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Violet Walsh served in World War 2 in order to do her part in the war, and she is glad she volunteered. She knows that...

Ora Pierce Hicks married John Hicks at a German prisoner of war camp in Arizona. She has a twin brother named Otis. She...

[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Emma Keulegan already in conversation with the interviewer who then asks...

William B. Hughes first sailed on the SS Joseph Hamilton and that was followed by the USAHS Wisteria. The Hamilton was...

Frederick Hollis was drafted in August 1952. He had 16 weeks of Army basic training in Fort Bliss, Texas, eight weeks...

Rosemary Fagot would not go into the u-boat [Annotator's Note: German submarine] because she is claustrophobic. [...

Bowdre McDowell was born in October 1923 in Amite County in southwest Mississippi. He grew up on a cotton farm and...

Carl Nygren was drafted before he graduated high school. He had to take an exam for basic English and arithmetic. He...

Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore was discharged in August 1946 as a sergeant. She used the G.I. Bill twice. She went to...

[Annotator's Note: The interview starts mid-sentence.] Alice Howie was born in February 1925 in Barrineau Park, Florida...

Michael Clancey did duck and cover drills in school and at home as a child because of the nuclear threat. He always...

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

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