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Romaine Kischer, age 95, recalling kamikaze attack to his destroyer in WWII
We talk about his life growing up around the conclusion of WWII and other reflections of what life is like and seeing how it contrasts from our world today.
In this interview I discuss with my father his fathers involvement in WWII and how it’s affected his life.
Uncle Jim Becker tells his great nephew and great-great nephew about his time in the warin the 101st Airborne Division, including landing on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day in the first wave of infantry, and liberating Dachau prison camp,...
This is an interview with my Grandma, Yolanda Costa, on her 96th birthday. She grew up in Greenpoint, New York. She was one of 11 children in a large Catholic family. She was married to her husband, Joseph Costa for...
My Spanish father shares our family story relating to the Basque Country and the Spanish Civil War.
“My childhood was actually great!” In November of 2018, ninth grade student, Olivia Foxman interviewed her grandmother, Shelly Foxman. Olivia learns about Shelly’s admirable childhood post World War ll. Shelly’s story starts in 1951 in Chicago, but her family's story originates...
This eighty-minute 1974 interview of Anna Gertrude (Steinmetz) Paulus by her daughter Roman Catholic Sister Roma (Florence "Nancy") Paulus was recorded two years before Anna's death at age 86. Also present was son Bertram "Bob" Paulus. After some family singing,...
Just a few questions with Maria Lauderdale
As my grandpa has gotten older (97 now) he has begun sharing more stories about his experience in the war. He was a bombardier in the US Air Corps who trained other service members in the B-17. He had never...
We talked about my grandfather’s family history and his childhood.
A middle school student interviews her grandpa about his life as a child. He grew up in the Great Depression and describes what it was like. He also talked about how he was in the navy and what it was...
I read an except from a book I gave my grandfather many years before he passed away to share memories of his life. This thought on World War II always brings tears to my eyes. He was such a strong...
Jean Braggs (83, living in Berkshire, England) talks with her granddaughter, Ellie Braggs (15, living in California, U.S.A.), about what it was like when she was evacuated from London during World War ll. Although Jean was only a baby when...