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John “Johnny” Pesky found himself lost while flying during flight training. Landing in a farmer’s field, he admitted...

Francis Higgins had a stroke. Prior to that, he fell and broke his hip in three places. The corrections were made by...

Carl Nygren was drafted before he graduated high school. He had to take an exam for basic English and arithmetic. He...

Bowdre McDowell became a volunteer at the museum [Annotator's Note: The National World War Museum in New Orleans,...

Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] returned...

After leaving his post [Annotator's Note: in the Metallurgical Laboratory] at the University of Chicago [Annotator's...

Norman Mineta was born in 1931 in San Jose, California. He had a great childhood in the agricultural community. His...

Michael Clancey did duck and cover drills in school and at home as a child because of the nuclear threat. He always...

Walter Imahara explains the meaning of the Japanese term shikata ga nai. He heard the word some in the camp because his...

Debra Stern was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: is one of the five boroughs in New York, New York] in...

Marion Meredith Beal had a desk right next to the desk of Hashmark Johnson [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Sergeant...

Joseph Traina met a girl in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and got married there. They moved to...

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