Reaction to Pearl Harbor

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(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Becoming an Army Nurse
Josephine Reeves was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in April 1919. Growing up, Reeves attended the West Catholic...
Vancheri, Edith Becoming an Army Nurse
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise in this interview.] Edith Vancheri was born in February 1923 in...
Scheerer, Richard Becoming an Army Officer
Richard Scheerer was on the streets of Little Rock when he learned of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" Becoming an Army Officer
Donelson Houseman was born in Dallas, Texas in 1923 and grew up there. After graduating high school, he began classes...
Birnbaum, Stanley Becoming an Army Officer
Stanley Jack Birnbaum was born in March 1923 in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. He attended Queens...
Frankel, Art Becoming an Army Soldier
Art Frankel was born in January 1928, in the Bronx, New York [Annotator's Note: the Bronx is one of the five boroughs...
Siverts, Hans Becoming an Officer and Transfer to a New Unit
Hans Siverts remembers Sunday, 7 December [Annotator's Note: 7 December 1941; the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Little, Keith Becoming Marines
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom can be heard off-...
Addison, Robert Becomming a Marine Raider
Robert Addison was born in Akron, Ohio in December 1922. Growing up he was very athletic and played many different...
Field, Richard Becomming a Paratrooper
Richard J. Field was born and raised in Upstate New York in the small town of Liberty. He lived on the outskirts of...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Becomming a Soldier
Joseph Yourkavitch was born in October 1925. He served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th...
Snyder, John Before the War and Becoming Sailor
John W. Snyder was born in March 1926 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Growing up, Snyder's family was poor. However, because...
Scales, James Beginning of the War and Leaving Japan
James Shelton Scales was in the Marine Corps when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Bolin, George Beginnings of Browns Shipyard
Starting about 1940, Brown Shipyard [Annotator's Note: Brown Shipbuilding Company in Houston, Texas] began as a result...
Mirsky, Arnold Being a Navigator Overseas
Arnold A. Mirsky's father did not want him to join the Army Air Corps, so when he was accepted, Mirsky did not tell his...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Bombardier Training
DeQuindre McGlaun passed the military physical exam and then was sent to Fort Benning [Annotator's Note: Fort Benning,...
Burke, Dracos Bombardier Training and Instructing Recruits
When Dracos Burke commenced his training as a bombardier, the war in Europe was progressing to a point where the U.S....
Raner, Norman Boot Camp to Belfast
Norman Raner enlisted on 18 May 1941. He went to Port Des Moines [Annotator's Note: Port of Des Moines, Iowa] and then...
Munch, Melvin Boot Camp to Okinawa
Melvin Munch was introduced to the Navy in boot camp in San Diego. It was rough. Getting up early each morning to begin...
Renstrom, Keith Boot Camp, Deploying to Iceland, and Making PFC
The training Marines receive is to make sure that they are always ready. After boot camp, Keith Renstrom went into...
Levine, Arthur Boy to Soldier
Arthur Levine was born in June 1922 in Saint Louis, Missouri with two younger half-brothers and one younger half-sister...
Lotter, Jean Break Out of War
Jean Lotter was born in December 1923 in Seattle, Washington. She and her twin sister, Irene, grew up in Kent,...
Dannehl, Robert Breaking the German Code
Robert Dannehl was playing softball with friends on a Sunday morning, and then came home where his mother and siblings...
Nelson, Maxwell Breakout of War
Maxwell Nelson was born in October 1921 in Covington County, Alabama and grew up in the town of Andalusia. The youngest...
Engmann, Larry Breakout of War
Larry Engmann was born in February 1925 and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of six children. However, he lost...
Birns, Sid Brooklyn Boy to Army Enlistee
Sidney "Sid" Birns was born in Manhattan[Annotator's Note: Manhattan is one of the five boroughs in New York, New York...
Smith, Lamar Brothers in the Service
Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith's oldest brother, John Joseph, whose nickname was "Jody", enlisted in the Navy prior...
Guitard, Robert Brothers In the War
Robert Guitard and his family listened to the news of the war over the radio. One of his brothers was in the 5th Army...
Duncan, Reginald Bugle Man
Reginald Duncan was born in February 1922 in Newark, New Jersey. He grew up in Kearny, New Jersey with his parents and...
DeSalvo, Vincent Business Success then Drafted
Vincent DeSalvo was a barber in New Orleans and was at the hospital to visit a customer of his who had been in accident...
Sharp, Chester Cadet in Training
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp was born in March 1925 in...
Ignatius, Paul California Childhood
Paul Ignatius was born in Glendale, California in November 1920. He is very proud of his hometown because many famous...
Poston, Charles Call to Active Duty
After Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Charles Poston...
McCarthy, George Camp Life as a Prisoner
After the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941],...
Quigley, Tom Camp Van Dorn
Tom Quigley recounts how he was in church when the attack on Pearl Harbor took place and did not even know about the...
Huval, Rudy Changes in Society
Rudy Huval and his four brothers went into the service. Ivan was the oldest brother [Annotator’s Note: Ivan was killed...

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