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Cook, Bane Prewar Life
Bane Cook was born in August 1925 in Illinois. He had an older brother. [Annotator’s Note: Cook talks about his brother...
Ettinger, Hugh School Boy to Navy Sailor
Hugh Ettinger was born in May 1926 in Watertown, New York. His father worked as a civil engineer, and they lived on...
Winnier, Lawrence Training and Life on Ship
Lawrence Winnier's boot camp [Annotator's Note: in the US Navy] was being taught how to set a table and make beds. They...
Amundson, Adolph "A.W. Amundson" Early Life and Flight Training
Adolph William Amundson was born in November 1923 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He lived in a small town, but there...
Taylor, Charles Reflections and Secret Service for JFK
Charles Taylor's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was able to take out a German submarine. He saw...
Thelen, Richard Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
[Annotator's Note: The interview video skips a bit in the beginning.] Richard Thelen was born in March 1927 and grew up...
Floravante, Emile Preparing for D-Day and Che Guevara
Alfred Alvarez was about 16 years old when Pearl Harbor happened [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
Metcalf, James Navy Training
James W. Metcalf was born in Toledo, Ohio in September 1924. When he was still an infant, Metcalf’s father moved the...
Fishman, Arthur Returning Home and Reflections
Arthur Fishman returned to the United States sometime in April or May 1946. He returned to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Harris, Whitney Early Life, Enlistment, and Assignments
Whiney Harris was born in August 1912 in Seattle, Washington. He attended the University of Washington and the...
Franzke, Charles Growing Up in Kansas
Charles “Chuck” Franzke was born in November 1925 in Wellington, Kansas and grew up in Topeka, Kansas. His father had...
Corson, Eugene Prewar Life
Eugene Corson was born in March 1922 in Stanford, Connecticut. In 1936, his father got a job working on submarines in...

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