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Barnes, Alton Early Life
Alton R. Barnes was born in December 1923 in Oxford, Alabama. He grew up in Talladega County where his father was in...
Malec, Henry Early Life
Henry Joseph Malec was born in 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. He lost two brothers, Rudolf and Bruno, to the flu epidemic...
Fontana, Frank Early Life
Frank Fontana was born in St. Louis, Missouri in August 1922. He grew up in St. Louis. He had one brother who was two...
Brueland, Lowell Early Life
Lowell Kermit Brueland born in a small town in Iowa. He was raised on farm two miles from town. Brueland’s father was...
Linker, George Early Life
George Harrison Linker, Jr. was born in 1926 in Dover, Arkansas. He was the youngest of three siblings. Neither his...
Laubner, William Early Life
William Laubner was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany in November 1919. He had a younger sister. His family moved to New...
Mayeur, Russell Early Life
Russell Mayeur was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in September 1927. His family had a tough time during the Depression...
Bolster, Elisabeth Life Under the Nazis
Elisabeth Bolster would visit with her father every weekend [Annotator's Note: her father was forced to remain in...
DuBose, John SS Bostonian and Staying One Stap Ahead of the Draft Board
John DuBose reached his new ship [Annotator's Note: the SS Bostonian] and was immediately given lifeboat training. He...
McNeely, Marigold WRENS
Marigold McNeely knew that she could be drafted into the service at age 18 whether she was married or not. That was the...