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Guidry, Shirley Prewar Life
Shirley Guidry was born in Rayne, Louisiana in August 1925. When he was 15 years old, he moved to New Orleans [...
Spaulding, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Spaulding was born in August 1925 in Oxnard, California. Back then, some women, including his mother were sent...
Roed, Harold Prewar Life
Harold Roed was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1926. He had an older brother, who was also in the service, and a younger...
Albertson, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Albertson was born in 1923 in Millville [Annotator's Note: Millville, Pennsylvania]. The children were nice....
Abate, Sam Prewar Life
Sam V. Abate was born in Saint Rose, Louisiana in November 1920. He lived there for the rest of his life after he came...
Briggs, Norman Prewar Life
Norman Alden Briggs was born in November 1925 in Jennings [Annotator's Note: Jennings, Louisiana]. He had three...
Cardenas, Louis Prewar Life
Louis Cardenas was born in April 1919 in San Antonio, Texas. His father had a good job in the civil service. He was not...
Cox, Neil "Jack" Prewar Life
Neil Cox was born in Florala, Alabama in September 1925. He had two brothers and one sister. They lived on a farm. They...
Brown, Charles Prewar Life
Charles R. Brown was born in March 1925 in Port Townsend, Washington as an only child. His parents split when he was...
Van Matre, Russell Prewar Life
Russell Van Matre was born in March 1922 in Elsberry, Missouri with two brothers and two sisters. His grandparents were...
Cowan, John Prewar Life
John L. Cowan's ancestors came from the western part of Scotland. He was born December 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
Barksdale, Battle Prewar Life
Battle Malone Barksdale was the youngest of seven children. He was born in February 1916 in Mississippi [Annotator's...
Heim, Henry Prewar Life
Henry Heim was born in April 1921 in Trevorton, Pennsylvania. He had three brothers and two sisters. He was the oldest...
Shenkle, George Prewar Life
George Shenkle was born in New Jersey in 1921. His father was a clerk to the superintendent of a steel company. His...
Samuelson, Daniel Prewar Life
Daniel Samuelson was born in January 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He had a brother and a sister. His father was a...
Trauner, Walter Prewar Life
Walter Trauner was born in 1925 in Boonton, New Jersey. His father had a bakery there. In 1929, his father sold the...
Platkin, Carl Prewar Life
Carl Platkin was born in September 1924 in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York]. His father worked...
Sapp, Walter Prewar Life
Walter Sapp was born in Jacksonville, Florida in January 1926. His mother was visiting her parents on vacation when he...
Carlson, Donald Prewar Life
Donald Albert Carlson was born in June 1924. [Annotator's Note: Carlson stops to see if he can hear the interviewer...
Boeke, Robert Prewar Life
Robert Boeke was born in August 1925 in Pasadena, California. Pasadena was a great place with nice people. The weather...
St. Amant, Philemon Prewar Life
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant was named after his grandfather, Philemon Hawkins Andrews, a descendant of Sir John...
Kirkpatrick, Otto Prewar Life
Otto Kirkpatrick went to college after he got back from the war. Before the war, he was working for the conservation...
Cleveland, Carleton Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: It is very difficult to understand Carleton Cleveland due to sound issues throughout this clip.]...
Beaugh, George Prewar Life
George Beaugh was born in June 1922 in Opelousas, Louisiana. He was one of six siblings. His parents were farmers....
Hastings, Wilford Prewar Life
Wilford E. Hastings was born in Braggadocio, Missouri in July 1923. He grew up in the area. Family life was tough for...
Wilson, Paul Prewar Life
Paul Wilson was born in December 1925 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He has five sisters and one brother. He grew up in...
Sellars, Arnol Prewar life
Arnol Sellars was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1924. He lived in Louisiana, Texas, and overseas but Tulsa is home. He...
Bertz, Richard Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The clip starts with the interviewer mid-sentence explaining how the interview will proceed.]...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Prewar Life
DeQuindre McGlaun was born on a farm in Chattahoochee County, Georgia. He was the youngest of 12 children. They lived...
Nicholson, Elmer Prewar Life
Elmer Nicholson, Jr. was born in September 1924 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He had three sisters and one brother. His...
Balfour, Fred Prewar life
Fred Arthur Balfour was born in August 1923, in Glens Falls, New York. He lived there until he was 12 years old. When...
Murphy, Alfred Prewar Life
Alfred Pierse Murphy was born in Dublin, Ireland in May 1922. He celebrated his third birthday on the boat taking him...
Ericson, John Prewar Life
John Ericson was born in Brooklyn, New York [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn is one of the five boroughs in New York, New...
Du Pre, Peter Prewar Life
Peter Du Pre was born in May 1923. He has three brothers and one sister. He was the oldest boy. His father was in the...
Carter, Alex Prewar Life
Alex Carter Sr. was born in December 1920 in Mississippi. He had three brothers and six sisters. He was the oldest...
Kruszewski, Z. Anthony Prewar Life
Z. Anthony Kruszewski discusses the history of the Polish language. His mother was evacuated to Ukraine during the...

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