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Francis Dymnicki was born in Yonkers, New York and lived there for ten years during the Depression until his father...

Chester Biernacki and the ship [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)] returned to the United States after the Pearl...

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

Walter Ram went through basic training for the Army. He was discharged after a year in the Army. When the Japanese...

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

Barbara Butler was born in Syracuse, New York in 1921. Her father was a salesman so they moved around a lot when she...

Ernest Chauvin was born in Houma, Louisiana in October 1925. He lived there until he was drafted in 1943 or 1944. His...

[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Bette C. Horstman...

[Annotators Note: The interview begins mid conversation but gets on track shortly after the initial conversation.] Tom...

Victor K. Carman was happy to be assigned to his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Cabot (CVL-28)]. Some sailors were sent to...

Roy Cascio was born in December 1925 in Harvey, Louisiana. His father would find a job somewhere to keep working and...

Frank Patti was born in December 1924 in Hammond, Louisiana and grew up on a produce farm where his parents shared the...

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