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Erion, Earl Preparing for D-Day
Earl James Erion grew up in Waubun, Minnesota. He was a high school student and young farm boy before he went into the...
Craig, James Preparing for D-Day
James Craig remembers when Eisenhower [Annotator's Note: General of the Army Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, Supreme...
Schultz, Philip Preparing for D-Day
Philip Schultz went through basic training like any other new recruit. Subsequently, he sailed to England and was there...
Ollar, Vernon Preparing for D-Day
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] Vernon Ollar was assigned to...
Floravante, Emile Preparing for D-Day and Che Guevara
Alfred Alvarez was about 16 years old when Pearl Harbor happened [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
Bertolini, Roger Preparing for Normandy
Roger Bertolini served in the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division. He did his basic training at Camp...
LeBlanc, Dale Preparing for Okinawa
Dale LeBlanc joined his unit [Annotator's Note: 22nd Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] on Guadalcanal in August...
Madden, Paul Preparing for Overseas Deployment
In March 1944, Paul Hilton Madden Jr. spent several months training as an infantryman with the 95th Infantry Division...
Heuer, Frank Preparing for Tarawa
In the fall of 1943, When Frank M. Heuer Sr.’s course at Hall-Scott Motor Car Company [Annotator’s Note: in Berkeley,...
Reitmeier, George Preparing for the Battle of the Bulge
George Reitmeier belonged to F Company, 264th Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division. After completing his infantry...
Gallo, Peter Preparing for War
Peter Gallo was in the construction division in the CCC [Annotator's Note: Civilian Conservation Corps] before going...
Stern, Guy Preparing for War in Europe
In 1944, Guy Stern and his unit were broken into six-man intelligence teams. They were on an Australian fruit boat, the...
McHardy, Arthur Preparing to Invade Japan
After being stationed in the Aleutian Islands [Annotator's Note: Alaska], Arthur McHardy was sent to Newport, Rhode...
Durio, Aristide Preparing to Invade Japan
After basic training, Aristide "A.D." Durio was sent to Fort Meade, Maryland [Annotator's Note: Fort George G. Meade in...
Finklang, Frank Preparing to Ship Out and Overseas Deployment
Frank Finklang reported to Tampa [Annotator's Note: Tampa, Florida] where he was assigned to a group [Annotator's Note...
Nannini, James Prewar
James Nannini was born in Chicago, Illinois in July 1923. His father and mother were both Italian immigrants who left...
Cassidy, James Prewar
James Cassidy was born in Rochester, New York in October 1925. One of four brothers, Cassidy and his twin brother were...
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...
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...
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...
Mason, Alfred Prewar and Training
Heywood Mason was born in August 1925 in Georgia [Annotator's Note: on Susina Plantation near Beachton, Georgia], where...
Kiplinger, Austin Prewar Germany to Squadron Assignment
Austin H. Kiplinger took trips to Germany in 1932 and 1938. Allusions to the war effort were everywhere. In 1938, he...
Roed, Harold Prewar Life
Harold Roed was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1926. He had an older brother, who was also in the service, and a younger...
Sartori, Paul Prewar Life
Paul Sartori Jr.’s father was an immigrant from northern Italy. They were carriage makers and blacksmiths. His father...
Kirkpatrick, Otto Prewar Life
Otto Kirkpatrick went to college after he got back from the war. Before the war, he was working for the conservation...
Lents, Robert Prewar Life
Robert Lents was born in October 1921 on a farm in South Creston, Iowa where he grew up and worked on a big farm his...
Groth, Walter Prewar Life
Walter Groth was born in Louisiana in July 1924. He was born and raised on a beef cattle farm in Elton, Louisiana. His...
Bost, Ben Prewar Life
Ben Ray Bost is the only veteran left alive of the men on his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LSM-316]. He was born in...
Kern, Blaine Prewar Life
Blaine Kern was born in Algiers, a suburb of New Orleans [Annotator’s Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. During the...
Pugh, Glover Prewar Life
Glover Pugh was born in March 1925 in Coffeeville, Alabama. His parents separated when he was in the eighth grade, and...
Jerabek, Gene Prewar Life
Gene R. Jerabek was born in Winfield, Pennsylvania in December 1917. She grew up on a farm. They had electricity in the...
Gibbs, Robert Prewar Life
Robert S. Gibbs was born in December 1923 in Cedarhurst, New York. He had one sister who was older than him. His family...
Griffis, James Prewar Life
James A. Griffis was born in Lake Forest, Illinois in October 1924. His father was a general contractor. Lake Forest...
Settles, Louise Prewar Life
Louise Settles was born in Framingham, Massachusetts in June 1916. She was working for Bethlehem Steel at Fore River...
Allegrezza, Johnny Prewar Life
Johnny Allegrezza was born in Mississippi in January 1923. He went to school through the ninth grade. His parents...
Kern, Frank Prewar Life and Boot Camp
Frank Kern served as a corporal in A Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines [Annotator's Note: 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd...

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