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Delano Brister had a career in the United States Army. The Louisiana Maneuvers made a great impression on him. He...

After leaving his post [Annotator's Note: in the Metallurgical Laboratory] at the University of Chicago [Annotator's...

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

The Navy made Eileen Noll a different person. She wanted to be better so that went along with the role the Navy played...

Joseph Traina met a girl in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and got married there. They moved to...

Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp [Annotator's Note: a Pharmacist's Mate in the United States Navy Nurse Corps] returned...

Peggy Upham was born in January 1924 in Dallas, Texas. She remembers the Great Depression. Her family did alright. They...

James Lee says censorship was the worst thing about martial law [Annotator's Note: after the Japanese attack on Pearl...

[Annotator's Note: From December 1940 until 1949, Marie Rankart worked for the General Motors Company facility in...

Paul Gibfried grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, near Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. His family arrived...

Admitting to an "old story," Jean Terrell McCreery related the tale of how, because she was underage, she couldn't buy...

Russell Arnold Dahlstrom was born in July 1923 in Rockford, Illinois. [Annotator’s Note: A clock dings at 00:28.00] He...

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