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William B. Hughes knew he wanted to be a soldier when he first saw his brother in uniform. He eventually joined the...

Loraine Osborne joined the war effort because a lot of her friends were going into the war. Her sister went to work in...

Betty Peak had never had a prior job when she went to work for Boeing [Annotator's Note: Boeing Aircraft Company,...

[Annotator's Note: The interview starts mid-conversation.] Rosemary Ramsey was born in Levington, Michigan [Annotator's...

John “Johnny” Pesky learned to show up on time and be on time in the Navy. He found tough decisions when choosing...

Harris H. Levee reported to the University [Annotator's Note: Metallurgical Laboratory at the University of Chicago,...

After Easter 1946, Bowdre McDowell returned home and pursued a college education. He graduated with a marketing degree...

Linda Hope was born in 1939 [Annotator’s Note: She is the daughter of Bob and Dolores Hope]. She never realized the...

Marion Meredith Beal felt the Marine Corps was an unusually strong outfit. Not many of his race were in the service and...

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

Joseph Traina trained in Algiers on the Navy base [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Algiers in New Orleans, Louisiana]....

Mrs. P.A. "Tippy" Foster's most memorable experience of World War 2 was hearing the news of Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...

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