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Hoehn, Basil Prewar and Military Training
Basil C. Hoehn was born October 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He came from a low economic background. His father worked...
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...
Kolesa, Thomas Prewar and Pearl Harbor
Thomas Kolesa was born in July 1924. He married at 18 and had three children. He is originally from Illinois and moved...
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...
Forman, Edgar Prewar and Postwar Life
Edgar R. "Ross" Forman was born in October 1923 in Camden, New Jersey, and would serve with the 319th Engineer Combat...
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...
O'Hara, Richard Prewar and Postwar Lives
Richard O'Hara had one brother three and a half years older than him who went in the Marines earlier than O'Hara. He...
Bradley, John Prewar and Postwar Philippines
John Bradley [Annotator's Note: born in Manila, Philippines to an American father and Australian mother in 1936]...
Hill, Jennings Prewar and Postwar Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Jennings Paul Hill, Sr. to tell him about an incident with a ship that happened...
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...
Getway, John Prewar and Training
John Steven Getway was born in 1921 in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania with two older brothers, Paul and Charles, and five...
Mason, Alfred Prewar and Training
Heywood Mason was born in August 1925 in Georgia [Annotator's Note: on Susina Plantation near Beachton, Georgia], where...
Ross, Hartsel Prewar and War Production
Hartsel Ross was born in January 1926 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Ross heard the news of the attacks on Pearl Harbor [...
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...
Shaner, Robert Prewar Education to the Marines
Robert D. Shaner's mom was German and was upset with the Germans after the First World War and her German relatives who...
Gubish, Charles Prewar Farmlife and Enlistment
Charles Gubish was born in February 1919 in Allentown [Annotator's Note: Allentown, Pennsylvania]. He only completed...
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...
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...
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...
Emory, Ray Prewar Honolulu
Life was rather simple in Honolulu, Hawaii when Ray Emory got there in October 1941. He didn't drink in those days, so...
Tarkington, Frank Prewar Jobs and Prewar Navy Life
Frank V. Tarkington joined the Indiana National Guard, but was kicked out because it came to light that he was too...
Neyland, Leedell Prewar Life
Leedell Neyland was born in Gloster, Mississippi in August 1921. He had seven brothers and one sister. They went to...
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...
Snyder, Kenneth Prewar Life
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. was born in March 1920 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest of eight children and was...
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...
Neighbors, Lysander Prewar Life
Lysander "Ben" Neighbors was born in February 1922 in Avinger, Texas and grew up in different locations. They moved to...
Upham, Peggy Prewar Life
Peggy Upham was born in January 1924 in Dallas, Texas. She remembers the Great Depression. Her family did alright. They...
Creekmore, Thomas Prewar Life
Thomas Creekmore was born in 1923 [Annotator's Note: December 1923] in Portsmouth, Virginia and grew up during the...
Cole, Edward Prewar Life
Edward C. Cole was born in December 1918 and grew up in Bordentown, New Jersey during the Depression [Annotator's Note...
Gooch, James Prewar Life
James Gooch was born in Gilmer, Texas in May 1939. He clearly recalls sitting with the family in front of their large...

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