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Dr. Norman Francis did not follow the war closely. He devoted his time to school and sports. His parents had said to...

Raymond Downs was in the water for almost 20 hours with no food. On the horizon, he could see 27 shrimping boats. He...

Louise Settles put in for overseas duty in 1943. She did not necessarily want to go overseas. It was more to get out of...

Mallie Mellon heard that President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United...

Murray Glass was born in 1924 in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the Bronx. His father was the manager and part owner...

Audrey Maduell had an air raid shelter right across from her house. Her father would bring coffee to the workers...

Margaret Kerry remembers the time when no one knew if television would take over the movies. The movie stars could be...

Raleigh W. Johnson Jr.’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was visiting with his uncle in Chicago [Annotator’s...

[Annotator's Note: People are talking off camera throughout the segment.] Art Frankel does not have a memorable...

The Japanese attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941] started at five...

Betty Masket was born in Cullowhee, North Carolina in 1923. The Depression did not affect Masket as much as it did...

Carolyn Bridgforth was going to be a dietician. There were very few jobs available to women. She did not finish her...

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