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Mildred Aupied was influenced by her work at the shipyard [Annotator’s Note: she was a welder at the Delta Shipbuilding...

Rosemary Fagot remembers the difficulties she had translating for the United Fruit Company because of the cultural...

Edwin McAuliffe recalls everyone being involved in the shipping industry in New Orleans at that time. He would go with...

[Annotator's Note: Norma Halberg graduated from her training for the Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASPs at Avenger...

William B. Hughes was sent to Merchant Marine boot camp in St. Petersburg, Florida. Afterward, he went to New Orleans...

Bobby C. Wilson was responsible for keeping inventory and books. He was sent to Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine...

Ernest Jackson feels it is important for children to learn about World War 2. Each war is different. World War 2 was...

David Dawson remembers they did a lot of close order drilling. [Annotator’s Note: Dawson was training in Florida.] They...

James Gooch ate a lot of sweet potatoes during World War 2 because they were readily available. It was difficult to...

Amelia Taylor's father signed for her at the recruiting station [Annotator's Note: to join the Women Accepted for...

Lawson Tracy Winslow, Junior decided to use the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...

Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor only once mentioned to her adoptive father that she was thinking about trying to find out more...

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