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Thomas Kingsley's departure for military training was an emotional family event. He had volunteered for the Army...

Ray Dennis Irby turned 17 in 1941. He was in the backyard of his home in Meridian [Annotator's Note: Meridian,...

Eugene Vaadi was born 1 July 1921 Watertown, New York. He spent his life there until entering the military. His father...

Lee R. Broussard was born in December 1925 in Loreauville, Louisiana. His father was a construction worker and then...

Norman Ikari believes that it is important that kids learn about World War 2 and American history. This history is long...

Mark Maynard entered the Navy and initially had training in Idaho and then Illinois. While he was at the second...

Walter Bank's family lived on a small farm, and wasn't greatly affected by the Great Depression. They never talked...

Clyde Jones was born in Cordova, Alabama in 1923. He was raised in nearby Windfield, Alabama, where his father worked...

Shiyuza Hayashi was born near Waialua Sugar Plantation on the west side of the island [Annotator's Note: Oahu, Hawaii...

Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes was named after his uncle on his father's side. As a kid, he wanted a simple name like...

Robert Marovelli clearly remembers being in the bathtub on 7 December 1941, when the announcement came over the radio...

Byron Othello Wilkins, who goes by B.O. Wilkins, was named after his father. He grew up in northeast Arkansas in Luxora...

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