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Bernie Smith was born in March 1919 in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from high school and took some college courses at...

Jack Vandervort was born in Bigheart, Oklahoma in December 1921. During the Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great...

When they [Annotator's Note: Walter Imahara and many of the other Japanese-Americans interned at the Jerome War...

Irene Bartley was born in December 1923 in Seattle [Annotator’s Note: Seattle, Washington]. She and her twin sister...

Lauren Swinney picked up words during the war like ersatz which meant a substitute for something. She recalls the pin-...

President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] passing away was...

[Annotator's Note: Birds and muffled conversation can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] After...

Verna White's first assignment was at Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego...

Joseph Mittelsdorf was assigned to the 5th Marine Division. He was in the rear echelon for the Battle of Iwo Jima [...

Hans Courant does not recall which year that happened [Annotator's Note: when he was drafted]. After reporting in he...

George Mitchell feels he was in an outfit that had always denied them being a part of it, the Marine Corps. He feels he...

[Annotator’s Note: People in the background talk throughout the segment.] In August 1945, the Japanese surrendered...

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