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Thomas W. Gillette's most memorable experience of World War 2 was seeing the Japanese planes fly over his house during...

[Annotator's Note: This segment is the beginning of a second interview recorded with Mrs. Grant in the studio at The...

[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy to describe rescuing a Merchant Marine who had fallen off his...

Rudy Huval and his four brothers went into the service. Ivan was the oldest brother [Annotator’s Note: Ivan was killed...

John F. Ward was very excited to find out that his commanding officer at San Angelo Airfield [Annotator's Note: San...

Janice Evenson wanted to go back to college. When she returned home, the high school asked her to teach math. Then a...

Alvin Russo went through basic training near Baton Rouge [Annotator’s Note: Baton Rouge, Louisiana]. When he joined,...

Louis J. Brown, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in November 1925. His father was a welder by trade and stayed...

Dr. Kenneth Arrow applied for Columbia University at 15 years old. The minimum age of acceptance was 16 years old....

Fredi Van Pelt went through basic training in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...

People would come to Washington [Annotator's Note: Washington, DC] to have bond [Annotator's Note: war bonds; debt...

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

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