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Landwehr, Carl From New Orleans to Southampton, England
Carl Landwehr was born in 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His family never had a lot of money, but they never really...
Stein, Murray From New York to German POW Camp
Murray Stein moved to Florida in 1981 after working for the US Postal Service for 37 and a half years. He was 18 when...
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...
Eustis, Lawrence From the Depression to the Army
Lawrence Eustis was born in March 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of nine children. During the Great...
Faust, Virgil From the Mine to a B-17
Virgil Faust was born in Windber, Pennsylvania, an old gold mining town. [Annotator's Note: Faust was born in August...
Goldstein, Sam German Jew to Shoemaker in America
Sam Goldstein was born the second youngest of nine children in January 1920 in Obbach, Germany. His father served in...
Somogyi, Peter German Oppression
Peter Somogyi saw his father taken away within a week of 19 March 1944 [Annotator's Note: the day Germany occupied...
Bailey, Kenneth Getting Drafted
The day Kenneth H. Bailey got his draft notice [Annotator's Note: 4 November 1942] was a very bad day. He knew it was...
Hull, Lester Going into the Army
Lester Hull was born in Hartford, Connecticut in April 1920. He remembers the Great Depression well. Hull's father was...
Barnette, Kenneth Great Depression
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee talks for about four minutes about a recent event.] Kenneth Barnette was born in...
O'Brien, Richard Great Depression and Army Training
Richard J. O’Brien was born in September 1924 in Wessington, South Dakota with three sisters. Richard only lived in...
Schuman, Russell Great Depression to Wartime
Russell Schuman was born in 1924 in St. Louis, Missouri. He grew up with an older brother, who later worked an...
DeForest, Harold Growing Up and Getting Drafted
Harold DeForest was born in March 1924 in Saint Catherine's, Canada. His mother brought him to the United States when...
Osterhoudt, Ralph Growing up in Hyde Park
Ralph Osterhoudt, Sr. was born in Hyde Park, New York in March 1926 and was one of 12 children. He lived during the...
Thomas, Kenneth Growing up in Memphis and War Production
[Annotator's Note: There is some informal talking between the interviewer and interviewee at the beginning of the tape...
Brennan, Lincoln Growing Up in Metairie
Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. was born in August 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in nearby Metairie. His father was...
Cardinale, Joseph Growing up in Rochester
Joseph A. Cardinale was born in Syracuse, New York in 1925, and raised in Rochester, New York. His parents were Italian...
Brown, Roscoe Growing Up in Washington D.C. and Becoming a Fighetr Pilot
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown was born in Washington D.C. and lived there for the first 17 years of his life. Washington D.C. was...
Turnbull, David Growing up on a Farm
David Eugene Turnbull was born in March 1925 in Lincoln, Nebraska. His family moved to Blue Springs, Nebraska where his...
Tamburello, George Growing up on a Farm
George Tamburello was born in February 1924 in Staten Island, New York. He was raised on a farm in in the rural...
Barber, Ernest Growing Up on a Farm
Ernest Barber was born in September 1924 in rural Mississippi with three brothers and one sister while his father...
Ramsey, Frank Gunnery School
Frank Ramsey had gunnery training in Arizona. They shot a lot of skeet. They had .30 caliber machine guns [Annotator's...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Gunnery Training
Omer Van Huylenbrouck was drafted. They gave him a heavy coat. He had tried for the ski troops. They were on their way...
Samuelson, Daniel Gunnery Training and Crew Assignment
Daniel Samuelson enlisted in the Army Air Corps and went to Texas for basic training. In high school, he did alright...
Cruise, Leslie Hard-Knock Life
[Annotator's Note: The video is out of focus.] Leslie Cruise was born in Philadelphia [Annotator's Note: Philadelphia,...
Reavis, Carrel Healthy Marine Now
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Carrel Reavis why he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, as a...
Jeter, James Higgins Shipyards
James Jeter worked for Higgins Shipyard in New Orleans, Louisiana. He welded on different vessels but did not know...
Braitman, Simon High School and US Army
Simon Braitman went to Rochester [Annotator's Note: Rochester, New York] and entered high school right away. He...
Weber, Norman Hitler Youth Camp and American Advances
Norman Weber is shocked by his experience in the Hitler Youth [Annotator's Note: a youth organization of the Nazi Party...
King, William Home and Last Thoughts
Coming back to the United States was better than going over for William King. King did not like the regimentation of...
Daniels, Don Homecoming
Coming home from Japan was a joyous time for Don Daniels. His brother was already out of the service. They tried to get...
Blank, Calvin Hospital Duty
Calvin Blank was drafted into the Army [Annotator's Note: in 1945]. He was five foot six and weighed 118 pounds. When...
Swan, Robert How I Got in the Navy
Robert Swan joined the Navy to avoid the draft. He was flying in Missoula where was going to school. He only had a year...
Jackson, Earnest Importance of Teaching
Ernest Jackson feels it is important for children to learn about World War 2. Each war is different. World War 2 was...
Tamburello, George In the Army
[Annotator’s Note: A dog barks throughout the segment.] George Tamburello volunteered to be drafted in 1943 and was...
Osterhoudt, Ralph In the Army
[Annotator’s Note: At the beginning of the segment, the interviewer explains to interviewee how the interview will run...

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