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Kracov, William Postwar Life
William Kracov entered Austria [Annotator's Note: near war's end as a scout for heavy weapons Company M, 3rd Battalion...
Grant, Edward Postwar Life
After he left the military, Edward Grant did not use the G.I. Bill because he was married with a child. School did not...
Martin, Robert Postwar Life
Robert Martin went to upholstery school with the GI Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment...
Kruszewski, Z. Anthony Postwar Life
Z. Anthony Kruszewski wanted to go to England to study. He went to southern France with the Army. The French recognized...
Klenoski, Richard Postwar Life
Richard Klenoski's most memorable World War 2 experience was bailing out of his plane. He put both feet down and his...
Peiffer, Warren Postwar Life
Warren Peiffer had German cooks in the kitchen. He would give them orders. [Annotator’s Note: the Germans were...
Neilson, Francis Postwar Life
Although Francis Neilson was a war veteran, he was not yet 21 when he got out of the armed services, and couldn’t get a...
Siverts, Hans Postwar Life
Hans Siverts thought he would be going to the Pacific. They were pulling back and shutting down the hospital [Annotator...
Johnson, Kaare Postwar Life
After World War 2, Kaare Allan Johnson did not want to stay in the service and was discharged from the Army. He worked...
Lazinger, Sol Postwar Life
Sol Lazinger did not have a girlfriend while he was in the service. He did enjoy one nurse while he was in a hospital...
Berman, Stanley Postwar Life
Stanley Berman [Annotator's Note: with the 8th Air Force] was responsible for loading bombs and ammunition onto their...
Brantley, Vernon Postwar Life
Vernon Brantley had communicated with his wife via V-mail [Annotator's Note: Victory Mail; postal system put into place...
Urice, Joe Postwar Life
Joel Urice was changed by the war in a lot of ways. He developed maturity. He did not like the conditions they lived...
Jerabek, Gene Postwar Life
After the war, Gene R. Jerabek moved to Julian [Annotator's Note: Julian, Illinois]. Her husband's work saved his job...
Prestridge, Hillman Postwar Life
Hillman James Prestridge got married and tried to find a job [Annotator's Note: after being discharged from the Army in...
Hutcherson, Kenneth Postwar Life
Albion Kenneth Hutcherson went back to his family’s farm in Halifax [Annotator's Note: Halifax, Virginia]. His brother...
Cassady, William Postwar Life
William Cassady’s last mission was Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Battle of Iwo Jima, 19 February to 26 March 1945; Iwo...
Watters, Harold Postwar Life
Harold Watters [Annotator's Note: with the 355th Engineer General Service Regiment] passed the State of Liberty on his...
Gohlke, Marvin Postwar Life
Marvin H. Gohlke was in the States [Annotator’s Note: United States] on convalescent furlough [Annotator's Note: an...
Miles, George Postwar Life
George Miles left the Army when he got home, but stayed in the Reserves. He used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G...
Leskovic, Elvia Postwar Life
Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec notes that the rebuilding [Annotator's Note: of Germany] after the war was...
Payne, Carl Postwar Life
Carl Payne came home to the naval base in Virginia. He was discharged in Indiantown Gap [Annotator’s Note: Indiantown...
Taliancich, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Taliancich remembers his brothers and whether or not they served in the military during the war [Annotator’s...
Burkle, Henry Postwar Life
Henry Burkle remembers that they were kept heavily guarded because the squadron could not operate without the permanent...
Sacks, John Postwar Life
When John Sacks retuned to Kansas there were no jobs and many of the factories were closing down. Many people were out...
Kissam, Edward Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Edward Kissam returned from the war and had a lot of family problems to deal with.]. Kissam did use...
Leavy, Eugene Postwar Life
Eugene T. Leavy was discharged in October 1947. With the Status of Forces Agreement of June 1947, Leavy was able to...
Luers, Harold Postwar Life and Career
Harold Luers joined the Army Reserve following his discharge after World War 2. He was running a grocery store and...
Ryan, John Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] After his discharge [Annotator's Note: in May 1946...
Edwards, Marvin Postwar Life and Career
Marvin Raymond Edwards returned to the United States around October 1946 via a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class...
Hurley, Wallace Postwar Life and Career
Wallace Hurley was discharged as a Private First Class in 1946. He never used the G.I. Bill for education because he...
Medway, Irwin Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and reads statistics from...
Yeagley, Richard Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: Richard Yeagely was part of the Army of Occupation in Europe after the war ended.] They had food and...
Pritchett, James Postwar Life and Career
After his discharge, jobs were hard to find, so James Pritchett took advantage of the G.I. Bill and went back to...
Wofford, Jesse L. Postwar Life and Career
Jesse Wofford wanted to go to medical school when he got out of the service so he spent a year before his discharge...
Hamilton, Richard Postwar Life and Career
Richard Henry Hamilton was discharged on 29 October 1945 and used the G.I. Bill to attend the Fannie Farmer's School of...

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