INTERVIEW PUNCH LIST
(WARTIME VETERANS)

1. Name?

2. Where and when were you born?

3. What historical events taking place during your childhood had an impact on your life and in what ways? (i.e., the Great Depression)

4. Do you have brothers and sisters?

5. What did you do for fun as a child?

6. What branch of the service did you go into?

7. Why did you go into the service? Did you enlist or were you drafted?

8. Where was basic training and what was it like?

9. What was your rate or rank?

10. What was your specialty? Describe.

11. Were you married before the war?

12. What ships were you on or unit were you in?

13. If Navy: What were your battlestation(s)?

14. What operations/bombardments/incidents were you involved in?

15. Please describe your experience in each.

16. Were you ever involved in a rescue mission?

17. Did you ever pick up POW's?

18. What kinds of climate and environmental changes did you have to contend with?

19. Did you ever experience a weather disaster such as a typhoon?

20. Did you or anyone you know suffer with an exotic illness?

21. Were you ever injured even if not in battle?

22. Did you ever have a food or water shortage?

23. Did you receive R&R? Describe where and what you did. Did you enjoy it? Why?

24. What was daily life like (food, sleeping area, etc.)?

25. Did you play pranks on each other?

26. What did you do for entertainment?

27. What did you miss the most from back home?

28. What was your most frightening or worst experience(s)?

29. What was your best experience(s)?

30. Any other memories/stories, etc. you would like to share?

31. Describe the circumstances under which you went home?

32. Please describe your post war career?

33. Did you marry?

34. If yes, how did you meet your spouse?

35. Did you have children?

36. For better or worse, how has our society changed over your lifetime?