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Dr. Norman Francis had a great interest in interacting with World War 2 veterans returning from the war and going to...

James Jeter worked for Higgins Shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana. He welded on different vessels but did not know...

Betty Peak had never had a prior job when she went to work for Boeing [Annotator's Note: Boeing Aircraft Company,...

Norman Mineta visited relatives while he was stationed in Japan [Annotator's Note: during the Korean War]. The...

Medary G. Boudreaux was drafted, but a subsequent high test score and his IQ allowed him to go to Sheppard Field north...

At Northwestern University, Lauren Swinney's speech fraternity, Zeta Phi Eta, was sent to Glenview Naval Air Station....

Nita Fay Overby began working for an aircraft plant [Annotator's Note: The Midwest City Douglas Aircraft Company Plant...

After the war ended, Peggy Upham went back home [Annotator's Note: to Dallas, Texas]. There was no money for her to go...

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

Walter Imahara was four years old when he went into the camp. They were first sent to an assembly center in Fresno...

Loraine Osborne was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky in 1925. She grew up on a farm. They canned everything. When they...

George Kearney was living on Magazine Street [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana] when he went to work for...

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