Great Depression

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McClure, Herb Early Life, Enlistment and Overseas Deployment
Herb McClure was born in March 1924 in Neodesha, Kansas, the only male and oldest of five siblings. His father had an...
Montalbano, Mickey Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Mickey Montalbano was born in 1927 in Lake Charles, Louisiana, but from the time he was one year old, he lived in Baton...
Lengsfield, Jack Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Jack Trautman Lengsfield was born in January 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Despite the hardships of the Great...
Ferris, Robert Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Robert J. Ferris was born in January 1922 in Pittsford, New York. He had one older brother. His father worked as a...
Gutman, Jack Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Jack Gutman was born in December 1925 in San Francisco, California, the son of a salesman who had nine children. The...
Marsh, Alexander Early Life, Enlistment and Training
Alexander Marsh was born in November 1922, one of eight children, on a farm in Hardee County, Florida. As a young man,...
Scholes, George Early Life, Enlistment and Training
George Scholes was born in Endeavor, Wisconsin, and had a typical childhood there with his three siblings. His father...
Serna, Fernando Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Corregidor
Fernando Serna was born in Laredo, Texas in October 1922. He was a senior in high school when the war started. He was...
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...
Istre, Adam Early Life, Enlistments and Assignment
Adam Istre was born in 1927 in Lake Arthur, Louisiana, but the family moved to a farm outside of Gueydan, Louisiana...
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...
Lansford, William Early Life, Joining the Marines and Service in Iceland
William Douglas Lansford was born in 1922 in Los Angeles. His father was an Anglo from Texas and his mother was a...
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...
Porteau, Leo Early Life, the Draft and Deployment
Leo Porteau was born on 14 September 1921 in Reeves, Louisiana. During the Great Depression, his family moved around...
Coxe, John Early Life, Training and Deployment
John Coxe was born in August 1921 in Walker, Louisiana. He was one of seven children, four of whom were members of the...
Genrich, Howard Early Years
Howard Genrich was born in 1925 in Algona, Iowa. At the time he was born, his parents were living with his grandparents...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Early Years
Samuel Spector was born in Manhattan, New York in July 1924. He worked as a delivery boy for furriers. He also worked...
Johnson, Burton Early Years
Burton Johnson was born in Providence, Rhode Island in May 1920. His parents delivered groceries to families even...
Gikas, Gus Early Years
Gus Gikas was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in April 1921. His dad was the town hat maker. Gikas moved to north Texas when...
Saik, Ogden Facing the Enemy
As a radar man, Ogden Saik was trained to destroy his equipment in the presence of an officer in the event of the ship'...
Karle, Isabella Family and Early Life
Isabella Karle was born of Polish immigrants in Detroit, Michigan in 1921. Her father was a Detroit city employee who...
Genrich, Howard Final Thoughts
Howard Genrich believes that his generation had more sense of duty to the country. World War 2 brought America out of...
Fontenot, Herbert Final Thoughts
Herbert Fontenot did not look back after leaving the Navy. He enjoyed his wartime experience and his career afterward....
Ganitch, Michael First Attack Wave at Pearl Harbor
Michael Mickey Ganitch enjoyed the sights and sports in Pearl Harbor. He was a bit of a loner because he did not drink...
Schilling, Ira From a Boy to a Marine
Ira Schilling was born in June 1924 in Saratoga, Texas. His parents separated when he was very young and he moved to...
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....
Bucksell, Norris From New Orleans to Italy
Norris Bucksell was born in August 1921 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He attended Valena C. Jones Elementary School. He...
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...
Darphin, Irma "Irma Boulet" From Orange, Texas to Liverpool, England
Irma Darphin was born in Orange, Texas in August 1922. Her family moved to Crowley, Louisiana when she was one year old...
Alexander, Samson Getting His Name and Learning to Spell Telemachus
Samson Alexander's grandfather was named Eddie Spencer. During the Great Depression, his grandfather ran off a...
Stern, Guy Getting Out of Germany
Guy Stern was born Guenther Stern in Hildesheim, Germany in January 1922. He lived in Hildesheim until he left for the...
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...
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...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Going to the Naval Academy and Becoming a Naval Aviator
James Ramage started his career in the US Navy aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6). The non-aviators in the Navy at the...
Oreck, David Great Depression and World Wars
David Oreck was not part of the CCC [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation Corps] program as he was too young, but he...
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...

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