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Victor Befera looks upon himself as just a footnote of World War 2. He did not collect any medals or commendations. His...

Norman Mineta joined his father in the insurance business after his military discharge. He was at Berkley University in...

Rosemary Fagot was born an American citizen, but she had never been to to the United States until she enlisted in the...

Norman Mineta visited relatives while he was stationed in Japan [Annotator's Note: during the Korean War]. The...

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

Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor [Annotator's Note: who worked for years to locate the crash site and remains of her father, US...

Shirley Sandy Schulman was born in September 1922 in Manhattan, New York [Annotator's Note: Manhattan is one of the...

Lydia Grant describes recreation and life as a young girl in the Navy Yard at Pearl Harbor. As a young girl, she...

Homer Johnson was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1924. During the Great Depression, his father worked for Ford Motor...

[Annotator's Note: Carolyn Bridgforth and her boyfriend decided to move up their wedding after the Japanese attacked...

Rita Hymel was born in Killona, Louisiana. They had a little schoolhouse and went to school barefoot. They had a pot-...

Blaine Kern’s father was an artist. Kern was a bad soldier. He did not want to follow orders or pass inspections. He...

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