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Frederick Jenkins was born in Detroit, Michigan in July 1926. He grew up in the fields. His father was a college...

Michael Mickey Ganitch was changed by the war. His family was affected by the Depression. They were lucky to be on a...

Guy Stern had come to Saint Louis, Missouri in 1937 when he was 15 years old to escape Nazi Germany. He tried, but...

The ship spent a few days in San Diego. When the Yorktown had passed through the Panama Canal, Vejtasa had been...

Erwin Blonder was trained as a Forward Observer. He began his military career in 1939. He was required to complete ROTC...

Hawk's father had served in the Army Coast Artillery in the Philippines during World War I and woke Hawk up at 3 in the...

Russell Brien was 16 years old when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor but he does not know exactly where he was. He...

After the invasion they left Southern France [Annotator's Note: Perrett means Northern France, in June 1944] and...

Waldeman Czaban’s unit went to Kawaii, the Hawaiian Islands, and helped develop the fledgling base. The Seventh...

Louis Smith recalled that he was inducted 26 February 1943, wounded on Iwo Jima 26 February 1945, and quit smoking...

John Earles was born in April 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father was a section foreman on the GM...

Bernard Friedenberg had his basic training at Fort Hancock. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was working with his...

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