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[Annotator's Note: Monroe Scherer was sent to Okinawa, Japan in July 1945.] There was a sign posted saying that they...

At Camp Crowder [Annotator's Note: in Neosho, Missouri], Lester Caplan was originally trained as a radio repairman, but...

Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. sailed to many ports in the Japanese islands after the war. Following three months there,...

Edward Bale witnessed attacks by Japanese troops who were inebriated. He learned to like the Japanese after the war...

When Frank Pryor left Hawaii, he was sent to Japan instead of the mainland [Annotator's Note: the United States...

Richard Lafleur could smell Japan as they got close. Before long they could see the coastline. He envisioned what the...

Looking back, Dale Peterson feels honored that he participated in the 2 September 1945 surrender of the Japanese. At...

On VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945], Earl Wergin [Annotator's Note: with the USS...

William Burkett remembers the Philippines as a pretty country. He drove everywhere. He drove a truck to Manila [...

David R. Saunders recalled when they announced that the war was over. Everyone was hooping and hollering. When he...

James N. Rizzo sailed overseas to the Pacific. He did not travel with his whole group [Annotator's Note: 553rd Air...

Charles “Chuck” Franzke’s orders were changed after the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: announced 15 August...

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