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Rankart, Marie Losing a Loved One and Gaining a New One
Marie Rankart was at a dress shop in Elizabeth, New Jersey buying a dress when she heard the news that the war was over...
Howie, Alice Decoding Japanese Messages
Alice Howie did not get involved in anything in the war effort other than in Arlington, Virginia. She worked for IBM [...
Clancey, Michael Boot Camp and Vietnam
Michael Clancey completed boot camp at MCRD San Diego [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San...
Mitchell, George Prewar to US Marine Corps
George Mitchell was born in Albany, Georgia in 1924. His father owned a barbershop with his brothers and two other men...
Johnson, James Combat in Korea
James Johnson remembers the combat was continuous. [Annotator’s Note: He is referring to the Korean War which was...
Landry, Coleen Sisters Move In and a Brother Goes Missing
Coleen Landry's sisters were worried about their husbands who were at war. One sister had lived in Galveston, Texas for...
Flournoy, Maxine Segment 1
Flournoy was born in Wheaton, Missouri on March 30th, 1921. The Depression affected her family but as a kid she did not...
Groel, Marilyn "Marilyn Strelow" City Life to Marine Life
Marilyn Strelow Groel was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1924 and grew up in Maplewood, New Jersey. Groel moved to...
Vandervort, Jack Prewar Life to Merchant Marine
Jack Vandervort was born in Bigheart, Oklahoma in December 1921. During the Depression [Annotator's Note: The Great...
Moret, Calvin Defeating Segregation
Calvin Moret was born in the first house built on the square. His family would be the only black family in a...
Smith, Lamar Closing Thoughts
The Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith believes that World War 2 does not mean too much to America today. America did...
Overby, Nita War's End and Reflections
Nita Fay Overby worked for an aircraft plant [Annotator's Note: The Midwest City Douglas Aircraft Company Plant in...

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