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Nicholson, Elmer Entrance into the Service
Elmer Nicholson, Jr. went to high school for two years. He went into the CCs [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation...
Dixon, Leon Entrance to Service
Leon Dixon can only remember that it was 7 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note:...
Paege, Harry Entrance to Service
Harry George Paege, Junior had his 21st birthday in the service. He was a bugler. He got a letter that said his mother...
Carter, Donald Entrance to the Army
In June 1943, Don Carter was drafted with 60 other boys from his town [Annotator's Note: Hornell, New York]. They...
Hirsekorn, Fred Escaping Nazi Germany
Fred Hirsekorn was born in Schonlanke, Germany in May 1924. There were about five generations of Hirsekorns who were...
Hebert, Richard Family in Service
Richard Hebert, Sr. was born in June 1926 in Jennings, Louisiana with three brothers and three sisters. His brother...
Waggoner, Wesley Family Life
Wesley Waggoner was born in 1927 [Annotator’s Note: May 1927 in Watonga, Oklahoma]. His family was composed of 14...
Jaffe, Stanley Family Life and Pearl Harbor
Dr. Stanley Jaffe has one sister and no brothers in his family. His father was a storekeeper. He owned a liquor store...
Dolsen, Frank Family of Service
Frank Dolsen was born in Pontiac, Michigan in February 1921. His family moved to Lockhaven Country Club [Annotator's...
Nathanson, Eva Family Relationships
Eva Nathanson was born in January 1941 in Budapest, Hungary. Her mother is from the Jewish elite. Her grandfather spoke...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Family Struggles and Army Air Force
Erico J. Catalano was born in Brooklyn, New York in June 1920. Catalano was the fourth of ten children. His father...
Schmidt, Vernon Farm Boy to Enlistee
Vernon Schmidt was born in Reedley [Annotator's Note: Reedley, California] in January 1926. His father worked on a farm...
Wells, Kenneth Farm Boy to Marine Recruit
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer and Kenneth Dwight Wells are in conversation during the first part of the tape.]...
Harrison, William Farm Boy to Merchant Marine
William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 1926. He was named after his father...
Beard, Kenneth Farm Boy to Service in Alaska
Kenneth Beard was born on a farm in Sullivan, Ohio in March 1922. He took a farm wagon to school and grew up in a home...
Perdue, Cawthon "C.B. Perdue" Farm Life to Army Air Corps
Cawthon B. Perdue Jr., known as C.B. to family and friends, was born in El Dorado, Arkansas in 1925. He graduated high...
Bowersox, Warren Farm Life to Army Life
Warren Bowersox was born in St. Charles, Pennsylvania in 1923 and grew up on the family farm in nearby Mahoning,...
Yip, Wallace Feelings Towards the Japanese
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Wallace Yip, Sr. what it felt like to hear the news of the Japanese attack on...
Whitworth, Vaughan Feelings Towards the Japanese
Vaughn Whitworth remembers celebrating V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945]. He felt that...
Goldstein, Sam Fighting in Italy
In November 1942, Sam Goldstein was drafted and sent to Fort Dix [Annotator's Note: Fort Dx, New Jersey] for induction...
DeForest, Harold Final Reflections
Harold DeForest fought in World War 2 because he loves this country and felt that it was worth fighting for. His...
Savoie, Oscar Finding a Family
Oscar H. Savoie was born on in December 1923 in Lockport, Louisiana with one older brother and one younger sister. At...
Schulman, Shirley Finding a Way to Get Married
Around 1938, Shirley Sandy Schulman began dating her future husband, Hyman, while they were in high school. Her parents...
Bronfin, Fred Finishing Law School and Waiting for the Navy
Fred Bronfin was called to report to his local draft board to register. His blood pressure was high when he went in and...
Brooks, Curtis Finishing Schooling and Drafted for the Korean War
Curtis Brooks went to Staten Island, New York then Wellsboro, Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: after being liberated...
Kaiser, Raymond Flight Training
In the middle of 1941, the draft was extended to 18 months [Annotator's Note: the amount of time to be served]. Raymond...
Bridger, Harley Flight Training
Harley Bridger entered the Army Air Corps in June 1943 at Camp Robinson in Little Rock [Annotator's Note: Little Rock,...
Duffy, Donald From a Cleveland Boy to an Infantryman
Donald Louis Duffy was born in February 1924 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His father worked in a factory until he...
Abate, Sam From Being Inducted to Fighting in France
Sam V. Abate reported to New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] to get a physical and to get sworn in [...
DeCarlo, Mario From Connecticut to Paris
Mario DeCarlo was born Stamford, Connecticut in 1925. Even though he grew up during the Great Depression, he had a...
Crump, Ralph From Deferment to Enlistment
In the beginning of 1943, Ralph Crump's draft status required that his boss write a letter every six months to the...
Stokes, Howard From Early Life to Tropical Life
Howard Warren Stokes was born in 1926 in Lodi, California and was an only child. His father supported his family during...
Bell, Harry From Hattiesburg to Europe
Harry Bell was born in May 1925 and grew up in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He graduated high school in May 1943 and by...
Mock, John From Kansas to Scotland
[Annotator's Note: Interview begins with interviewer introducing himself.] John Henry Mock was born in September 1925...
Barnes, Walter From New Orleans to Anzio
Walter Barnes was born in New Orleans and grew up on Webster Street in the Uptown neighborhood. Life was good for him....
Bucksell, Norris From New Orleans to Italy
Norris Bucksell was born in August 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Valena C. Jones Elementary School. He...

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