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Paul Dietzel is very proud of his service during World War 2. When he first came to LSU he was 30 years old. He did not...

Wesley Waggoner was born in 1927 [Annotator’s Note: May 1927 in Watonga, Oklahoma]. His family was composed of 14...

When he left the Navy, Carey Suratt worked as a brick man for the Pennsylvania railroad. He helped make coal cars....

Richard O'Hara had one brother three and a half years older than him who went in the Marines earlier than O'Hara. He...

Joseph DeMott [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war of the Japanese] left the war feeling that we are all human beings...

Thomas Goss’ most memorable experiences of World War 2 were meeting his wife and the atomic bombs dropping on Japan [...

Harry Bender enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1944 and went through boot camp, which had him wondering why he decided to...

Harry A. Donovan believes it is important to have institutions like The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New...

Arthur Killam was born in San Francisco and lived there until he was six years old when he moved to San Jose,...

George Mouton's oldest brother was drafted. The second oldest brother was in submarines. The third brother was in the...

Lyle Bird remarks that World War 2 was a long time ago, but he feels honored to have been a part of it. He served...

Jones was born in Oregon. When he was 10 years old, 1 of his sisters contracted tuberculosis so his mother elected to...

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