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Curtis, William W. Early Life and Basic Training
William Curtis was born in 1921 in a shack five miles outside of Hazlehurst, Mississippi in the Martinville Community....
Higgins, Malcom Early Life and Becoming a B-17 Pilot
Malcolm Hershel Higgins was born in April 1921. He was delivered by his grandfather. His father was a World War 1...
Shames, Edward Early Life and Becoming a Paratrooper
Edward Shames was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1922. He can recall the Great Depression, but it wasn't as severe in his...
Fitts, Charles 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....
Vaadi, Eugene Early Life and Enlisting
Eugene Vaadi was born 1 July 1921 Watertown, New York. He spent his life there until entering the military. His father...
Johnsen, Erik Early Life and Enlistment
Erik Frithjof Johnsen was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in August 1925 and had one brother who had been born in 1922....
Weiner, Reuben Early Life and Enlistment
Reuben Weiner was born in Los Angeles, California on Bastille Day [Annotator's Note: national day of France] in July...
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...
Jacobs, Jr., Walter Early Life and Infantry Training
Walter Jacobs was born in Mississippi. His father worked a variety of jobs. Jacobs grew up on a farm that did not have...
Renstrom, Keith Early Life and Joining the Marine Corps
Keith Renstrom joined the Marine Corps on 13 June 1940. He went through boot camp in San Diego. He was raised on a farm...
Shannahan, Claude Early Life and Joining the Marines
Claude Shannahan was named for three of his dad's brothers who had died of pneumonia in Canada. Shannahan was born in...
McEnery, James Early Life and Joining the Marines
James McEnery was born in Brooklyn, New York in September 1919. He grew up in Brooklyn in a rugged area. There was a...
Polito, Felix Early Life and Military Service Overview
Felix J. Polito was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1922. He lived there until he was 19 years old. In January 1942, he...
West, Gerald L. Early Life and Pearl Harbor
Gerald V. West was born in Glens Falls, New York in October 1919. His family owned a farm of about 140 acres and West's...
Templet, Robert Paul Early Life and Prewar Service in the Navy
Robert Templet was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in September 1920. At the age of five years old, his family moved to...
Muri, James Early life in the Military
James Muri joined the Army so that he could become a pilot. Growing up in Montana Muri did not see many airplanes. He...
Rogers, John Early Life, Becoming a Tank Officer, and Fighting the Germans
John Rogers was born and raised in Terre Haute, Indiana. He went to college in Indiana then got a job as a recreation...
Hochadel, Joseph Early Life, Being Drafted, Medic Training and Overseas Deployment
Joseph Hochadel served in the 34th Infantry Division, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion as a combat medic. He was...
Aldridge, Fred Early Life, Enlistment and Joining the USS Helena (CL-50)
Fred A. Aldridge was born in Orlando, North Carolina. After graduating high school in September 1935 he enlisted in the...
Scott, Donald Early Life, Enlistment, and Basic Training
Donald Scott was born and raised in Stuart, Virginia. His first contact with the Army was when he was a 21-year-old,...
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...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" Ejection Seats
Following his assignment as wing maintenance commander at SAC [Annotator's Note: Strategic Air Command] headquarters...
Benjamin, Adelaide El Paso
Adelaide Benjamin remembers the first Christmas tree the family had out there [Annotator's Note: in El Paso, Texas]....
West, Gerald L. End of the War and Post-War Life
Gerald West spent 1944 in an OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, the pre-runner of the CIA] training...
Harris, Robert End of War
After Operation Market Garden flights, Robert Harris continued flying transport and supply missions. He at times grew...
Simmons, Curt Enlisting in the Navy and Joining the Armed Guard
Curt Simmons was a member of the US Navy Armed Guard. He was born on a farm outside of Walters, Oklahoma and was a farm...
Weller, James Enlistment and Normandy
James Weller picked the Army for enlistment because his father had served in World War I in a submarine. The submarine...
Quigley, Tom Enlistment and Training
Tom Quigley grew up playing polo and riding horses and initially volunteered to serve with the cavalry in the army....
Grant, Olen "Reb" Enlistment and training in the USAAF
When Grant enlisted he volunteered for the Army Air Corps. He knew that he would end up going eventually and he wanted...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" Entering the Army
Kelly Kuwayama was drafted a year before Pearl Harbor and entered the Army. He was assigned to a coastal artillery unit...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Entering the Service
Clinton E. Riddle was born in Loudon County, Tennessee in February 1921. He was the only child in his family and grew...
Carver, Jack Experiencing Combat
Jack Carver fought face to face with the Germans during the war. They could see each other's faces. It was obvious the...
DiSabatino, Eugene Family Tensions
Eugene DiSabatino had to return to his home in Wilmington, Delaware in order to find more civilian clothes that he...
Zimmer, Mitchell Faulty Torpedoes and Being Depth Charged
Mitchell Zimmer and the USS Snapper (SS-185) had multiple war patrols while using faulty torpedoes. Most of their...
Bronfin, Fred Fighter Director Training
Fred Bronfin reported to Fort Schuyler in New York where he had a two month indoctrination. He was then sent to Norfolk...
Kirkpatrick, Teddy Final Mission and Going Home
The B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] bomber crews typically did not fly every day;...

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