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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...
Tunnicliff, Ed Pre-War Life
Ed Tunnicliff was born in December 1925 in Ord, Nebraska. The Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...
Nannini, James Prewar
James Nannini was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1923. His father and mother were both Italian immigrants who left...
Van Eaton, Jack Prewar
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off camera prompting the interviewee to answer the interviewer’s questions...
Dennis, Bettylu Prewar
Bettylu Dennis was born in April 1923 in Aurora, Indiana. Beginning in fifth grade, the family moved around several...
Sadler, Richard Prewar
Burt Richard Sadler was born in the suburbs of London in Hounslow, Middlesex [Annotator's Note: England]. His...
Brunt, Julian Prewar and Army Training
[Annotator's Note: The video is scrambled for the first ten seconds of the interview. There is a minute and a half of...
Freeman, Frederick Prewar and ASTP
Frederick Freeman was born in Saint Louis County in Kirkwood [Annotator's Note: Kirkwood, Missouri] in May 1925. His...
Della Vedova, Dominic Prewar and Draft
Dominic Della Vedova was born in a coal mining camp called Bear Creek west of Ottumwa, Iowa in June 1919. His father...
Morisak, Daniel Prewar and Enlistment
Daniel Morisak was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania in January 1921 and was raised in Akron, Ohio with three brothers. He...
Fleischer, Dave Prewar and Family Life
Dave Fleischer had one older brother, Gilbert. He tried to enlist in the Army, but was initially rejected because he...
Whittaker, Dean Prewar and Initial Training
Dean Whittaker was born in March 1925 in Los Angeles, California. He was the second oldest of five children and his...
Williams, Earl Prewar and Initial Training
Earl Williams was born in March 1919 in Martins Ferry, Ohio. He spent the first 20 years of his life there along with...
Weseman, Wilfred Prewar and Joining the Air Corps
Wilfred Lawrence Weseman grew up during the Great Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great Depression was a global...
Gaj, Leonard Prewar and Joining Up
Leonard Gaj was born in Buffalo [Annotator’s Note: Buffalo, New York] in March 1925. His name, Gaj, is Polish. He had...
Wackerman, Clark Prewar and Military Training
Clark Wackerman was born in March 1926 in Brighton, New York, the oldest of three children. His father worked as a...
McGovern, Robert Prewar and Occupation Duty in the Pacific
Robert E. McGovern was born in October 1926 in Flint, Michigan. His parents were from Lebanon, Pennsylvania and his...
Lucas, Jack Prewar and Pearl Harbor
[Annotator's Note: This clip starts mid-conversation. Jacklyn Lucas is saying that he had skin taken from his butt and...
Ruiz, Roberto Prewar and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with Roberto "Bob” Ruiz and the interviewer midsentence in a story.] Ruiz was...
Black, Jerome Prewar and Postwar Life
Jerome Harold Black was born in November 1921 in Brooklyn, New York. He was eight when, in 1929, his dad bought a dress...
Irby, Ray Prewar and Postwar Life
Ray Dennis Irby was born in November 1924 in Meridian, Mississippi. He had four brothers and two sisters. He was the...
Fitzmorris, James Prewar and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: The clip begins with Fitzmorris already talking.] James Fitzmorris finished high school and it was...
Dietrick, Alfred Prewar and Postwar Life
Alfred Dietrick was born in 1921. [Annotator's Note: The tape breaks as Dietrick is giving his birthdate]. [Annotator's...
Ward, John Prewar and Rationing
John F. Ward was born in 1925 and raised in Pontiac, Michigan. He grew up with one brother and two sisters. His father...
Horstman, Bette Prewar and Reflections on Saipan
[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Bette C. Horstman...
Mellon, Mallie "Mallie Osborne" Prewar and Working at Briggs
Mallie Mellon was born in Hazard, Kentucky in October 1919. She had three sisters and one brother, and was the youngest...
Haydu, Bernice Prewar Background
Bernice Haydu was born in December 1920 in Bradley Beach, New Jersey. When she was still a toddler, the family moved to...
Zilliacus, Patrick Prewar Finland and Emigration
Patrick Zilliacus was born in May 1926 in Helsinki, Finland. Life growing up was fantastic. His parents divorced when...
Cale, Sterling Prewar Hawaii
Sterling Cale was born in Macomb, Illinois in 1921. Shortly after birth, he went into an orphanage for four years....
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Prewar Hobo Life
Charles Childs was born in July 1920 in Arnegard, North Dakota. He did not stay home. He went to school and when he got...
Cascio, Roy Prewar Life
Roy Cascio was born in December 1925 in Harvey, Louisiana. His father would find a job somewhere to keep working and...
LaMura, Jerry Prewar Life
Jerry LaMura was born in Manhattan [Annotator's Note: Manhattan, New York City, New York] in June 1925. He grew up in...
Downs, Raymond Prewar Life
Raymond F. Downs was born in March 1934 in San Antonio, Texas. He and his brother played sports in school. Downs grew...

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