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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.

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I don't remember any thing about the war, except when it ended, I...

I don't remember December 7, 1941 - I would turn 6 that December...

I donated my first and eagerly awaited dog to the canine corps and...

I enlisted in the Army Air Corps at age 18, right after graduating...

I enlisted in the Army Air Corps in December 1942. I was first...

I enlisted in the Navy right out of high school in 1943. I became...

I entered Kindergarten in January of 1942. We each brought in...

I entered the Army, September 2, 1941, Discharged, August 7, 1945...

I entered the service via the draft in May 1942. I served in the...

I experienced the Anschluss in Vienna in March of 1938. Shortly...

I fled from Germany to London, England and lived there during most...

I graduated from C.C.N.Y. in 1942. Already drafted assigned to the...

I grew up in England in WWII. I was 10 when it began and sixteen...

I grew up in Long Beach, Long Island, NY on the south shore of...

I have a wonderful scrapbook.

I have clear memories of WWII - about 10 years old - born Dec. '32...

I have diaries kept by both my Grandfather and my Father during...

I have enclosed an article written about my father prior to his...

I have many vivid memories of the period of WWII. I am now 90...

I interviewed my Great Uncle Vin on video in October 2006 about...

I joined (enlisted) in the Navy, Nov. '43, was called to duty in...

I just returned from the Naval Academy where my cousin, Rear...

I kept a diary from 1941 thru 1943 including my senior year at...

I landed on Utah Beach on D-Day. Utah was a walk in the park...

I left Bowling Green State University in Ohio on December 1942 and...

I left the Netherlands for the Dutch East-Indies (Indonesia) in...

I lived in Huntington, WV During WWII. I was born in 1931 so I was...

I lived in the Bronx, NY. My Father was an Air Raid Warden as...

I lived in the South Bronx and was 7 years old when Pearl Harbor...

I read that the impetus for this series was the realization that...


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