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After the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: the surrender was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on 15 August...

Robert Villars received his boot camp training in San Diego. He nearly got into trouble for pilfering a lemon pie...

Catherine Long was born in 1924 in Dayton, Ohio. That was the home of her mother’s family. She soon moved to Pittsburgh...

Violet Walsh served in World War 2 in order to do her part in the war, and she is glad she volunteered. She knows that...

Sterling Cale received several different military decorations. He received multiple Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, and a...

Emmett Guderian served in the occupation of Japan. He saw the remains of bombed towns. He worked with Japanese on...

Robert Freligh served during the war because he felt it was his duty. He was also 20 years old at the time and thought...

David Eugene Turnbull believes that War World 2 has greatly influenced him because it opened his eyes to different...

Thomas D. Thompson was in the Lingayen Gulf [Annotator's Note: Lingayen Gulf, Philippines] aboard a PC [Annotator's...

Alvin Sniff did numerous trips to the Mediterranean Sea while he was a career Navy man. He recalled when the Navy...

Emil Kesselman liked being a civilian and a father, and did not have any ideas of going back in the service [Annotator’...

Catherine Long went to LSU because she did not want to go back to the New Jersey College for Women. Her best friend in...

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