Prewar life

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Pbert, Herman Prewar Life in Italy
Herman Pbert was born in July 1926 in Piedicavallo, Italy near the Swiss border. His father had a construction business...
Bloch, Itka Prewar Life in Poland
Itka Bloch was born in Poland in November 1925. She had four sisters and was the youngest. Her father was a carpenter...
Slack, Otis Prewar Life in the Army
Otis Arthur Slack was born in Canton, Illinois in April 1921. He was raised by his aunt and uncle as his mother was...
Cummings, John Prewar Life in the Navy
Albert Elmer "John" Cummings was raised in Richmond, Virginia. The Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...
Hirabayashi, Grant Prewar Life in the United States and Japan
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer explains things to the interviewee for the first 30 seconds of tape.] Grant Jiro...
Werner, Jack Prewar Life in Vienna
Jack Werner was born in 1919 in Vienna [Annotator's Note: Vienna, Austria]. His father was a mechanical engineer and...
Zerphey, Winfield Prewar Life then Airman Training
Winfield K. "Win" Zerphey was born in October 1924 in the small town of Floren outside of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. He...
Jones, Johnnie Prewar Life Through Sixth Grade
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior was born in November 1919 in Laurel Hill, Louisiana. He had three brothers and four sisters....
Stahl, Floyd Prewar Life to Africa
Floyd Stahl was born in October 1924 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He grew up on a farm near Alto, Michigan. He was the...
Levitt, Sydney Prewar Life to Airborne Training
[Annotator's Note: A person is seen walking back and forth in the background from time to time throughout this clip]....
Graddy, J. Prewar Life to Army
J. D. Graddy was born in Hopkins County, Kentucky in March 1925. He was the fifth child in a family of 11 siblings. One...
Myers, Homer Prewar Life to Army
Homer Myers was born in Union Grove, North Carolina in October 1924. His parents worked hard on a little farm. He got...
Liston, Earl Prewar Life to Army
Earl Roger Liston was born in October 1923 in Mitchell, South Dakota with four brothers. His father was a farmer who...
Lowder, James Prewar Life to Army
[Annotator's Note: There is white noise throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder was born in Cleveland, Ohio in June 1926...
Rosenberg, George Prewar Life to Army Air Corps
George Henry Rosenberg was born in Chicago, Illinois in June 1922. His father was able to retain a job in the railroad...
Luce, Dwain Prewar Life to Army Commission
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with a conversation regarding how the interview is going to be accomplished.]...
Carlson, Donald Prewar Life to Army Enlistment
Donald Rudolph Carlson was born in 1929 [Annotator's Note: in Chicago, Illinois]. Life was great growing up. His...
Bourgeois, Emiline Prewar Life to Army Nurse Corps
Emiline Ann Bourgeois went to nurses' school [Annotator's Note: Hotel Dieu School of Nursing in New Orleans, Louisiana...
Fried, J. M. Prewar Life to Army Officer
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. was born in December 1919 and grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi. He had one older brother and...
Haack, Frederick Prewar Life to Army Pilot
Frederick Haack was born in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York in 1920] and grew up in Wyoming where...
Acker, Charles Prewar Life to Army to Home
Charles Acker was born in February 1922 in Willow Grove [Annotator's Note: Willow Grove, Pennsylvania]. His father was...
Porter, Allen Prewar Life to Army Training
[Annotator's Note: Coughing can be heard throughout this segment.] Allen Porter was born in Market, Michigan in 1925....
Uchida, Togue Prewar Life to Army Training
Togue Uchida was born in October 1917 in Stoughton, Wisconsin and lived there until he was 12 years old. He moved to...
Allen, Warren "Bill" Prewar Life to Army Training
Warren William "Bill" Allen, Junior was born in January 1924 in Saint Louis, Missouri. He grew up with two younger...
Grugett, George Prewar Life to Aviation Cadet
George Grugett was born in McConnell, Tennessee which no longer exists. His father worked for the railroad. He moved...
Geary, Joseph Prewar Life to Aviation Cadet
Joseph Geary was born in Dallas, Texas in February 1924. He was an only child and was pampered by his parents. His...
McCowen, William Prewar Life to Aviation Cadet Program
William McCowen was born in 1926 in Elmsford, New York. During the Depression [Annotator's Note: the Great Depression...
Brasel, Robert Prewar Life to Basic Training
Robert J. "Bob" Brasel was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1923. They had a side yard and, in the summer of 1936, when it...
Wolf, Robert Prewar Life to Basic Training
Robert Wolf was born in New York City, [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in August 1925. His mother was from...
Holleman, Louis Prewar Life to Basic Training
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] Malcolm Louis Holleman was born in July...
Neste, Norman A. Prewar Life to Basic Training
Norman Neste was born in August 1923 in Hemet, California. His father was a housing contractor and they did well during...
McGee, George Prewar Life to Basic Training
George Wesley McGee was born in April 1925 in Bridgeport, Nebraska. When McGee was nine years old the family moved to...
Gemperline, Eugene Prewar Life to Basic Training
Eugene J. Gemperline was born in Portsmouth, Ohio in June 1923. [Annotator's Note: A telephone rings in the background...
Elliott, Calvin Prewar Life to Basic Training
Calvin Elliott was born in February 1918 in Whitesville, Delaware. He grew up in Maryland after moving there when he...
Wise, Curtis Prewar Life to Basic Training
Curtis Winfred Wise was born in September 1919 in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Growing up there was great. It was a mill...
Bernardi, Joseph Prewar Life to Basic Training
Joseph Richard Bernardi, Senior was born in March 1923 in the Bronx [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five...

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