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Cassidy, John Post War Career
John Cassidy served as an aide to an admiral during his tenure in the Pacific, and the two men got along well. Cassidy...
Vallas, Theodore Postwar
Theodore Vallas left the Navy after the war in order to play professional sports. He enrolled in college to play...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Postwar
Herman Prager witnessed the end of the war while on Midway Island. Following Midway, he sailed to Pearl Harbor for rest...
Befera, Victor Postwar
Victor Befera was a replacement for those stationed overseas, and those stationed with the most points [Annotator's...
Fadem, Leroy Postwar
After the war, Leroy Fadem's ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-871] was in the first task group to enter Nagasaki harbor...
Buchert, Cyril A. Postwar
Cyril Buchert saw the Japanese envoys coming into the surrender program [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo Bay on 2 September...
Doss, Arles Postwar
When he left for the military, Arles J. Doss's job at Texaco [Annotator's Note: Texaco, Inc., also known as The Texas...
Levee, Harris Postwar
After leaving his post [Annotator's Note: in the Metallurgical Laboratory] at the University of Chicago [Annotator's...
Collie, C. Postwar
Two days after the surrender [Annotator's Note: the formal Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945], C....
Taddeo, Al Postwar and Joining the Blue Angels
Alfred Taddeo became an instructor at Melbourne, Florida where he met several former VF-10 [Annotator's Note: Fighting...
Boehm, Robert Postwar and Reflections
Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm returned from the war and was happy that the G.I. Bill was available [Annotator's Note: the...
Giller, Edward Postwar and Reflections
World War 2 taught Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. how to manage people in organizations, which he used later in life. He...
Morse, Ralph Postwar and Reflections
Ralph Morse covered medicine and all the important doctors after World War 2. He covered Broadway until the space...
Baroudi, Howard Postwar and Reflections
Howard Baroudi saw hell at Tarawa [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Tarawa, 20 to 23 November 1943; Tarawa, Gilbert...
Marks, James Postwar Atomic Bomb Tests
James Marks was stationed in the Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, Illinois]...
McBride, Frank Postwar Career
Frank Curtis McBride’s father and uncle had a pattern shop [Annotator’s Note: a pattern shop develops templates and...
Edwards, Charles Postwar Career
Charles T. Edwards was able to go home after the war had ended. He did not want to return to the steel factory but...
Hirsch, Leon Postwar Career
Leon Hirsch enjoyed doing advance theater work for a while but found it not lucrative enough so he took a job as a...
Ridyard, Herbert Postwar Career
In 1949, Herbert W. Ridyard took a job with NACA, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which was the forerunner...
Taylor, Robert Postwar Career and Life
Robert Taylor retired from the Navy on 31 May 1970. He had worked at a medical research laboratory at Camp LeJeune,...
Smith, Eben Postwar Career and Reflections
Returning from overseas where he had been in charge of Air Force maintenance instructors, Eben Smith recaps...
Carlson, Harry Postwar Career With NACA and NASA
Harry Carlson used the G.I. Bill to go to Virginia PolyTech [Annotator's Note: Virginia Polytechnic Institutein...
Mahoney, Timothy Postwar Life
Timothy Mahoney kept up with his friends for some time after the war. One of his friends became a doctor. Another man...
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...
Pilcher, Joseph Postwar Life and Flying During the Cold War
Joseph Pilcher said that when the war ended in Europe, it seemed like every aircraft in the 9th Air Force went airborne...
Barnes, Alton Postwar Life and Military Service
Alton Barnes spent about three months in Japan performing occupation duty following World War 2. His main function was...
Votrobek, Jr., John Postwar Life and Reflections
John Votrobeck likes to think the war did not change him. The training he went through honed his skills, particularly...
Gibfried, Paul Postwar Life and Reflections
Paul Gibfried does not think he would have served if he had not been drafted. He did love being in the Navy. His first...
Brown, Robert Postwar Life and Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer repeats Robert Brown's story of working on the atomic bomb test incorrectly.] Little...
Bonelli, William Postwar Military Career
William Patrick Bonelli was never injured in combat. The closest he got was shrapnel hitting his pilot's chair. He...
Strait, Donald Postwar Military Service
After Donald Strait came back to the United States he got married and worked in the Office of Flying Safety in Winston-...
Wilkerson, H. Postwar Military Service
H. Lloyd Wilkerson became Chief of Staff of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, which he called a real change of pace. He...
Godbold, Bryghte Postwar Military Service and Reflections
Bryghte Davis Godbold was sent on a 90 day leave after his hospital check out following his return home. He ultimately...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Postwar Naval Career
Louis Conter returned to the United States for night fighter training. When he received his commission in New Guinea,...
McConnell, Trist Postwar Naval Service
Julian Trist Bringier McConnell was loaded onto a ship in the Philippines and headed towards the United States [...
Sturman, William Postwar Navy
By the end of the war, William Sturman was a Third Class Petty Officer. He used the G.I. Bill to attend New Mexico...

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