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Larson, William Activated for Korea
William Larson went to work for the Flexible Pavement Laboratory in [Annotator's Note: Waterways Experiment Station-...
Malta, Samuel Adjusting to Civilian Life
Samuel Malta and the men in combat were just kids who were 18 or 19 years old. The combat troops felt they were...
Malta, Samuel Adjustment Difficulties
Samuel Malta had difficulties after his discharge from the service. He did not like taking orders from civilians. He...
Waddill, Norris Advance into Germany
Norris Waddill crossed the Rhine River about a month after Christmas [Annotator's Note: in early 1945]. Engineers were...
Kerner, John Advanced Medical Training
John Kerner heard of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor while he was walking down the street and overheard it. He and...
Sapp, Walter Advanced Training Overseas
Walter Sapp went to Camp Walter, Texas for basic training. He did not want to be drafted and did not want to go into...
Willhour, Dick Advancing into France
Richard "Dick" Willhour retreated from German emplacements at Raon-l'Étape [Annotator's Note: Raon-l'Étape, France with...
Raaen, John Advancing on Maisy
John Raaen left Rudder and remnants of his battalion [Annotator’s Note: 5th Ranger Battalion] at the Pointe to...
Ridyard, Herbert Advancing on Sinz, Germany
Herbert W. Ridyard was let off a truck near Nennig [Annotator's Note: Nennig, Germany] and then advanced toward their...
Smith, Clifford Advancing through France
Clifford Smith and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division] made an...
LaPook, Sidney Advancing Through Germany
From there [Annotator's Note: the area around Bastone, Belgium], Sidney LaPook and his unit [Annotator's Note: 193rd...
Snyder, Harry Advancing to Berlin
When the New Year [Annotator's Note: 1945] came, Robert Snyder's 67th Armored Regiment [Annotator's Note: Snyder was a...
Labat, Ubert Advancing to Saint-Lo
The beach was already taken when Ubert Labat went into Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France] two days after the...
Rogers, John Aerial Bombardment, Availability of Supplies and Liberating Civilians
John Rogers enjoyed the Air Force officer that served with them. He was always able to locate a chicken to eat. It was...
Maresca, Frank W. After Combat and Reflections
After being released from the hospital, Frank Maresca was sent to Southampton. He was given a physical exam after which...
Wicklund, John After Effects
On the day after V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945], John Wicklund and a friend went to...
Matsumoto, Roy After High School
Roy H. Matsumoto went to work in a fruit stand after his high school graduation [Annotator's Note: in 1933]. Jobs were...
Sgobbo, Dominick After Liberation
The Red Cross came in to the prison camp and Dominick Sgobbo was treated for dysentery. His buddies had been taking...
Bell, Elmo After the Battle of La Fiére
Elmo Bell fought all the way across France. His unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute...
Hever, John After the Japanese Surrender
On 28 August 1945, John Hever was sent by plane to Shanghai, China to work with the 10th Air Force that had taken over...
Redmond, Leroy After the War
After the war, Leroy Redmond returned to his job at Westinghouse. He got married after three years. He married the girl...
Guarnere, William "Wild Bill" After the war
Heffron [Annotators Note: Edward Heffron, also known as Babe] knew that William Guarnere lived on 17th Street and came...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" After the War
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax returned to Hawaii, took advantage of the GI Bill and went to school. After he got home he...
Farley, Daniel After the War
Daniel Farley has been back to Europe several times. It was not difficult for him to go back the first time because...
Scheerer, Richard After the War
Richard Scheerer never spoke much about the war after he got home. He just wanted to forget it. It was a four year...
VanDuzer, Raymond After the War
Raymond VanDuzer was liberated by an advance echelon of American troops. The American soldiers marched the prisoners...
Field, Richard After the War
Richard Field and the other men of 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion had to buy scarves and jackets from the armored...
Murray, Charles After the War
Charles Murray's company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division]...
King, William After The War
William King did not want to stay in the Army after the war. He bought an Army surplus jeep with ten cartons of...
Marr, John W Aftermath of the Fighting at La Fiere
After Lieutenant John Marr narrowly escaped a German ambush during the failed night assault on the west end of the La...
Kinzler, Robert Aftermath of the Pearl Harbor Attack
En route to his battle station, Robert Kinzler had a clear view of Pearl Harbor, which was a mass of black smoke, with...
Chaisson, Roland Air Support, Casualties and the M1 Rifle
The Hurtgen Forest was thick so they [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] didn...
Wombacher, Delbert Airplane Close Call
Delbert Wombacher was at Camp Campbell, Kentucky [Annotator's Note: now Fort Campbell, Kentucky] doing some military...
Shirkey, Robert Alamo Scout Missions
Robert Leroy Shirkey and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 158th Regimental Combat Team] began...
Shirkey, Robert Alamo Scouts
Robert Leroy Shirkey was selected to join the Alamo Scouts [Annotator's Note: 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit] in...

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