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Beeghly, Donald Rough Beginnings
Donald L. Beeghly was born in Sabetha, Kansas in May 1925. His father worked for Union Pacific but was laid off during...
Albarado, Nolan Sawmill to San Diego
Nolan Albarado was born in June 1917 in Grand Bayou, Louisiana. He was very young during the Great Depression and life...
Dyson, Freeman Scientific Service in the Royal Air Force
Freeman Dyson was an admirer of the pre-World War 1 physicist Henry Moseley. The British Army was all volunteer until...
Duchossois, Richard Segment 1
Richard Duchossois was born in October of 1921 in Chicago. His whole family lived, and still lives, in Chicago....
LaPorta, Edward Segment 1
Edward LaPorta was born in Italy in 1917. He grew up and was educated in Italy as well. His dream was to be a...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 1
Mancel Grant Kirk was born near Finger, Tennessee in 1925 and spent his whole life there except when he went away for...
Doi, Michael Segment 1
Michael J. Doi was born in California. On 19 January 1942 Doi was inducted into the US Army at the age of 21. The army...
Keema, John Segment 1
[Annotator’s Note: The interview begins with John Keema telling the interviewer about how not flying the Regensburg...
Luckadoo, John Segment 12
John Luckadoo does not believe that long range fighter protection was possible in the early stages of the war. They...
Dennis, David Segment 2
David Dennis does not recall when or how he learned of the attack on Pearl Harbor but does recall hearing that the...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 2
Freddie Ohr and his family moved to a place where they could not find any meat. They had a bunch of cats and his mother...
Disanza, William Segment 4
William Disanza had trains and tanks on the deck of his ship. The train cars were too big to fit underneath the deck....
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 5
Alexander Jefferson named his plane “Margot” after his classmate’s sister. She attended graduation when Jefferson...
Beeghly, Donald Setting Shells and Going Home
Donald Beeghly did not see any massive movements of German prisoners. Beeghly has a document he received from the...
Brignac, Martin The Coast Artillery and Designing Obstacle Courses
Martin Brignac went into the service on 5 June 1941 and went to Camp Callan, California for basic training. Most were...
Cole, Edgar The Trip to Camp Lejeune
After receiving his draft notice, Edgar Cole went down on the appointed day and time. He was standing in a big room...
Summers, Calvin Training and Deployment
The attack on Pearl Harbor happened while Calvin Summers was at work, and when he came home, his family was discussing...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Training and Deployment
Clinton Riddle initially wanted to join the US Navy after he graduated from high school but being the only child in his...
Beeghly, Donald Training and Deployment
Donald Beeghly was not excited about being drafted. He wondered what would happen. Beeghly got his uniforms at Fort...
Schweitzer, Philip Treating Wounded and Draft Boards
While Philip Schweitzer's unit [Annotator's Note: the 11th Airborne Division] was trapped on the ridge on Leyte, they...
Nolan, Warren Tulane, ROTC and the V-12 Program
Warren Nolan had an older brother who was kind of the pioneer of the family. The family is Catholic, so the brother...
Stern, Guy Turned Away then Drafted
Guy Stern had come to Saint Louis, Missouri in 1937 when he was 15 years old to escape Nazi Germany. He tried, but...
Bank, Walter V-12 Program and Assignment to the USS Collett (DD-730)
Walter Bank's family lived on a small farm, and wasn't greatly affected by the Great Depression. They never talked...
Trappey, Randolph Young Adulthood and Prospect of the Draft
During his high school years, Randolph Trappey excelled in his studies at the all-boy, highly disciplined private...

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