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William McCowen signed on to a crew for the Korean War [Annotator's Note: 1950 to 1953] and was sent overseas to Kadena...
When Louis J. Armentaro went in, there was another kid from Livingston [Annotator's Note: Livingston, Montana] that he...
After the war, James Richard O'Rorke stumbled into various events that made his career what it was. That included some...
As James Paul Lynch looks back, there were not really normal families back in that time [Annotator's Note: the time of...
Wendell Galbraith was discharged at Fort Sheridan, Illinois as a Tech Sergeant [Annotator's Note: Technical Sergeant;...
The war was a challenging experience for Edgar De Pue Osgood. There are other ways of getting those challenges, like...
Albert Pultz Lochra, Jr. believes that kids today need to learn about World War 2. He also believes that everybody...
Floyd Annas was called back to active duty for the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953] but did not...
Many times when Alfred Dietrick was on the front lines, he said that if he ever got out alive, he would not complain...
Lawrence Winnier did not stay in touch with anyone after the war. He has one grandson, three granddaughters, and two...
After joining the Coast Guard [Annotator’s Note: in 1944], Eileen Noll was sent to West Palm Beach [Annotator’s Note:...
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Billingsley to talk about Nasugbu, Philippines.] They came out of Luzon [...
Frank J. Waldeck [Annotator's Note: in Company C, 1st Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division]...
William McCool and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry...
James Johnson remembers the combat was continuous. [Annotator’s Note: He is referring to the Korean War which was...
Donald W. Bertino arrived at Utah Beach [Annotator's Note: Utah Beach was one of the two American landing beaches in...
Russell Clark and Company A [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Gerald Francis "Jerry" Coleman [Annotator's Note: a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber pilot with Marine Scout-Bomber...
Keith Renstrom and Amagony [Annotator's Note: unsure of spelling; on Iwo Jima] looked at each other and gave each other...
There was no homecoming reception in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], other than some high...
After being promoted to captain and finishing his last bombing mission, Jack Buckner left his group [Annotator's Note:...
While Richard Keller was in Miami he got a phone call from a major asking if Keller wanted to go to the Command and...
When George A. Sarosi worked at a VA Hospital, he always felt it was an extension of the university. He has enjoyed...
Henry Armstrong never got concerned about Communism after World War 2. He had faith in his country that we would not be...
Margaret Brewer Henry attended college from 1945 through 1949. She felt like she was well prepared because her...
[Annotator’s Note: Birds can be heard chirping in the background throughout this clip.] Willard Johnson was assigned to...
Jean D. "JD" Johnson's [Annotator's Note: a radioman on the USS Balao (SS-285)] second patrol scored six hits, severely...
Robert G. Aldous had difficulty transitioning to being a civilian after World War 2. He got home and thought everything...
Philip Dunford was discharged from the US Marine Corps at Camp Lejeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Donald Lindquist was an officer in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2 and returned to military service during...
When David Harvey heard that the war had ended, they had 1,500 planes up off the carriers. The British and Russians had...
Albert Yamamoto's [Annotator's Note: an American citizen who was in Japan during the war] most memorable experience of...
In 1954, John Kreutzberg was drafted once more, this time into the Army. He was married at the time, so his wife went...
The ship Lawson T. Winslow, Jr. was assigned to [Annotator's Note: the USS Monrovia (APA-31)] had seen a lot of combat...
Samson Alexander was in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. He had a girlfriend in Denver [Annotator's Note:...
Obie Wickersham was born in March 1925 in Oklahoma. One of the legacies of his father's World War 1 service was...

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