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While in high school, a Marine recruiter came to Roland Lehker's class. The recruiter convinced Lehker and his friends...
Theodore Vallas was one of the first pilots to be catapulted off an aircraft carrier. There was risk in the water ahead...
Billy Michal enlisted during the period of the Cuban Missile Crisis while many of his friends were drafted. Some fellow...
One of Joseph Rockforte's most memorable experiences of the war was that he was going to England, France, and Germany....
Burton Lewis served during the war because it was what every 18 year old did. He was lucky to have an engineering...
Dracos Burke said he always wanted to be in the military, war or no war. Beginning when he was 17, he participated...
Samuel Spector's most memorable experience of World War 2 was growing up from 18 to 20 years of age. His expectations...
After returning to Jefferson Barracks [Annotator's Note: Saint Louis, Missouri], the military wanted to keep Bernard...
Thomas Edward Pugh enjoyed returning to the United States, but also enjoyed going overseas. Pugh was surprised when he...
Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches. He passed the...
Henry Bodson headed back to the US [Annotator's Note: United States from serving in Cambodia with the US Army]. He...
Samuel Malta remembers funny occasions during the war but he also remembers being frightened by the combat. When faced...
Before joining the Marine Corps, Hilar Moore had never been more than 100 miles from his home [Annotator's Note: in New...
The reason Frederick Stent served during World War 2 was because he wanted to be in the military. His father had served...
Robert E. McGovern's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his father died. He followed the war as a...
Alfred Rodrigues saw the damage on Battleship Row about two weeks after the attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Arthur Albertson remembers meeting the Russians after crossing a river into Germany. The war was still in full blast....
Robert Marovelli decided to go into the Navy because so many young men were being killed by the Japanese. He feels the...
Frank George Memory had no problems returning from the war. He was married in 1946 and had five children with his wife...
Cleveland Peterson's most memorable experience was being close to Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. During the...
Arthur Frangello did not have any issues adjusting to civilian life. He was happy to make it back. Some of his friends...
Thomas Edgar Morgan, Sr. is glad he picked the Marine Corp. He does not think World War 2 changed him in anyway. He...
Anthony Bianconi feels strongly that World War 2 should be taught to youngsters today. There are guys under white...
When the war ended, Rose Bayuk says she had done her job, and was ready "to get out of there." While it lasted, it was...
Henry Baul believes the military offered a bit more racial respect than his civilian life. While in the Marine Corps,...
Irvin Kennedy was not affected by the war. He did not have a career when he got back. He went to work on a mail train...
Vernon Cummings had the opportunity to voyage on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) with his son in 1977. His...
Harold C. Cook felt he was only a part of the war when he served. They liked to make jokes about MacArthur [Annotator's...
One of Seymour Reitman's most memorable moments of World War 2 was surviving. He was raised in Atlantic City [Annotator...
William Kracov's most memorable experiences of World War 2 relate to being awarded two Bronze Stars [Annotator's Note:...
The war taught Frank Pryor obedience, discipline, and how to take care of himself. He thought it was advantageous for...
Janice Evenson wanted to go back to college. When she returned home, the high school asked her to teach math. Then a...
William “Bill” Knapp learned how tenuous life is and how men can hate each other during the Second World War. Hating is...
When Morris Semiatin was discharged [Annotator's Note: in February 1946], he wanted to become a photographer, which he...
Theodore Marolda has had to pay out of his own pocket for medical expenses because veteran benefits would take too long...
Joseph Pilcher volunteered for the armed forces during World War 2 because he thought it was his duty; he, like...

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