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John told me about his life and how he grew up in Japan and was involved in the Marines. He told me all about his family and the impact that they have had in his life. He was a very...

This is me interviewing my Grandpa asking about his life.

My grandfather tells me the stories of his service on the Military Railroad Service in American based Japan during the Korean War. He gives personal insight into his experience as a young American man in an unfamiliar land during wartime.

Blanche is interviewed by her grandchild about her travels around the united states and what she learned from them.

My grandpas life and his thoughts.

I, Sam Anderson interviewed my 91-year-old grandpa about his childhood, time in the Navy during the Korean War, and raising a family in the 60s.

Marcia Darnell, 87, interviewed by her three children Jenyn Darnell, Curtis Darnell, and Stacey Darnell Stephens about her work as a social worker in a women's prison right after college, working for a U.S. military program in Japan where she...

Ethyl tells of her experience growing up in California and staying under surveillance in Japan during WWII.

My grandpa talking about his father and step father, and the war they where in.

Influenced by his big brother, Ted Smith has had a life-long fascination with electronics. He discusses his work as a Korean-conflict US Navy radio operator, his career in communication & navigation technology and his ongoing work as a ham radio...

The life of my grandpa was talked about during this interview, along with his memeries and stories.

Sharon Wakamoto, an OC resident for almost 60 years, but born in Los Angeles spent a few years as a young child, during WW2 in the Japanese internment camp or War Relocation Center as it was called, at Gila Bend,...

I think about how I got here. That in itself is a miracle.”

Jordan Smoller [no age given] talks with his mother Sylvia Smoller [no age given] about her life including escape from Poland and the Nazis, becoming a refugee, her experience of becoming a world renowned scientist (with whom he sometimes co-authors),...

During the November 26th interview with Mr. Marshall, we talked about his family’s origins, growing up in a small town, his childhood life, adult life, work life, and experiences in the military. He described how his life was affected by...

In this interview, conducted in november 2021 in albuquerque, New Mexico, sway yoko(16) interviews her grandmother bernadet hall(56) about life in japan. Bernadet hall tells a story about the war and her transportation to america as an orphan.

Story of my grandfather going to japan in 1963

Abigail Schneier (17) interviews her friend Rosella Scott, Jr. (84) about his experience in the military, his family, and his union career of more than 50 years.

Anne Riggsby (60) interviews her father, Korean War veteran, Clyde Waldron (83) about his experiences growing up in South Georgia, becoming a paratrooper, a Union Auto plant representative, a Builder, father and husband.

We talked about everyday life in the war and why he decided to join the Marine corps.

Mr.Preston is a Marine Corps veteran that served overseas and in the US, from 1999-2004.

Marian Atkins (65) shares what she knows about her mother's life story with her daughter, Veronica Seymour (35). They discuss how she survived World War II as a child in Japan, what it was like for her to immigrate first...

Sono Begert (née Nishimura) travelled from Japan to Europe in 1939, just as World War II began.

Spouses, Melissa Smith (37) and Matt S (39), sit down for a conversation about their relationship, their experiences serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and the decisions they had to make in order to start a family together.

We talked about Grandad’s 72 year marriage, his experiences during WW2, and life in small town Georgia.