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Russell Bretz Linger, Jr. was born in Winter Haven, Florida in March 1921. He lived there until he was 13 years old....

[Annotator's Note: Charles Childs was in aviation cadet training when he heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl...

[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Gerald “Gerry”...

Chester J. Butcher was resting and listening to the radio [Annotator's Note: at the United States Military Academy in...

Raymond Mabarac was born in January 1922 and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He was the second of four sons. His father...

Edward Thomas Toole's most memorable moment was when Japan surrendered. That meant the war was over. That was a...

Marvin H. Gohlke was born in Texas in November 1921. He was the oldest child. His mother had four more sons. She died...

James J. McDermott was born in Clearfield, Pennsylvania in October 1920. He worked for a brick manufacturing plant and...

James E. Haynes Sr. was born in December 1923 in Dorchester County at Summerville, South Carolina. He was one of 12...

Returning to questions about his prewar life, Jerome Fatora said that the Great Depression was a difficult time, but...

Leonard Gaj enlisted in March 1943 because he thought it was his duty to protect the United States of America. It was...

Herbert W. Ridyard was in high school when he listened to President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano...

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