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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 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.
This interview is about my grandmother in Ireland and what it was like when she first came to America.
Romaine Kischer, age 95, recalling kamikaze attack to his destroyer in WWII
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...
I had a great chance to interview my relative Claude Durand at t home of Carole and Olivier Durand in Bordeaux France. Oct 27 2019
A quick story of how Theda met the love of her life during world war two while serving in the navy.
My dad greatly misses his childhood and parents. His parents were immigrants and children of the Great Depression. His parents were hardworking and did everything they could do for the community. His father, John, served in the marines during World...
We talked about my grandfather’s family history and his childhood.
In this interview I discuss with my father his fathers involvement in WWII and how it’s affected his life.
“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...
My dad discusses his childhood and adolescence 1931-1949
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...
Just a few questions with Maria Lauderdale
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...
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 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,...
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...
I interviewed my 80 year old grandpa! It was really interesting to hear about history through his perspective! (He did answer some of my questions before I could ask them :) )