to go...

Marion Meredith Beal felt the Marine Corps was an unusually strong outfit. Not many of his race were in the service and...

Right after the attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], martial law...

Asked if she ever experienced any kind of harassment, Mildred Loscalzo Vanderpool answered in the negative. She said...

Debra Stern's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being busy all the time at Camp Shanks [Annotator's Note: in...

Sam Pedrick entered the Army in 1942. Initially, he was assigned to the 323rd Engineer Combat Battalion. After a year,...

James Johnson came back to the United States and was supposed to go to an advanced course. They pulled him out and put...

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