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Pogue, John Becoming a Soldier
John Pogue was a capable typist when he entered the Army. He was told that with his ability to type 70 words per minute...
Rendelman, Ed Becoming an Officer
Ed Rendelman’s first military assignment was in Scottsville, Illinois for a few days. He then went on to Fort Lewis,...
Sarosi, George Communism in Budapest
George A. Sarosi grew up hating the Russians. He did not hate the Germans as much because they were more remote. The...
Moret, Calvin Defeating Segregation
Calvin Moret was born in the first house built on the square. His family would be the only black family in a...
Brister, Delano Early Life
Delano Roosevelt “Dee” Brister was born in Sieper, Louisiana in 1933. The town was an old logging camp area. Trains...
Dawson, Zhanna Entertaining the Wehrmacht
Zhanna Dawson worked with a tuner to tune the orphanage piano [Annotator's Note: because of her playing talent, Dawson...
Gurr, Robert Gurr the Designer
Walt Disney always challenged Robert Gurr with multiple projects. Even though Gurr was heavily involved in the Carousel...
LaNier, Joseph Jim Crow Atrocities
Joseph LaNier was 15 years old and working in a nightclub when an incident happened in Columbus [Annotator’s Note:...
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...
Kaufman, Luna Meeting the Allies and Returning Home
Luna Kaufman found that her Russian liberators believed in free love. That meant the liberators felt that they had the...
Marcus, Bernard Officer and Counterintelligence Training
Bernard Marcus had to take a physical examination prior to setting off for Fort Knox. He did not know how he would...
Gaffney, James Postwar
James Gaffney discusses transition back into civilian life and his home life with two new children following his return...
Seltzer, Arthur Postwar
Arthur Seltzer came home after the end of the war. He was discharged and never wanted to talk about his experiences....
Sarosi, George Postwar in Hungary
George A. Sarosi and his mother lived in Szeged from 1945 to 1948. They returned to Budapest after that. No battles for...
Dawson, Zhanna Reaching America
Larry Dawson told Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson and her sister Frina that their transport to America could be arranged so...
Mineta, Norman Reflections
Norman Mineta had a brother-in-law who was a PRO, Public Relations Officer, for the 442nd Regiment [Annotator's Note:...
Brukman, Jack Reflections
To Jack Brukman, the most memorable incident of World War 2 was when his hearing saved him from being injured by a bomb...
Gross, Eva Reflections
Eva Gross and her Hungarian relatives seldom visited prior to the Nazi entry into Hungary. Gross did spend summers with...
Sarosi, George Reflections
George A. Sarosi suffered nightmares from his stresses. It made him a believer. The bad dreams faded over time. They do...
Morgan, George Returning Home
George Morgan mentioned Kauffman as being the only superintendant of the Naval Academy who followed his father in that...
Marcus, Bernard Returning Home and Zeiss Scientisits
Bernard Marcus left Germany at the end of September or the beginning of October 1946. He landed at Staten Island where...
Negrotto, Constance USO Dances and Servicemen
Constance Negrotto attended USO dances after work. The girls would eat dinner and then hop into their formal gowns....
Masket, Betty Working for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
After completing her course work, Betty Masket went home for a couple of weeks. She then went to the plant [Annotator's...