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New York War Stories : Your Memories. Your Words.

Story Archive

This archive contains the treasury of war stories that we've collected from over the past months. You can peruse the list of stories using the navigation at the top and bottom, or type a query into the search box to find something specific. You can also check the Explore by Subject list for topics of interest.

Want to share your own story here, or one from your family? Use this form to tell your story now.


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I was 14 years old on Pearl Harbor Day and was walking home form...

I was 15 years old and lived in Brownsville with my Mother Ida...

I was 16

I was 17 years old the summer before Pearl Harbor. We were a...

I WAS 17 YRS OLD LIVED IN CYPRESS HILLS BROOKLYN. DECEMBER 7TH...

I was 21 by the time I had finished college and had moved out of...

I was 7 years old when war was declared in 1941. I lived in the...

I was 7 yrs. old in the 3rd grade at school and remember putting...

I was 8 years old when the war ended. I did not know what life...

I was 9 years old on 12/7/41. That Sunday afternoon I saw a movie...

I was a child during WWII - 9 years old - when it began for this...

I was a corporal in the 242nd Infantry Regiment of the 42nd...

I was a freshman on the campus of Brooklyn College in September...

I was a high school student and I remember being so proud to know...

I was a kid - 6 years old - at Pearl Harbor. But we all wanted to...

I was a nineteen year old rifleman in the infantry of the Third...

I was a PFC in 552nd artillery attached to First Army. My memory...

I was a white medic, a sergeant, attached to a black regiment. ...

I was about 5 when the war started - so not really that aware -...

I was an enlisted sailor in the naval reserve. I was called to...

I was asked to share some personal WWII by my alma mater...

I was born 1/24/39 so my experience was seen through the eyes of...

I was born 1926. I lived very closely thru the newspapers and...

I was born 9/25/23 and am a veteran of the USArmy in during WWII...

I was born in 1913, in 1936 I was 26. I am 93 now. A good friend...

I was born in 1924, so WWII was an important part of my life. In...

I was born in 1930, as I was a child/teenager during WWII. My...

I was born in 1932 and so was just nine when the war began. I was...

I was born in 1935 and am one of 4 daughters born to May and John...

I was born in 1936, so I was not yet 10 when the war was over. I...


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