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Wiswell, George Learning to Think
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks George Wiswell what it was like when the war ended.] Thank goodness it was over...
Fagot, Rosemary G. Postwar Career and Appreciating the United States
Rosemary Fagot remembers the difficulties she had translating for the United Fruit Company because of the cultural...
Mineta, Norman Reaction to the 9-11 Terror Attacks
Norman Mineta attended a cabinet meeting on Thursday, 13 September [Annotator's Note: two days after the 11 September...
Pesky, John Navy Years
John “Johnny” Pesky volunteered for the Navy because he did not want to be drafted. He got into a program where he was...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Reflections and Closing Thoughts
Sara "Sally" Manning's life would have been completely different had she not volunteered for the Navy. It gave her the...
Hicks, Ora Pierce German POW Camp
Ora Hicks entered the military at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. She then went to Fort Huachuca [Annotator's Note: in...
Elliott, Calvin Applying To Be a Pilot
Calvin Elliott decided he wanted to try and be an airplane pilot. He was fascinated by the B-25s [Annotator's Note:...
Kearney, George Marvin Perrett and Testing Boats
[Annotator's Note: George Kearney grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana and was an employee of Higgins Industries from 1937...
Kearney, George Employees and Building Materials
George Kearney really enjoyed working for Higgins Industries. Durbins [Annotator's Note: unsure of spelling] was in...
Shimp, Marcella Treating Returning Wounded
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist 's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] thought...
Nygren, Karl War's End
Carl Nygren was delighted that the bombs were dropped on Japan [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima...
Clancey, Michael Boot Camp and Vietnam
Michael Clancey completed boot camp at MCRD San Diego [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego in San...

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