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Swan, Robert Prewar Naval Aviator
Robert Swan did not select going into patrol planes. Everybody asks for fighters when they go through flight school....
Costa, Anthony Prewar Service
Anthony Costa enjoyed it [Annotator's Note: his prewar service in the United States Marine Corps] because he was able...
Rinas, Bruno Prewar Service in the Philippines
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with the interviewer and Rinas talking about Rinas's wife.] Bruno S. Rinas moved to...
Lingo, Alfred Prewar Steam Power Plant Man
In 1940, Alfred A. Lingo was activated into the Army for one year at Hamilton Field [Annotator's Note: now Hamilton Air...
Guzman, Nicanor Prewar to Army Captain
Nicanor Guzman was born in the Philippines in March 1918. He got his two year basic course in the Army. He also studied...
Phillips, Robert Prewar to Becoming a Medic
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with Robert Phillips talking about cats.] Robert Phillips was born in Sioux...
Cain, Howard Prewar to Breakout
Howard Cain was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin in November 1926. At age seven, the family moved to Chicago [Annotator’s...
Kent, Edward Prewar to Breakout of War
Edward F. Kent was born in November 1917 and grew up with one older sister. During the Great Depression [Annotator's...
Taylor, Robert Prewar to Corpsman
Robert Merrill Taylor was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in October 1920. There were nine children in his family. He...
Baker, Sterling Prewar to Coxswain
Sterling Baker was born in October 1924 in Texas. His mother and grandmother raised five children during the Great...
Gilmore, Selwyn Prewar to Draft
[Annotator's Note: The interview starts with the crew setting up.] Selwyn Preston Gilmore, Sr. was born in Berwick,...
Stevens, Phineas Prewar to FBI to Navy
Phineas Stevens was born in Jackson, Mississippi in December 1917. He grew up during the Great Depression. He attended...
Griffith, Leon Prewar to Guarding the Florida Keys
Leon Griffith was born in Magee, Mississippi but raised in Monticello [Annotator's Note: Monticello, Mississippi] on a...
Goodwin, Hersey Prewar to Iwo Jima
Hersey Goodwin was born in January 1925 in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana in the town of Jones. He lived on a farm. He...
Billingsley, James Prewar to Japan
James Billingsley was born in Erie, Pennsylvania in November 1923. He remembers the Depression [Annotator's Note: Great...
Behr, Peter Prewar to Military Training
Peter "Pete" Behr was born in Fresno, California in 1925. His father lost his job during the Great Depression [...
Rizzo, James Prewar to Military Training
James N. Rizzo enlisted in the Air Force and served for 22 months. After attending basic training at Keesler Field,...
Rosenbaum, James Prewar to Military Training
James Stewart Rosenbaum was born in Chicago, Illinois in August 1925. His father was an insurance and hat salesman. He...
Pringle, James Prewar to Montford Point Marine
James Pringle was born in Sumter, South Carolina in November 1925. Life growing up was rough. He worked in grocery...
Tyson, Marvin Prewar to Navy
Marvin Tyson was born in July 1925 the Bronx, New York City, New York [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five...
Dye, Jack Prewar to Navy
Jack Dye was born in Alamosa, Colorado. His family left when his three and his mother passed away. His father was...
Schmetzer, Charles Prewar to Navy Training
Charles "Chuck" Schmetzer was born in August 1926 in Louisville, Kentucky. His father owned a sheet metal business and...
Savage, Robert Prewar to Navy Training
Robert Savage was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in December 1924. He grew up in a duplex owned by his grandmother and...
Ernest, Malcolm Prewar to Nichols Field
Malcolm Ernest was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in June 1916. He was at Nichols Field in Manila [Annotator's Note:...
Delaune, Lawrence Prewar to Overseas
Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. was born in Patterson, Louisiana in September 1924. He grew up on his family's strawberry farm...
Smith, William J. Prewar to Pilot
William Smith was born in Ashland, Kentucky in March 1922. His dad was a doctor who was a surgeon in World War 1. The...
Beynon, Robert Prewar to Submarines
Dr. Robert Beynon was born in August 1924 in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1942 and enlisted in the Navy....
Smith, Dale Prewar to Submarines
Dale Smith was born in Ontario, California in March 1925. His great grandfather moved there in 1892 and was a founder....
Wergin, Earl Prewar to the Pacific
Earl Wergin was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in May 1927. As a boy, he and his family moved to New York City [Annotator...
Urban, Raymond Prewar to VMF-212
Raymond Urban was born in September 1920 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. They left there when he was young and moved around...
Coleman, Jerry Prewar, Baseball, and the V-5 Program
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman was born [Annotator’s Note: in September 1924] in San Jose [Annotator's Note: San Jose,...
Elliott, John Prewar, Becomming an Aviator, and Deployment
John R. Elliott was born in July 1919 in Greeley, Colorado. He lived there until he was 13 years old. He went to a one-...
Markwald, Ervin Prewar, Draft, and Deployment
Ervin Markwald served with the 77th Division [Annotator's Note: 305th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division] during...
Bender, Harry Prewar, Enlistment, and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: There is the sound of a lawnmower in the background during this clip.] Harry Bender was born and...
Hebert, Willie Roy Prewar, Marine, and Postwar Lives
Willie Roy Hebert qualified as expert on the M1 [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as...
Hymel, Clyde Prewar, the Pacific, and Postwar
Clyde Hymel was born in Garyville, Louisiana in April 1926, and had fun growing up there. His father was a supervisor...

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