Atomic bomb

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Alexander, Samson Duty in Japan
Samson Alexander was in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. He had a girlfriend in Denver [Annotator's Note:...
Wilterdink, Virginia Duty in Manila
The SS Lurline, on which Virginia Wilterdink was traveling, stopped in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands]...
Bartels, Carl Duty in the Pacific and China
Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] was part of a GROPAC Unit [Annotator's Note: GROPAC Units...
Cascio, Roy Duty in Tokyo
Roy Cascio only knew the atomic bombs ended the war [Annotator's Note: Nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Hill, Marvin Duty On Board and Out of the Navy
Marvin Hill had a famous bandleader aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)]. Eddie Duchin...
Kubiak, Frank Dysentery, VJ-Day and Postwar
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)] went to the Philippines because it was stricken...
Linker, George Early Life
George Harrison Linker, Jr. was born in 1926 in Dover, Arkansas. He was the youngest of three siblings. Neither his...
Gruen, Dieter Early Life
Dieter Martin Gruen was born in November 1922 in Walldorf, Germany. His father was a school principal and his mother...
Dugas, Sr., Maurice Early Life and Testing Atomic Bombs at Bikini Atoll
Maurice Joseph Dugas, Sr. was born in September 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father worked at the Roosevelt...
Scholes, George Early Life, Enlistment and Training
George Scholes was born in Endeavor, Wisconsin, and had a typical childhood there with his three siblings. His father...
Thelen, Richard Early Life, Enlistment, and Training
[Annotator's Note: The interview video skips a bit in the beginning.] Richard Thelen was born in March 1927 and grew up...
Hanley, Fiske Early Life, Enlistment, Training and Deployment
Fiske Hanley was born in January 1920 in Brownwood, Texas, one of the five children in his family. Although he grew up...
Rupp, Robert Earning a Presidential Unit Citation
Robert Rupp was surprised by the atomic bomb drops on Japan [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Porche, Albert Earning Respect
Albert Porche went into the service after Pearl Harbor was attacked. The armed forces were trying to recruit as many...
Saik, Ogden End of Duty in the Pacific
The LSM-319 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship Medium] on which Ogden Saik served made about six other beachheads all...
Mayes, Robert End of the War
Robert Mayes knew the end of the war was impending when the Germans were trying to surrender to his unit [Annotator's...
Jones, James End of the War
After his Christmas day [Annotator's Note: 25 December 1944] fight, James Jones went on to Bastogne [Annotator's Note:...
McMullen, Milton End of the War
Before the atomic bomb was dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on 6 August 1945 and...
McCool, William End of the War
William McCool left Ohrdruf, Germany and its concentration camp bound for Dresden, Leipzig, and then Zwickau on the...
Hatch, Norman End of the War
Norman Hatch remained on Iwo Jima for the first 18 days of the battle. He was flown off on D plus 18. Hatch flew off...
Suter, Martin End of the War
Martin Suter was in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] when he heard about the atomic bomb strikes....
Graff, Richard End of the War
Richard Graff continued moving through Germany. There were displaced people as well as American and German prisoners of...
Anderson, Howard End of the War
That night, Howard Anderson was given some food. At some point in the night, air raid sirens started blaring because...
Sadler, Richard End of the War
Burt Richard Sadler did not have time to think about the end of the war. He thought he would be sent to drive landing...
Spaetgens, William End of the War
William Leo Spaetgens was pulled out of the Navy Armed Guard in January 1945. Many men were removed from that service...
Schilling, Ira End of the War
After combat on Tinian ended and the island was secured, Ira Schilling was sent to Hawaii. First, however, he reported...
Grahlfs, F. End of the War
After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], F. Lincoln Grahlfs received orders to tow away the USS Hugh W. Hadley...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" End of the War and Occupation Duty
[Annotator's Note: Clifford Suthern Hayes fell ill and was sent to a hospital to recover.] Clifford Suthern Hayes was...
Lepore, Louis End of the War and Occupation Duty
At the end of the battle [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], Louis R. Lepore was brought back to the beach and given a...
Campisano, Frank End of the War and Occupation Duty in Japan
Frank Campisano was told he would be in the first wave for the invasion of Japan. He departed for his old camp on...
Arst, Paul End of the War and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: Paul Arst and the interviewer discuss some of his old comrades and their current whereabouts.] One...
Brown, Grace "Grace Janota" End of the War and Postwar Career
Grace Brown and some friends liked to go out after work. They would meet up with the different soldiers that came into...
Fulco, Joseph End of the War and Prewar Life
Joseph P. Fulco did not think the fighting was as bad after crossing the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River]. He...
Kawamoto, Yukio End of the War and the Atomic Bombs
[Annotator's Note: Yukio Kawamoto served in the Army as a Japanese interpreter with the 37th Infantry Division in the...
Mervosh, Michael "Iron Mike" End of the War, Nightmares, Korea and Vietnam
After Michael Mervosh helped his wounded friends in the foxhole he realized that he had lost his hearing [Annotator's...
Wheeler, Berle End of War
Berle Wheeler experienced Japanese air raids but slit trenches protected him from the attacks [Annotator's Note: he was...

Pages