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Martin, Charles Prewar Life
Charles Martin was born in August 1922 in Nebraska. He had one brother that died when he was an infant. His father was...
Grimes, Vodioe Prewar Life
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes was named after his uncle on his father's side. As a kid, he wanted a simple name like...
Mouton, George Prewar Life
George Mouton was born in Lafayette, Louisiana in 1926. He was young during the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great...
Lansou, David Prewar Life
David Lansou served in World War 2 in the signal company, headquarters battalion, 5th Marine Division. He was born in...
Jennings, Edward Prewar Life
Edward Bruce Jennings was born in December 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas. At his age, children did not worry about the...
Miralles, Richard Prewar Life
Richard Miralles was born in July 1924 in Anderson, California. He was an orphan. His parents separated. He lived with...
Donaldson, Buck Prewar Life
Buck Donaldson was born in August 1925 in Grant Parish, Louisiana. He was the fifth child. His father was a doctor and...
Bennett, Loren Prewar Life
Loren Bennett was born in October 1927 in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois]. He did not have any siblings....
Donovan, Robert Prewar Life
Robert L. Donovan was drafted. He wanted to enlist in the Air Force. He had hay fever so they did not let him enlist....
Fagerstrom, Stanley Prewar Life
Stanley Fagerstrom was born in June 1923 in Schaffer, North Dakota. He had a sister who was eight years older than him...
Bucher, Francis Prewar Life
Francis Bucher was born in October 1922 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His was a friendly neighborhood where everybody knew...
Andriano, Louis Prewar Life
Louis Andriano was born in Long Island City, Queens, New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in February 1926....
Petrus, Andrew Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: A person appears in the background throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus was born in Bridgeville,...
Hagans, Benjamin Prewar Life
Benjamin Hagans was born in July 1929 in Cebu, the Philippines. His father was an engineer in Cuba. His father was an...
Lynch, James Prewar Life
James Paul Lynch served on the USS Snook [Annotator's Note: USS Snook (SS-279)] and the USS Sea Dog [Annotator's Note:...
Mitchel, Lyle Prewar Life
Lyle Mitchell was born in September 1918 in New York. He had a sister and a brother. His sister is two years younger...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Prewar Life
Archibald Boyd Rackerby was born in July 1920 in Washington, D.C. because his mother and her family were Washingtonians...
Casillas, Joseph Prewar Life
Joe G. Casillas was born in San Pedro, California in October 1925. He grew up around Pacoima [Annotator's Note: Pacoima...
Townsend, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Townsend developed his own newspaper route. [Annotator’s Note: Townsend talks about selling newspapers.]...
Dendrinelis, Socrates Prewar Life
Socrates Dendrinelis was born in St. Louis, Missouri in March 1926. He grew up there with three brothers and one sister...
Spencer, Wallace "Wallace Smigiro" Prewar Life
Wallace Edward Spencer, originally Wallace Smigirow, was born in Woodside, New York in October 1925. He has one older...
Lingo, Alfred Prewar Life
Alfred A. Lingo was born in San, Jose, Costa Rica in March 1914. His father was a civilian engineer for United Fruit...
Adair, Charles Prewar Life
Charles Watkins Adair was born in Dora, Alabama in 1923. His family moved a lot during the Great Depression [Annotator'...
Denault, Leo Prewar Life
Leo Denault served with the 43rd Bomb Group [Annotator’s Note: 403rd Bombardment Squadron, 43rd Bombardment Group]. He...
Hill, James Prewar Life
James J. Hill was born in September 1920 in Chicago's [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois] north side. He grew up in a...
Fisher, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Fisher was born in January 1925 in Marshall, Texas. He had one brother who was two years older. He went through...
Goodwin, Kenneth Prewar Life
Kenneth Raymond Goodwin was born in August 1926 in South Berwick, Maine. He is the youngest of seven children. He was...
Koenig, Elmer Prewar Life
Elmer Koenig was born in July 1925 in Santa Ana, California. His older sister died in 1918. He grew up in Orange [...
Colburn, George Prewar Life
George Colburn was born in Medford, Massachusetts in March 1926. His sister died as an infant and he grew up alone. His...
Sullivan, George Prewar Life
George Joseph Sullivan goes by "Joe Sullivan" because he has great relatives who were named Joe Sullivan, all the way...
Alair, Gene Prewar Life
Gene Alair was born in February 1920 in Fargo, North Dakota. His mother was in the entertainment business, so they...
Fishman, Arthur Prewar Life
Arthur Fishman had one sister growing up. His mother died when he was six years old. A few years later, his father...
Jensen, Mervin Prewar life
Mervin Jensen was born in 1926 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. There were ten kids in the family. His mom and dad raised them...
Sledge, Nevin Prewar Life
Nevin Sledge was born in Alva, Mississippi in February 1921. His father was a farmer. They moved to the Mississippi...
Young, James Prewar Life
James Franklin Young was born in Toledo, Ohio in June 1921. He grew up with one older brother. His mother and father...
Dyer, Jimmie Prewar Life
Jimmie F. Dyer was born and raised on a farm in Castro County, Texas in April 1926. His dad was a farmer and there were...

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