Great Depression

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Reynolds, Harley A Reason to Join
Harley Reynolds served with the 1st Infantry Division from the time that he went in. He was in the 16th Infantry...
Moore, Charles Becoming a Navigator
Charles Moore was born in Washington, D.C. on 14 May 1919. Growing up with five siblings, Moore had a twin sister....
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Becoming a Sailor
Roy Boreen was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in July 1920. During the Great Depression, his father worked as a cement...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Becoming an Army Nurse
Josephine Reeves was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1919. Growing up, Reeves attended the West Catholic...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Before the War
Tokuji Yoshihashi was born in January 1923 in Pasadena, California. He was one of five children. Times were tough for...
Morgan, George Early Life
George Edward Morgan was born in Lyndhurst, New Jersey on 29 June 1927. He had a younger brother named Robert....
Tipper, Edward Early Life
Edward Tipper was a member of a military group that received a tremendous amount of recognition. He was 18 or 19 when...
Ikari, Norman Early Life
Norman Ikari was born in Seattle, Washington on 17 February 1919. His parents were Japanese immigrants. Life was not...
LaNier, Joseph Early Life
Joseph Conklin LaNier, II was born in Columbus, Mississippi on 25 March 1926. He personally adapted the spelling of his...
Quinn, Harry Early Life
Harry C. Quinn, Jr. was born in 1925 near Brookhaven, Mississippi in Lincoln County. He grew up on a farm during the...
Viani, Bruno Early Life
Bruno Viani was born in Greenwich Village in New York City in 1921. He grew up on a crowded street that was primarily...
Friedenberg, Bernard Early Life
Staff Sergeant Bernard I. Friedenberg was with the Medical detachment of the 1st Battalion, 16th Regiment in the 1st...
Milkis, Abe Early Life
Abe Milkis was born in 15 January 1924 in Philadelphia. He had one brother and one sister. His brother, Harry, was a...
Yoho, David Early Life
David Yoho was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in August 1928 and grew up in the inner city. He had two sisters....
Livaudais, James Early Life
James Livaudais was born in Jefferson Parish in Louisiana. He was one of eight children. There were six boys and two...
Dymnicki, Francis Early Life
Francis Dymnicki was born in Yonkers, New York and lived there for ten years during the Depression until his father...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Early LIfe
John J. Witmeyer, known all his life as JJ, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1921. He lived in only two different...
Fitts, Charles "Charlie" Early Life and Being Drafted
Charles Fitts, Jr. was born in December 1924 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He lived there until he was about four years old....
Quigley, Tom Early Life and Childhood
[Annotators Note: The interview begins mid conversation but gets on track shortly after the initial conversation.] Tom...
Marr, John W Early Life and Entering Service
John W. Marr was born in Johnson County, Missouri in May 1918. He grew up on a farm and moved farms twice during his...
Griffenhagen, George Early life and joining the army
George Bernard Griffenhagen was in Plzen, Czechoslovakia on VE Day, 8 May 1945. Griffenhagen was born in Portland,...
Wells, Raymond Early Life and Military Training
Raymond Wells was born in Eagle, Colorado in April 1922. He was living in Secora, New Mexico and remembers the day the...
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....
Motil, Joseph Getting overseas
Joseph Motil was deferred for six months and then went into the service on 22 January 1942. Motil was born on 24 July...
Hatch, Norman Joining the Marine Corps
Norman Hatch graduated from high school when he was 17 years old. He grew up in both Boston, Massachusetts and...
Guidone, Frank Joining the Marines
[Annotators Note: Interview begins with Frank Guidone and the interviewer talking about Guidone contracting malaria and...
Yoho, David Joining the Merchant Marine
As a 13 year old, David Yoho did not have friends of draft age. He did keep company with older boys and took on a tough...
Acevedo, Anthony Life Before the Army
Anthony Acevedo was born in San Bernardino, California and spent most of his childhood in Pasadena. His father was a...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Life before the war
Olen Grant was born in Benton, Arkansas on 5 April 1923. After his father returned from World War I, he moved to Benton...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Life Before the War
William Blanckenburg had an upper middle class upbringing, but they struggled during the Depression. Blanckenburg was...
Walter, Robert Playing ball and seeing the country
Robert Walter had 40 men under him during the Battle of the Bulge. He never had a problem with that. While he was in...
Buschmeier, Frank Pre war and the draft
[Annotator’s Note: The interview begins mid sentence, after the initial story Frank tells the interview begins.] Frank...
Dabney, William G. Pre war life and enlistment into the Army
William Dabney was born on 24 June 1924 in Altavista, Virginia. Dabney had five sisters and four brothers but ended up...
Nelson, Walter Pre-War and the USS Lexington
Walter Nelson went into the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Depression. It was just about the same time that...
Rice, Darold Pre-War Life
Darold Rice was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1925. During the Great Depression, Darold’s father worked in the Chevrolet...

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