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Wronka, Gretchen Finding Her Father
Gretchen Wronka’s father, Loren Hintz, was killed in action while serving in the Army Air Corps during World War 2....
Francis, Norman Finding His Heroes
Dr. Norman Francis did not follow the war closely. He devoted his time to school and sports. His parents had said to...
Thurman, Tom Finding Subjects to Interview
Scott Eyman [Annotator's Note: American author] and Joseph McBride [Annotator's Note: Joseph McBride, American author,...
Francis, Norman First Black Student at Loyola
Dr. Norman Francis had a great interest in interacting with World War 2 veterans returning from the war and going to...
Hughes, William First Voyage
William B. Hughes was sent to Merchant Marine boot camp in St. Petersburg, Florida. Afterward, he went to New Orleans...
Ragazzi, Frank Flight Testing with WASPs
After about two months of flight test scheduling, Frank Ragazzi was tasked with training five women service pilots....
Moret, Calvin Flying Experiences
Calvin Moret accumulated about 250 hours in cadet training. He would go on to have about 250 hours in the P-40 [...
Duncan, Lloyd Flying Patrols and the End of the War
Lloyd Duncan was quartered in Oceana, Virginia. They reported in every day and flew missions when ordered to. Three...
Soskin, Betty For Her Great-grandmother
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Betty Soskin how she feels about accepting the Silver Service Medallion at The...
Bederson, Benjamin Forcing the Conclusion of the War
In Benjamin Bederson's estimation, his experience at Los Alamos, New Mexico, qualified him as a physicist. He worked...
Osborne, Loraine Ford Motor Company
Loraine Osborne was 16 years old when she moved. [Annotator’s Note: Osborne moved to Detroit, Michigan]. She worked at...
Arrow, Kenneth Forecasting for Overseas Travel Routes
Dr. Kenneth Arrow was doing research into statistical fitting with WACs [Annotator’s Note: Women's Army Corps] during...
Nyman, Geraldine "Geri" Formation of the WASPs, Disbanding the WASPs and Family
Geraldine Nyman thought that Cochran [Annotator's Note: Jacqueline Cochran] was independent. Nancy Love had started the...
Imahara, Walter Fresno Assembly Center
Walter Imahara was four years old when he went into the camp. They were first sent to an assembly center in Fresno...
Flores, Belisario Friends and Classmates
Ever since Belisario de Jesus "Bel" Flores was 12 years old, he was aware of the conflict [Annotator's Note: in Europe...
Courant, Hans From Camp Upton to Los Alamos
Hans Courant does not recall which year that happened [Annotator's Note: when he was drafted]. After reporting in he...
Viera, Conrad From Fort Rucker to Occupied Japan
[Annotator's Note: Birds and muffled conversation can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] After...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" From Hawaii to Europe
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax served in the 298th Infantry Regiment which was a National Guard unit in federal service....
Stricklan, Mary From the WACs to the Pentagon
Mary R. Stricklan's uniform [Annotator's Note: in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) then Women's Army Corps (WAC...
Hicks, Ora Pierce German POW Camp
Ora Hicks entered the military at Camp Livingston, Louisiana. She then went to Fort Huachuca [Annotator's Note: in...
Negrotto, Constance German POWs
While Constance Negrotto worked at the PBY plant [Annotator’s Note: Negrotto was a technical illustrator at the PBY...
Hamilton, Virginia German POWs, French Pilots and Changing Roles of Women
Virginia Hamilton wanted to go visit some German POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] at a work camp. The POWs...
MCarthy, John German Subs and War's End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John McCarthy if they ever forced any German submarines, or u-boats, to surface...
Bridgforth, Carolyn Getting Married
[Annotator's Note: Carolyn Bridgforth and her boyfriend decided to move up their wedding after the Japanese attacked...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Getting Out of the Army
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax was in the town of Bad Ems, Germany. They located some alcohol and he got intoxicated. He...
Thurman, Tom Giving His Work to The Museum
When Tom Thurman [Annotator's Note: American filmmaker] produced the documentary film, "John Ford Goes to War" [...
Arrow, Kenneth Globalization
Dr. Kenneth Arrow was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Siena in the 1990s. Arrow had always been interested in...
McAuliffe, Edwin Going to College With Veterans
Edwin McAuliffe graduated high school the year the war ended. When he started his first year of college at Southeastern...
Ward, Albert "Jim" Going to War in New Orleans
Albert James "Jim" Ward was born in September 1927 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. He was 14...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Going to Work
Helen Kushnir went to work for DeSoto [Annotator's Note: DeSoto-Warren Plant, Chrysler Corporation, Detroit, Michigan]...
Liparoto, Mildred "Jean" Going to Work
The young men were gone, and women were needed to work. Mildred "Jean" Liparoto's sister-in-law started working at...
Mellon, Mallie "Mallie Osborne" Going to Work
Mallie Mellon found that the men she worked with [Annotator's Note: at Briggs Manufacturing Company in Detroit,...
Sarnacki, Stella Going to Work
Stella Sarnacki found out that her father died from causes of the war like the gas. She does not remember her...
Rankart, Marie Going to Work for General Motors
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer explaining to Marie Rankart how the interview will take...
Kearney, George Going to Work for Higgins Industries
George Kearney was living on Magazine Street [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana] when he went to work for...
Jones, Robert Growing Up in a Candy Store to Joining the Coast Guard
Robert Francis Jones was born in 1921 in Philadelphia [Annotator’s Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. His neighbors...

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