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Brown, Grace "Grace Janota" End of the War and Postwar Career
Grace Brown and some friends liked to go out after work. They would meet up with the different soldiers that came into...
Schmidt, Philip End of the War and Returning Home
At the end of the war, Philip Schmidt and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Company, 8th Armored Division] could...
Harris, Robert End of War
After Operation Market Garden flights, Robert Harris continued flying transport and supply missions. He at times grew...
Weber, Ed Enlisting in the Marine Corps
Ed Weber saw a movie with John Payne [Annotator's Note: John Howard Payne, American actor] and Maureen O'Sullivan [...
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...
Reitman, Seymour Entertainment in Germany
Seymour Reitman was sent to get occupation money because there was a black market thriving. He borrowed money from some...
Achee, Lorraine Entertainment, Education and the Attack on Pearl Harbor
Lorraine Achee's father had died when they were very young. Her mother would mention the pending war news once in a...
Dawson, Zhanna Evading the Nazis
Zhanna Dawson had to find a place of refuge after leaving the death march [Annotator's Note: starting in December 1941...
Baham, Marietta Experience with POWs
Marietta Baham worked at Jackson Barracks [Annotator's Note: Louisiana National Guard base in New Orleans, Louisiana]...
Rosenbaum, James Experiences in the Pacific
James Stewart Rosenbaum heard about the surrender of Germany while he was fighting in Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...
Dawson, Zhanna Family Relocation and Musical Growth
Zhanna Dawson and her family moved after the two daughters were offered scholarships at the conservatory [Annotator's...
Anthony, Ray Final Thoughts
Ray Anthony saw the big band era subside with the influx of the rock and roll genre. Anthony seldom performs now....
Joyce, Josefine Finding Fun during the Nazi Reign
Josefine "Piepsi" Joyce enjoyed the Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria] woods. She enjoyed singing any type of...
Thurman, Tom Finding Subjects to Interview
Scott Eyman [Annotator's Note: American author] and Joseph McBride [Annotator's Note: Joseph McBride, American author,...
Rosenberg, Justus Fleeing Nazism in Paris
[Annotator’s Note: There is a buzzing in the background throughout this clip.] People began to leave Danzig [Annotator’...
Willford, Sandford Flight Training
Sandford Robert Willford was born in February 1922 in Los Angeles, California, with a half-brother, younger sister, and...
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...
Lafferty, Ralph Friendship
One of Ralph F. Lafferty's friends had been a ski instructor before the war. He was a wonderful skier, and they became...
Wichterich, George From the 9th Ward to the Army
[Annotators Note: Interview begins with the interviewer and George Wichterich talking about a tank that was knocked out...
Hegerty, Ghislaine German Hostility
Ghislaine Hegerty did not see any immediate German reactions to the Jews. When she approached a German on the sidewalk...
Alexander, Samson German Prisoners Dancing
Heavyweight champion Joe Louis [Annotator's Note: Joseph Louis Barrow, professional boxer] joined the Army. Samson...
Bridgforth, Carolyn Getting Married
[Annotator's Note: Carolyn Bridgforth and her boyfriend decided to move up their wedding after the Japanese attacked...
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" [...
Vargas, Jay Growing up during World War 2
Jay R. Vargas was born in July 1938 in Winslow, Arizona. His parents were immigrants who met on the boat on their way...
Kesselman, Emil Growing up in New York
Emil Kesselman was born in April 1927 in Jamaica, New York. He had one brother, George, who has since passed, and a...
Heath, David Guadalcanal, New Zealand and Tropical Illnesses
David Heath was stationed near Henderson Field [Annotator's Note: American airfield on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands...
Alaniz, George Having Fun in Dallas
[Annotator's Note: After being wounded, George Alaniz was sent to Gainesville, Texas to recuperate.] Alaniz was...
Asher, Adolph Hearing About Pearl Harbor
Adolph Edward Asher was in training as a soldier when he heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Negrotto, Constance Helping Servicemen
Constance Negrotto and her friend Dorothy Toups worked at a hospital after her shift at the PBY plant [Annotator’s Note...
Elliott, Lucy Higgins Memories
Lucy Elliot knew of the area off Gentilly Road where Higgins [Annotator's Note: Andrew Jackson Higgins, owner of...
Bebko, Robert Hollywood Stars and Postwar Life
Robert Stephen Bebko used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
Benjamin, Adelaide Homefront
Once the United States entered World War 2, Adelaide Benjamin followed the progress of the war in a number of ways but...
Swinney, Lauren Innocent Humor
Everything in speech begins with the ear and Lauren Swinney had a good ear for languages. She does fairly well with...
Linkous, Melvin Into Germany
Melvin Linkous was very sympathetic toward the German female population. The women of Leipzig [Annotator's Note:...

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