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Geraldine Nyman was born in Emmett, Idaho in 1920. She grew up with a family that moved every year. Her father was a...

Alton Bourg was born in November 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of nine children. His father was a...

Catherine Long had her most memorable experience in World War II when the armistice was signed. She served because of...

Older male workers would cater to the young women like June Tinker who came into the work force. The men would flirt...

Walter Imahara was into sports and attended the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. He learned that some of the politicians...

Lauren Swinney had complications with her pregnancy and was admitted to the hospital over Christmas. The baby was born...

James Johnson chose the Army because he had a brother lost overboard a ship in 1938. Johnson was the last of 11...

Shirley Chase Kruse recalled that during one of her assignments, a bird flew into her aileron, making the plane...

James Lee was in the Reserve [Annotator's Note: Army Reserve] program and got to serve in certain parts of the world....

Sam Pedrick entered the Army in 1942. Initially, he was assigned to the 323rd Engineer Combat Battalion. After a year,...

Bernice Williams chose the Marine Corps [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Women's Reserve] because she did not want...

Raymond Downs and a historian wrote a book about the experience. He collected his mother's, father's, and sister's...

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