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Mallie Mellon heard that President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United...

Constance Negrotto and her friend Dorothy Toups worked at a hospital after her shift at the PBY plant [Annotator’s Note...

[Annotator's Note: Cyril de la Vergne was stationed at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California.] They did...

Raleigh W. Johnson Jr.’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was visiting with his uncle in Chicago [Annotator’s...

When Edwin McAuliffe's brother went to sea his parents likely knew it was a dangerous time to be at sea but he did not...

Even after losing his brother Edwin McAuliffe still wanted to serve. He wanted to fly but never did. He later went into...

Orrin Welty was born in December 1922 in Lima, Ohio. He grew up during the Great Depression and spent summers working...

The day the war was over is the most memorable for Amelia Taylor. She wanted to serve because her brothers were serving...

Isabella Karle remembers that news of what was happening in Europe was heard on radio and reported in the newspapers....

Bernice Trotter was assigned to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County...

John “Johnny” Pesky was in baseball his whole life. It enabled him to see a lot of things and play with some great...

John McCarthy was born in December 1918 in Seattle, Washington. He lived on a little farm and he attended Highline High...

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