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Pritchett, James Early Life, Enlistment and Training
James Pritchett was born in Thomaston, Alabama in 1924, and grew up during the Great Depression. His family "got along...
Beaman, William Early Life, Enlistment and Training
William Beaman was born in October 1924 in Dayton, Ohio, the only boy of three children. His father died when he was...
Candella, Phillip Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Phillip Candella was born in 1913 in Eunice, Louisiana, and grew up during the Great Depression. His family lived in...
Jagoe, Armiger Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Armiger Jagoe was born in April 1921 in Okolona, Mississippi and moved to Gulfport, Mississippi when he was two years...
Lefever, Paul Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Paul Lefever was born in September 1920 in Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania, the youngest and only son among the three...
Ragazzi, Frank Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Frank Ragazzi was born in May 1920 in New York City, New York, one of two surviving children of a Metropolitan Opera...
Fitz, Robert Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Robert Fitz was born in March 1925 in South Bridge, Massachusetts, the youngest of four children. He was very young...
Shook, Hal Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Harold Shook was born in April 1920 in Portland, Oregon, one of two children born to his mother, who died when he was...
Walker, Robert Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Robert Walker was born in September 1923 in Birmingham, Alabama. His father died in 1931, leaving his widow with three...
Grun, Frederick Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Frederick Grun was born in March 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of four children. His father was an...
Hever, John Early Life, Enlistment and Training
John Hever was born in 1924 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He was the second of four children and the only boy....
Sivak, Steve Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
Steve Sivak was born in February 1922 in Morgantown, West Virginia. He had one older sister. His parents raised him in...
Green, Arthur Early Life, Enlistment, and Military Training
Arthur George Green was born in Rock Port, Missouri in April 1926. His family moved to Wilsey, Kansas when he was about...
Neilson, Francis Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
Francis Neilson was born in October 1925 in Tacoma, Washington. His parents divorced when he was a toddler, and his...
Kenney, Clyde Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Deployment
Clyde Kenney was born in August 1924 in Cumberland, Maryland. His mother and father were divorced, and Kenney and his...
Marca, Carl Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Deployment to Australia
Carl Marca was born in March 1918 in Sheffield, Pennsylvania. His parents moved around a bit before settling in...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Overseas Deployment
Benjamin Schleider was born in Brenham, Texas in 1921. His grandfather was a successful businessman and was very...
Lebsack, Wayne Early Life, Enlistment, Training, and Deployment
Wayne Lebsack was born in July 1925 in Great Bend, Kansas. He and his two sisters grew up in Galatia, Kansas where his...
Rans, Robert Early Life, Entering the Service, Training and Overseas Deployment
Robert Rans was born in Chicago, Illinois in April 1921. Family life was mostly normal until the war started. He worked...
Pigott, Joe Early Life, Entrance Into Service and Deployment
Joe Pigott was born in 1925 in Cybur, Pearl River County, Mississippi and grew up during the Great Depression. He said...
Graham, Chester "Chet" Early Life, Entrance Into Service and Deployment
Chet Graham [Annotator's Note: Chester Earl Graham] was born in Oakland, California in March 1918, and moved around...
Courtney, Melbourne Early Life, Entrance Into Service and Overseas Deployment
Melbourne Sanford Courtney was born near Cynthiana, Kentucky in 1925. He lived on a family farm, and his memory of...
Brignac, Martin Early Life, Losing His Father and Seeing a Wooden Washing Machine
Martin Brignac was born in November 1921 in Lutcher, Louisiana. He only lived there the first year and then moved to...
Pizzolongo, Paul Early Life, Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge
Paul Pizzolongo was born in February 1923 in Bronx, New York. His father picked numbers for the bookies and his mom did...
Snyder, Harry Early Life, the Draft and Training
Harry Snyder was born in August 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an only child who lived with his mother and...
Caplan, Lester Early Life, the Draft, and Training
Lester Caplan was born in 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland. As the son of a traveling salesman, he felt his childhood was "...
Massengale, Louis Early Life, the Draft, and Training
Louis Massengale was born in February 1926, and spent his first five years in Goodwater, Alabama, living with his...
Fatora, Jerome Early Life, the Draft, Training and Deployment
Jerome Fatora was born in July 1925 in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. He grew up there and when the draft age was lowered...
Lane, Charles Early Life, The Great Depression, the CCC, and Military Training
Charles Nathan Lane was born in Carryville, Arkansas in June 1919. Lane recalls the Great Depression [Annotator's Note...
Morrison, Donald Early Life, Training and Fighting in Europe
Donald C. Morrison was part of the 2nd Infantry Division, 38th Infantry Regiment, Company K [Annotator's Note: Company...
Praetorius, Leo Early Life, Working for Higgins Industries and Joining the Navy
Leo Praetorius was born in October 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana, where his father worked in a haberdashery. His...
Smith, Bernard Ecumenical Crew
Bernard Smith was very comfortable as an armorer gunner. He and his crew got along very well. They were ecumenical....
Long, Harold Education and War's End
Harold Long was born in January 1926 in Lawrence, Kansas. He grew up in southern Illinois during the Great Depression...
Carithers, Calvin Embassy Guard
Calvin Carithers was born in Pretty Prairie, Kansas in November 1927. He went to school. When he was old enough, he...
Bass, Leon Encountering Southern Racism
Leon Bass was training in Mississippi. Black soldiers were to be given ideas about why we were fighting the war. The...
Morgenthaler, David Engineer Training for North Africa
David T. Morgenthaler reported to Langley Field [Annotator's Note: now Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia] in...

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