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Jack A. Smithson was born in Malvern, Arkansas in 1923. As a kid, he worked in the sawmill there. At about 15, Smithson...

Albert Simon was born in February 1920. His parents worked on a farm. He was raised on the farm and worked there until...

[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks very slowly throughout this segment.] Taylor Howard lived in Gulfport [Annotator’...

Romay Catherine Johnson Davis attended college in New York. She and all of her five brothers served in the military....

Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. was sent to Camp Gordon [Annotator's Note: now Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia] to prepare for...

Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal was born in Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico in June 1925. He was the oldest of eight...

William Goldsborough was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in January 1926 and grew up in the rural community of...

James "Jim" Tubach was born in April 1926 in Fall City, Nebraska. He grew up there on a dairy farm with ten brothers...

Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served in Europe with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group]...

[Annotator’s Note: There are various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce was born in northern...

Before he could finish his schooling, Philip Schmidt was drafted into the Army. He knew several people that had been...

Richard Ford was in Panama City when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was in a bar when he found out. Panamanian police...

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