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Blonder, Erwin Overview of Service
Erwin Blonder was trained as a Forward Observer. He began his military career in 1939. He was required to complete ROTC...
Taylor, Jack Early Life
Jack C. Taylor was born in 1922 and grew up in St. Louis. His father was a stockbroker and his mother took care of the...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Rejection, Re-Evaluation and Unit Assignment
Because of the discrimination in the Army caste system, Francis Resta said he came to really hate the Army. But when...
de Jonge, Wim War Comes to the Dutch East Indies
Wim de Jonge was drafted into the Dutch Army [Annotator's Note: de Jonge was drafted into the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-...
Moxon, Milton Early Life
Milton Moxon was born in Sparta, Michigan in March 1925 and grew up in Grand Rapids. He was the fifth of seven children...
Raby, Glynn Reflections
When Glynn G. Raby Jr. first considered enlisting, he wanted to join the Air Corps. He was young, and aviation was...
Odom, James Early Life
James Odom was born in November 1925 in South Palo Pinto County, about 20 miles south of Mineral Wells, Texas. He grew...
Hyland, Everett Life Aboard the USS Pennsyvlania (BB-38)
[Annotator's Note: Everett Hyland served in the Navy as a radio operator. He reported aboard the battleship USS...
Coleman, Jerry Prewar, Baseball, and the V-5 Program
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman was born [Annotator’s Note: in September 1924] in San Jose [Annotator's Note: San Jose,...
David, Maynard Early Life and Becoming a Bombardier
Maynard David grew up on a farm west of Topeka, Kansas. He went to high school in Silver Lake, Kansas and graduated in...
Reale, Albert Post-War and Reflections
After V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945], Albert Reale spent another six months in the...
Inoshita, Masaji The beginning of Japanese-American internment
Masaji Inoshita was born in central California. At an early age he moved down to the Santa Barbara area. His father had...

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