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Sturman, William Postwar Navy Changes
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks William Sturman if the Navy changed between World War 2 and the Korean War.]...
Mills, Willis Postwar Philippines
Willis Mills went into Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the Philippines] for a few days and observed the destruction...
Barrick, Calvin Postwar Reunions and Meeting New Friends
Calvin Barrick was transferred to the USS Searaven (SS-196) which was an older submarine based out of Pearl Harbor. He...
Daquarna, Joseph Postwar Service and Heading to Bikini Atoll
Joseph Daquarna learned about the USS Missouri (BB-63) going to Tokyo Bay for the surrender ceremony following the end...
Shook, Hal Postwar Service and Reflections
He has no memory of VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], but Harold Shook remembered that on...
Bergbower, Harold Postwar Service in the US Air Force
Harold Bergbower stayed in the Air Force full time after World War 2. He went to Chanute Field in Illinois and took...
Courant, Hans Postwar Studies
Hans Courant and the others went back to Los Alamos where he was told that he would be released to go back to college....
Doolan, Robert Preparing for a Typical Bombing Mission
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Robert Doolan to describe how a bombing mission would go.] They would be...
Curl, Robert "Bob" Preparing for D-Day
Robert Curl took part in Operation Tiger to practice landing operations at Slapton Sands in England. On the morning of...
Tweed, Earl Preparing in England for D-Day
Earl Tweed spent time in England before the invasion. His company [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 115th...
Evans, Donald Preparing to Invade Europe
Donald Evans got orders to ship out around June [Annotator's Note: June 1944]. He thought they [Annotator's Note: 66th...
Uttero, Cosmo Prepping for an Invasion
Somewhere around May [Annotator's Note: May 1944], the training became more intense, and Cosmo Uttero knew something...
Armstrong, James Prewar and Initial Training
James Armstrong was born in Bradenton, Florida and attended high school there [Annotator's Note: he doesn't specify his...
Krause, Joseph Prewar and Initial Training
Joseph Krause was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1923. He recalls an enjoyable childhood where he played games, sports...
Stewart, Frank Prewar Life
Frank B. Stewart, Jr. was born in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana] in September 1935. He is a...
Cowell, Ernest Prewar Life
Ernest Cowell was born in January 1927 in Los Angeles, Hollywood [Annotator's Note: Los Angeles, California]. His...
Schneider, Tony Prewar Life and Initial Training
Tony Schneider was from Hillsboro, Missouri, and he attended college at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He...
Hillard, Frank Prewar Life to Bombsight Training
Frank Hilliard was born in May 1923 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was always an aircraft enthusiast and took his first...
Lowe, Robert Prewar Life to Top Secret Radar Sets
Robert Lowe was born in Hutton, Louisiana in July 1922. He worked his way through high school during the Great...
Fulton, Robert Prewar Service and Joining the USS Houston (CA-30)
Admiral Robert B. Fulton was born in December 1910 in Burlington, Vermont and grew up in Washington, D.C. He went to...
Elliott, John Prewar, Becomming an Aviator, and Deployment
John R. Elliott was born in July 1919 in Greeley, Colorado. He lived there until he was 13 years old. He went to a one-...
Bondola, Thomas Prisoner of War (POW) Camp
Thomas Bondola was held with about 150 other prisoners in a compound surrounded by barbed wire fencing [Annotator’s...
Redmond, Leroy Prisoners and German Jets
[Annotator's Note: Leroy Redmond served in the Army as a tank crewman in Combat Command A, 14th Armored Division and...
Hatch, Norman Processing Combat Camera Film
Combat cameraman Norman Hatch was only about a quarter of a mile away from the mountain top [Annotator's Note: Mount...
Pocoroba, Joseph Protecting Eisenhower
Joseph Pocoroba went to Columbia, South Carolina for basic training. He found it easy. When he first went in, he had KP...
Birnbaum, Stanley Proximity Fuse Development and Use
Stanley Jack Birnbaum worked on the battery component in the development of the proximity fuse. He explains the process...
Brannan, Joseph PT Boat Action in the Mediterranean
Joseph Brannan returned to Melville, Rhode Island as a PT boat instructor [Annotator's Note: at the Motor Torpedo Boat...
Littig, Charles Ross PT Boat Action in the Pacific
After Charles Littig reached Pearl Harbor, his boat was unloaded. [Annotator's Note: At this time, Littig was the...
Grieves, Billy PTSD, Depth Charge Attacks and Fresh Water
Billy Grieves watches movies like Run Silent, Run Deep religiously. He feels that they are more Hollywood than reality...
Brown, Roscoe Racism in the South and Overseas Deployment
Dr. Roscoe Brown feels that Washington D.C. was an ambivalent city when it came to race. When they got to Virginia they...
Ashton, Harold Radar
Harold Ashton's airplane had radar in it. It was very important for him to have radar, especially over water. While...
Sacks, John Radar Bomb Sights
In the mid to late May 1944, John Sacks was sent to England with Aerial Transport Command, ATC [Annotators Note: Air...
Kinzler, Robert Radar Schools and Post War Activities
Attending the Southern Signal Corps School at Camp Murphy in Jupiter, Florida, Robert Kinzler became a radar officer...
Murphy, Alfred RAF Bassingbourn
Alfred Pierse Murphy began his missions [Annotator's Note: with the 322nd Bombardment Squadron, 91st Bombardment Group...
Cole, Edgar Reach for the Stars
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Edgar Cole if he felt serving in the Marine Corps prepared him for the rest of...
Driscoll, Edward Ready to Deploy
In Providence, Rhode Island, Edward Driscoll joined the newly formed Torpedo Squadron 13 [Annotator's Note: Torpedo...

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