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Takea Iguchi was 10 years old when his father was sent to New York to assist the ambassador. They moved to Washington,...

Alvin Russo was born in December 1924 in Buffalo, New York. He was an only child. His father was a pharmacist. His...

John “Johnny” Pesky found himself lost while flying during flight training. Landing in a farmer’s field, he admitted...

Bane Cook was born in August 1925 in Illinois. He had an older brother. [Annotator’s Note: Cook talks about his brother...

Louis J. Brown, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in November 1925. His father was a welder by trade and stayed...

Henry "Buck" Weaver was born in July 1920 in Blackview, South Carolina. His father worked for the telephone company and...

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

Betty Peak had one year of college when the war started. She was 14 in October [Annotator's Note: 1937] and the war...

Charlotte Combs was born in April 1920 in New Orleans [Annotator’s Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. She had two little...

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

Elsie Marie "Kitty" Rippin was born in Ellinger, Texas in January 1924. She moved around a lot with her family during...

During the war, Washington, DC was crowded. They had food rationing and gasoline rationing. Emma Keulegan and her...

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