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

Joseph Burrell could see all of the damage from Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...

Arnold A. Mirsky's father did not want him to join the Army Air Corps, so when he was accepted, Mirsky did not tell his...

Gretchen Wronka was born in January 1944. Her parents were born in a farming area of Iowa. While her mother was in...

George N. Boutwell was born in July 1924 in Birmingham, Alabama. He grew up with one older brother and a younger sister...

Back in the United States, the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) went into dry dock, and Lebow went to Texas on leave [Annotator...

[Annotator's Note: Coughing can be heard throughout this segment.] Allen Porter was born in Market, Michigan in 1925....

Crain was born in northern Louisiana. He grew up on a farm. During the depression everyone in his family had to work in...

Remi Kidder was sent to San Diego, California for his basic training. He was used to hard work and discipline so that...

Jack A. Gillis' most memorable event of the war was an errant landing of a disabled aircraft that was nearly wrecked....

William Jackson was born in April 1923 in El Paso, Texas. He lived there until he was 16 years old. He moved to...

[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] John Ryan was born in June 1924, one of four...

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