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Edgar Eugene “Gene” Fricker was quickly released from the Navy after the war and attended college on the G.I. Bill [...
Paul Harless was assigned to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) as a boatswain’s mate second class. During his overseas...
Wilbur Lee Jackson was discharged, but had to sign up for the draft afterward. There was concern about the war not...
Harold Long married his wife during his time in college while working on his master's in accounting. After the war, he...
After his discharge, Harry Walker Wellford used the G.I. Bill to further his education. He owes a debt to the...
Fermer Kellogg had problems with his arm after the war, but he still managed to take on various types of work like...
Towards the end of the war, Burl Loving transferred to an APA [Annotator’s Note: Auxiliary Personnel, Attack troop...
Adolph William Amundson recalled that by the time he arrived at the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], the...
Alfred Raymond Mosher lost about 30 or 40 pounds while he was a prisoner. Mosher remained in the Navy for an additional...
James Roy Colquitt returned to his home in Alabama after his discharge. He did not have a problem adjusting to civilian...
Hugh Ettinger was discharged from the Navy and used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the submarine tender, USS Holland (AS-3), as a replacement radio man stationed...
Lynward Joseph "Buddy" or "Bud" Adams' most memorable experiences of World War 2 was getting aboard ship and his time...
After the war ended, the captain of the USS Hampden County (LST-803) threw a huge party in Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam...
Following the end of the war, Harold Joslin remained in Japan briefly. The former captives were brought to a landing...
O’Hearn “Duffy” Vincent Dufour hopes that he can be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He did not suffer from post...
Jack D. Samuelson heard of Tom Hanks’ support of The Museum in New Orleans [Annotator’s Note: movie actor Tom Hanks...
Stanley John Niec decided not to stay in the Navy after the war. He used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill...
After the war, Joseph Barger took advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Howard Baroudi saw hell at Tarawa [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Tarawa, 20 to 23 November 1943; Tarawa, Gilbert...
After his discharge, John Carruth went to Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia] and worked for his uncle, who...
After Hershel Hibbard was discharged from the Navy, he completed high school and went to college for some time on the G...
Following the war and his discharge, John St. Germain worked on farms in North Dakota and Montana. He moved to seek...
Alfred Anthony Alvarez retired from the military as a lieutenant colonel. He had earned a CIB [Annotator's Note: the...
After World War 2, Joseph Daquana took advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewee’s wife interjects throughout this clip.] Sherwin Lansing Eddy readjusted to civilian...
After being discharged from service, I. J. Karpay did not have a hard time adjusting to civilian life. He used the G.I...
Rufus Harris went to Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] for one day. On his last trip, he had just gotten married...
Leedell Neyland returned home and he could not get into the school where he wanted to. He had to wait until the next...
After being discharged from service in World War 2, James D. Comeaux adjusted easily to civilian life and attended...
Elmer Spraker thought he might transition into rebuilding maritime engines in the civilian sector, and in this section...
Claude Bufford Shaw didn't come immediately back to the United States when the war ended as he was making a career of...
When he left the Navy, Carey Suratt worked as a brick man for the Pennsylvania railroad. He helped make coal cars....
Harold Beal did not want to stay in the Navy. He had PTSD [Annotator's Note: post-traumatic stress disorder; a mental...
Alfred Anthony Alvarez was given a platoon in the 187th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 187th Glider Infantry...
Rosemary Fagot remembers the difficulties she had translating for the United Fruit Company because of the cultural...

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