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Elsie Marie "Kitty" Rippin was born in Ellinger, Texas in January 1924. She moved around a lot with her family during...

Frederick Henry imagines he would enjoy military life today, as it is less restrictive than it was when he served. The...

After his service in World War 2, Henry T. Meyer went into the police service after a short career in professional...

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

[Annotator's Note: Nelson Constant was working in oil exploration for the Humble Oil Company in Louisiana and had his...

Moise S. Steeg, Jr. and the other men stationed there [Annotator's Note: at Keesler Field, now Keesler Air Force Base...

After he was discharged, Lloyd Duncan returned to Coffeyville, Kansas and went to junior college on the GI Bill. He...

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

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

Henry "Buck" Weaver was born in July 1920 in Blackview, South Carolina. His father worked for the telephone company and...

Violet Walsh was born in 1920 in L'anse Au Tigres, or Tiger's Cove, a small settlement between Eunice and Basile in...

Rosamund Naylor wanted to stay home after her service. She went back to school under the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note:...

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