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James Gooch ate a lot of sweet potatoes during World War 2 because they were readily available. It was difficult to...

Clarence Herbert Weatherwax feels he is blessed and is happy to share his story with people. He enjoys talking to...

David Dawson remembers they did a lot of close order drilling. [Annotator’s Note: Dawson was training in Florida.] They...

Alton Bourg was stationed with men who were mostly from Pennsylvania and were professionals in their civilian lives....

Mildred Aupied was influenced by her work at the shipyard [Annotator’s Note: she was a welder at the Delta Shipbuilding...

Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor only once mentioned to her adoptive father that she was thinking about trying to find out more...

Edwin McAuliffe recalls everyone being involved in the shipping industry in New Orleans at that time. He would go with...

Benjamin Bederson was born in New York, New York, the son of Russian immigrants. He grew up in The Bronx and Brooklyn...

When Lawson T. Winslow, Junior [Annotator's Note: an engineer on loan to the government of Iran from Standard Oil...

William B. Hughes was sent to Merchant Marine boot camp in St. Petersburg, Florida. Afterward, he went to New Orleans...

Snapp met some of the women in the First Air Force class, some were astronauts. They had a tough time as well. Snapp's...

Margaret Kerry spent most of her time isolated. When she heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...

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