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Butz, John Postwar and Closing Thoughts
After the war ended in Europe, it was a possibility that John B. Butz and his crew would be needed again to fight Japan...
Kirkpatrick, Teddy Postwar and Final Thoughts
At the conclusion of World War 2, Teddy Kirkpatrick returned to Michigan. He briefly attended the University of...
Appel, Jack Postwar and Reflections
Jack Appel transitioned to the United States through Camp Lucky Strike [Annotator's Note: one of the transit and...
Boudreaux, Medary Postwar and Reflections
Medary G. Boudreaux returned to Higgins at Michoud after his discharge and worked there for two years [Annotator’s Note...
Lopez, Lionel Postwar Career
Lionel Lopez was a shoe salesman before the war. He went back to work for the same company after he got out of the...
Libby, Dolores Postwar Life and Career
Dolores McInnis Libby [Annotator's Note: a riveter at Consolidated Aircraft Corporation] worked on Franklin Avenue....
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...
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...
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...
Machaud, Albert Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] Albert "Al" Machaud was born in November 1928...
Grimes, Vodioe Prewar Life
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes was named after his uncle on his father's side. As a kid, he wanted a simple name like...
Lansou, David Prewar Life
David Lansou served in World War 2 in the signal company, headquarters battalion, 5th Marine Division. He was born in...
Donovan, Robert Prewar Life
Robert L. Donovan was drafted. He wanted to enlist in the Air Force. He had hay fever so they did not let him enlist....
McHardy, Helmi Prewar Life
Helmi McHardy was born on a dairy farm in Austin, Michigan in February 1927. She is one of nine children. On the farm,...
Bourg, Alton Prewar Life
Alton Bourg was born in November 1926 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was one of nine children. His father was a...
Atwood, Walter Prewar Life
Walter Atwood was born Lebanon, Kansas in February 1922. He grew up on a farm. He had to milk cows before and after...
Gay, Ralph Prewar Life
Ralph Gay was born in September 1918 in Oakland, California. He was an only child and was spoiled rotten. He got...
Murphy, Alfred Prewar Life
Alfred Pierse Murphy was born in Dublin, Ireland in May 1922. He celebrated his third birthday on the boat taking him...
Stumpfa, James Prewar life
Jim Stumpfa is 94 years old [Annotator's Note: at the time of this interview]. He was in the US Coast Guard for four...
Burch, Ralph Prewar Life
Ralph Burch was born in August 1923 in Port Arthur [Annotator’s Note: Port Arthur, Texas]. He lived close to the canals...
Evensen, Janice Prewar Life
Janice Evenson was born in August 1922 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. They had to walk a mile and a half to a country...
Sarnacki, Stella Prewar Life
Stella Sarnacki was born in Poland in January 1923. She was born on a farm. She is one of four children. Her father...
Constant, Nelson Prewar Life
Nelson Constant was born in December 1914 in Bayou Buff, Louisiana. He remembers a soldier that came back from World...
Taliancich, Joseph Prewar Life
Joseph Taliancich was born in Louisiana in 1920. His father came over from Yugoslavia and went into the oyster business...
Osborne, Loraine Prewar Life
Loraine Osborne was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky in 1925. She grew up on a farm. They canned everything. When they...
Settles, Louise Prewar Life
Louise Settles was born in Framingham, Massachusetts in June 1916. She was working for Bethlehem Steel at Fore River...
Stewart, Roy Prewar Life
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer explaining to Roy Stewart how the interview process works...
Blouin, Joseph Prewar Life and Drafted
Joseph Blouin was born in March 1923 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He grew up there. He had a brother who was coming home...
Brantley, Vernon Prewar Life and Entry into the Military
Vernon Brantley was born in Sturgis, Kentucky in September 1924. He moved to South Bend, Indiana with his family...
Thompson, Thomas Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor
Thomas D. Thompson was born in Wichita Falls, Texas in August 1925. There were ten children in his family, and he was...
Shimp, Marcella Prewar Life and Pearl Harbor Attack
Minnie Marcella Oleskey Shimp was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: in November 1923], but grew up in...
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...
Medway, Irwin Prewar Life to Being Drafted
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with Irwin Medway talking with the interviewer about his current life and classes...
Gierka, Eugene Prewar Life to Drafted
Eugene Henry Gierka was born in August 1924 in Albany, New York. His parents came from Poland. His father ran a butcher...

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