China Burma India Theater (CBI)

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Hever, John Reflections
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941]...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Reflections
Samuel Spector's most memorable experience of World War 2 was growing up from 18 to 20 years of age. His expectations...
Burnett, Marshall Reflections
Marshalls Burnett's most memorable experiences are learning about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Offenbacher, Robert Reflections
Robert Offenbacher thought he grew up in the Army. The major was tough and a big man. The company drunk took a jeep and...
Denzler, Edward Reflections
Asked how the war changed his life, Edward Denzler said it made him realize that what he had at home was like nothing...
Peterson, Cleveland Reflections
Cleveland Peterson's most memorable experience was being close to Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. During the...
Lippman, Robert Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Lippman what he thinks of the time he spent with the 1st Battalion,...
Haslett, Revis Reflections
The war changed Revis Haslett but it is hard to predict what he would have done without that experience. He grew up in...
Ward, George Reflections
For George C. Ward, going through the Suez Canal and through the desert was the most memorable experience of the war....
Rudloff, George Reflections
George Rudloff felt like the Japanese had to be killed. The atrocities committed by the Japanese military were very bad...
Uthes, Roy Reflections
After he was discharged from the Army, Roy Uthes did not take advantage of the GI Bill. He and his wife lived with his...
Claus, Courtland Reflections
Courtland Claus used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
Vancheri, Edith Reflections
Edith Vancheri's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when a soldier died in her arms [Annotator's Note: as a...
Moore, Frederick Reflections
Rather than being discharged, Frederick Moore said, officers are released from active duty. One of his most memorable...
Poston, Charles Reflections
War was the greatest adventure of Charles Poston's young life. He was privileged to fly airplanes with the highest...
Willford, Sandford Reflections
Sandford Robert Willford served with the 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group, 9th Fighter Squadron stationed in the South...
Harris, Robert "Bob" Reflections
One of the most memorable events that happen to Robert H. "Bob" Harris was when his friend died in the plane he was...
Bannon, Calvin Reflections of the War
Calvin F. Bannon's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he encountered Japanese Zero [Annotator's Note:...
Hughes, Harold Reflections on the War
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee randomly claps his hands throughout segment.] Harold Hughes’ most memorable experience...
Sieck, Albert Reflections on the War
Albert Sieck served as a pilot with the 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 14th Air Force, which was the Flying Tigers [...
Habeeb, Albert Reflections on the War
Dr. Albert Habeeb’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was traveling to different areas of the world. He...
Shapiro, Lester Religion and Illnesses
Lester Shapiro was in a combat engineering outfit [Annotator's Note: 209th Engineer Combat Battalion] and was the first...
Inoshita, Masaji Reminiscing on Internment and the Internment Camp
Masaji Inoshita asked the man [Annotator's Note: the man who helped Inoshita's family when they were being interned]...
Gikas, Gus Rescued by the USS Pioneer (AM-105)
Gus Gikas and two other men swam about a mile from the sinking HMT Rhona to the Pioneer [Annotator's Note: USS Pioneer...
Callender, Alvin Response to Enemy Raids
The bases where Alvin Calendar served were often under attack by the enemy. He spent many a night in an air raid...
Bannon, Calvin Return Home and Postwar
When Calvin F. Bannon returned home from his tour overseas [Annotator's Note: with the 10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd...
Willford, Sandford Return Home and Postwar Life
Sandford Robert Willford [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, Fifth...
Gross, Herbert Return to Allied Control
Herbert Gross and his surviving fellow Vitamin P [Annotator's Note: Vitamin P was the name of the Consolidated B-24...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Returning Home
Samuel Spector returned home from Burma by troopship. From Myitkyina, Spector went to Calcutta, India and shipped out...
Burnett, Marshall Returning Home
Marshall Burnett does not remember much excitement on the occasion of VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day...
Tsubota, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota was given credit for his service [Annotator's Note: with Merrill's Marauders, the 5307th...
Peterson, Cleveland Returning Home
Cleveland Peterson made the trip home aboard a Liberty ship. He had flown to Calcutta first, then rode a British train...
Rudloff, George Returning Home
In November 1945, George Rudloff left India to return to the United States via troopship. He travelled to Bombay, India...
Kaiser, Raymond Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: For pilots like Raymond Kaiser, combat tours went by time in China, instead of by number of missions...
Shapiro, Lester Returning Home
Lester Shapiro could have stayed in the service and been a Warrant Officer. He was discharged at Fort Dix [Annotator's...
Notebaert, Richard Returning Home and Dealing with the Sand in Africa
Returning to the United States on a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], Richard...

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