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Delano Brister had a career in the United States Army. The Louisiana Maneuvers made a great impression on him. He...

Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore was discharged in August 1946 as a sergeant. She used the G.I. Bill twice. She went to...

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

[Annotator's Note: From December 1940 until 1949, Marie Rankart worked for the General Motors Company facility in...

James Johnson went to basic training for three months. Then he went to advanced individual training for two months. He...

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

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

Florence Reynolds finished training on 6 June 1944. Afterwards, she was stationed in California. She was allowed to...

Bernice Williams was in Milwaukee [Annotator's Note: Milwaukee, Wisconsin] and heard about the attack [Annotator's Note...

Mildred Loscalzo Vanderpool heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima, Japan...

Alice Howie cannot remember what dress she wore for her wedding. She got married at a minister's home in Selma, Alabama...

After an airplane engine had flown a certain number of times it would be due for an overhaul. If it was in good...

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