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Hollis, Frederick End of War
Frederick Hollis saw the mood of the country after Kasserine Pass as being very negative. With many ships lost at Pearl...
Negrotto, Constance End of War and Afterward
After working at the PBY facility [Annotator’s Note: Constance Negrotto was a technical illustrator at the PBY Catalina...
Moret, Calvin Enemy POWs and Bigotry
When Calvin Moret was at Godman Field near Fort Knox [Annotator’s Note: Kentucky], he noted that Italian and German...
Trotter, Bernice Enlistment
Bernice Trotter had graduated high school and she was working for an insurance company. It was a one-woman office....
Meikrantz, Frances Enlistment
Frances Meikrantz was with a girl from school. They talked a lot and looked into everything [Annotator's Note: branch...
Hussey, William Enlistment and Assignments
When William Hussey graduated from high school he was too young to enter the Naval Academy, so he signed up for the...
Shimp, Marcella Enlistment and Nurse Training
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp went into nurse training in Washington, D.C. They had a bomb scare and a friend told her...
Van Pelt, Fredi Entering Service
Fredi Van Pelt went through basic training in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Gibfried, Paul Entering the Navy
Paul Gibfried grew up in Park Ridge, Illinois, near Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. His family arrived...
Swinney, Lauren Entertaining Russian and Chinese Servicemen
At Northwestern University, Lauren Swinney's speech fraternity, Zeta Phi Eta, was sent to Glenview Naval Air Station....
Baham, Marietta Entertaining Troops and Meeting Celebrities
Marietta Baham met Omar Bradley [Annotator's Note: US Army General Omar Bradley], who was meeting a colonel at Jackson...
Laughlin, Alexander Entrance into Service
Alexander Laughlin went out west in the summer times. His mother thought he had asthma. He went to St. Paul’s for four...
Dawson, David Entrance into Service
David Dawson was born in October 1924 in Tampa, Florida. They moved to Gary, Indiana when he was two years old. His...
Johnson, James Entrance into Service
James Johnson chose the Army because he had a brother lost overboard a ship in 1938. Johnson was the last of 11...
Malone, Dorothy "GiGi" Entrance into Service
Dorothy Malone enlisted on 7 December 1943. She was home when she heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Gemperline, Eugene Entrance to Service
Eugene J. Gemperline was sent to Buckley [Annotator's Note: then Buckley Field, now Buckley Space Force Base, in Aurora...
Taylor, Sharon Excavating the Crash Site
Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor [Annotator's Note: who worked for years to find the crash site and remains of her father, US...
Baham, Marietta Experience with POWs
Marietta Baham worked at Jackson Barracks [Annotator's Note: Louisiana National Guard base in New Orleans, Louisiana]...
Welty, Orrin Experiences as a WWII Pilot
After graduation, Orrin Welty went home on a 14-day furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short...
Evensen, Janice Experiencing Loss
Janice Evenson thought the food was good. [Annotator’s Note: Evenson was stationed at Marietta, Georgia.] She had her...
Higgins, Francis "Jack Higgins" Exterminating Inventory
Francis Higgins had a business on Canal Street. It was originally Canal Marine owned by Lewis Waggoner and his brother...
Mineta, Norman Facing Internment
Norman Mineta grew up in California where the Alien Land Law existed. It stated that if one was not a citizen of the...
Breaux, Lavenia "Lavenia Hickman" Faith and Education
World War 2 changed Lavenia Breaux. Before the war Breaux had the chance to talk to a woman in her neighborhood who, in...
Meyer, Lois Family and a Negative Encounter with a Colonel
Lois Meyer now lives in Washington. Her sons reminded her that it would be easier for them to take care of her in...
Karle, Isabella Family and Early Life
Isabella Karle was born of Polish immigrants in Detroit, Michigan in 1921. Her father was a Detroit city employee who...
Laughlin, Alexander Family Life
Alexander Laughlin was born in April 1925. His parents were married in 1923. His father died in 1927 in a dental chair...
Dawson, David Family Life
David Dawson was in Hollywood, Florida at Navy gunnery school. He would pick up people that lived off the station and...
Taylor, Sharon Family Life
Dr. Sharon Estill Taylor only once mentioned to her adoptive father that she was thinking about trying to find out more...
Liparoto, Mildred "Jean" Family Members at War
Mildred "Jean" Liparoto had nephews being drafted or who volunteered. Four nephews were in and there might have been...
Smith, Lamar Family Postwar and Reflections
For the Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith, the G.I. Bill was very important because his family did not have any money...
Nyman, Geraldine "Geri" Faulty Aircraft and Reflections
One time, Geraldine Nyman was on a trip going back east and had to land at the closest airport. Nyman was able to get...
Landry, Coleen Feelings Towards the Enemy
Coleen Landry remembers when her parents were told that her brother Reid was missing in action. It took about a month...
Allen, George Final Thoughts
George Allen says he was part of something that worked out well. He was worried that we [Annotator's Note: the United...
McDowell, Bowdre Final Thoughts
Bowdre McDowell was injured in December 1984 when he was hit by a streetcar. He became a lasting friend with his doctor...
Landry, Coleen Final Thoughts
Coleen Landry went into law enforcement part-time to help with public relations. It was not easy being one of the first...
Schulman, Shirley Finding a Way to Get Married
Around 1938, Shirley Sandy Schulman began dating her future husband, Hyman, while they were in high school. Her parents...

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