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Osterhoudt, Ralph Growing up in Hyde Park
Ralph Osterhoudt, Sr. was born in Hyde Park, New York in March 1926 and was one of 12 children. He lived during the...
Rackham, Milton Growing up in Idaho
Milton Rackham was born in Riggs, Idaho in April 1925 and grew up in nearby Rigby. [Annotator’s Note: Internet...
Franzke, Charles Growing Up in Kansas
Charles “Chuck” Franzke was born in November 1925 in Wellington, Kansas and grew up in Topeka, Kansas. His father had...
Dufour, O'Hearn Growing up in Louisiana
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewee and interviewer are conversing at the beginning and go off subject frequently during...
Jackson, James Growing up in Louisiana and Postwar Career
James Thomas Jackson was born in July 1926 in Ponchatoula [Annotator's Note: Ponchatoula, Louisiana] with an older...
Bradley, John Growing Up in Manila
John Bradley [Annotator's Note: born in Manila, Philippines to an American father and Australian mother in 1936] would...
Brennan, Lincoln Growing Up in Metairie
Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. was born in August 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in nearby Metairie. His father was...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Growing up in Mississippi
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe was born in Ocean Springs, Mississippi in July 1923. He grew up in a big antebellum home which...
Leskovic, Elvia Growing up in Nazi Germany
Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec's most memorable experience was when the American Army moved in [Annotator's...
Barnett, William Growing up in New Orleans
William M. Barnett was born in June 1925 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up in the city, had an older sister,...
Breaux, Lavenia "Lavenia Hickman" Growing Up in New Orleans
Lavenia Hickman Breaux was born in Slidell, Louisiana in 1917. Breaux did not realize she was living through a...
Heuer, Frank Growing Up in New Orleans
Frank M. Heuer Sr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in October 1923. He grew up with three sisters and one brother....
Adams, Lynward Growing up in New Orleans
Lynward Joseph "Buddy" or "Bud" Adams was born in April 1923 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana...
Kesselman, Emil Growing up in New York
Emil Kesselman was born in April 1927 in Jamaica, New York. He had one brother, George, who has since passed, and a...
Blair, Douglas Growing Up in Oregon to Joining the Navy
Douglas Holmes Blair was born in December 1925 in Roseburg, Oregon with one brother and a half-brother. Both of his...
Mammino, Joseph Growing up in Philadelphia
[Annotator’s Note: Talking is audible in the background throughout the segment.] Joseph John Mammino was born in 1924...
Wood, Mary Growing Up in Prewar London
Mary Frances Dorothy Wood was born in London, England in January 1925. Her family moved to Dulwich [Annotator's Note:...
Parrotta, Raymond Growing up in Rochester
Raymond “Ray” Parrotta was born in Rochester, New York in May 1927. His father worked with a railroad company, and...
Cardinale, Joseph Growing up in Rochester
Joseph A. Cardinale was born in Syracuse, New York in 1925, and raised in Rochester, New York. His parents were Italian...
Bubrig, Leander Growing Up in Rural Louisiana
[Annotator’s Note: Constant noise in background throughout this segment.] Leander Bubrig was born in Boothville,...
Comeaux, James Growing up in Rural Louisiana
James D. Comeaux was born in August 1926 in Crowley, Louisiana and grew up in nearby Egan, Louisiana. He did a lot of...
Whiteside, Howard Growing up in Rural Tennessee
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person assisting the interviewee with answering the interviewer’s questions throughout...
Bates, Dale Growing up in Salem
Dale Bates was born in Salem, Oregon in January 1924. Bates’ father worked in the banking industry and, as such, the...
Lamm, Edwin Growing up in San Antonio
Edwin Lamm was born in San Antonio, Texas in June 1923. [Annotator's Note: Lamm's wife walks in the background, turns...
Gustafson, Gerald Growing Up in Stockton
Gerald “Gerry” Gustafson was born in December 1921 in Chicago [Annotator’s Note: Chicago, Illinois] and grew up in...
Martin, James Growing up in Sugar Creek
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout...
Grossman, Joseph Growing up in Syracuse
Joseph “Joe” Grossman was born in 1927 in Syracuse, New York. He had seven siblings, and his father was self-employed...
Cuniff, Claude Growing Up in Texas
Claude Clifton Cuniff, Junior was born in August 1927 in Beaumont, Texas. He grew up in Big Hill, Texas where his...
Hanson, Kenneth Growing Up in the Depression
Kenneth J. Hanson was born in Scobey, Montana in July 1924 inside of an abandoned railroad station while his father was...
Warne, Therese Growing Up in the Philippines
Therese Wadsworth Warne was born in February 1934 in Mindanao, Philippines. During the Depression [Annotator's Note:...
Bahman, Manfred Growing Up in the Rise of Hitler
In February 1945, Manfred Bahman and his family fled Dresden [Annotator’s Note: Dresden, Germany] after the Allies had...
Turnbull, David Growing up on a Farm
David Eugene Turnbull was born in March 1925 in Lincoln, Nebraska. His family moved to Blue Springs, Nebraska where his...
Tamburello, George Growing up on a Farm
George Tamburello was born in February 1924 in Staten Island, New York. He was raised on a farm in in the rural...
Barber, Ernest Growing Up on a Farm
Ernest Barber was born in September 1924 in rural Mississippi with three brothers and one sister while his father...
Holder, Jack Growing up on a Farm
Jack Holder was born in December 1921 in his mother’s hometown of Gunter, Texas. His father was a World War 1 veteran,...
Welch, Richard Growing Up on a Farm
Richard Welch was born in November 1927 in Perry, Michigan. His father, a sharecropper, moved the family to various...

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