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Long, Catherine Postwar
Catherine Long went to LSU because she did not want to go back to the New Jersey College for Women. Her best friend in...
Harry, Peter Postwar and Memories
Peter Harry went to Berlin, Germany after the war ended. He was again driving a jeep for officers. Harry saw many...
Sawada, Lily Postwar Life
Lily Sawada and her husband devoted their lives to the church as missionaries. She did not know her future husband...
Curl, Robert "Bob" Postwar Life
Robert Curl liked serving in the Navy. The food was good and he enjoyed his time in service. There was one thing he did...
Hill, Marvin Postwar Service
When the war ended, Marvin Hill was still serving in the Pacific, and was sent first to Darian, Manchuria to assist in...
Chester, Daniel Reassignment, Back to the Front and Being Wounded
When Daniel Chester reported back to his commanding officer, he was reassigned to the 3rd Battalion [Annotator's Note:...
Wesselhoeft, Adolf "Wes" Recollections
After Adolf Wesselhoeft retired from the U.S. Air Force, he worked on the Strategic Petroleum Reserves along the coast...
Halloran, Walter Reflections
Walter Halloran was unaware that Time magazine had published an article in 1944 about the 165th [Annotator’s Note: the...
Martinez, Benigno Reflections
Benigno Martinez's point of embarkation was through New York. He returned to the United States aboard the aircraft...
Harvey, William Reflections
William Harvey worked in the Commandant's office [Annotator's Note: of the Eighth Naval District headquartered in New...
Meisel, Judith Reflections
Judith Meisel does not fear speaking her mind as a result of her experiences in World War 2. She has nightmares as a...
Sharp, Horace Return Home and Hermann Göring's Suicide
Horace Sharp was discharged in May 1946 after his return to the United States. He attended college using the G.I. Bill...
Houdek, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Houdek was liberated and sent to Riesa, Germany where he spent several weeks waiting for American troops to...
Ram, Walter Returning Home and Dealing with the War
Walter Ram left Europe by ship on 3 June [Annotator's Note: 3 June 1945], and reached the United States on 11 June. Red...
Brukman, Jack Saipan
Jack Brukman found everything to be out of whack for them when they arrived at their destination [Annotator's Note: the...
Debrick, Arnold Saving Two Young Boys
In April 1945, Arnold Debrick and the 6th Armored Division went into Buchenwald [Annotator's Note: Buchenwald...
Dyson, Freeman Scientific Service in the Royal Air Force
Freeman Dyson was an admirer of the pre-World War 1 physicist Henry Moseley. The British Army was all volunteer until...
East, Clyde Second Dog Fight Victory
Clyde East shot down his second German fighter just prior to the Battle of the Bulge near Frankfurt, Germany. He was on...
Beckman, Kenneth Second Tour of Duty and Postwar
Kenneth Beckman discusses the comparatively impersonal nature of combat losses in the air versus those faced by the...
Kubiak, Frank Service Aboard the USS Vicksburg (CL-86)
Frank Kubiak requested a change to heavier weaponry on his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tillman (DD-641)]. It resulted...
McConn, John "Jack" St. Dié
John McConn fought his first major battle at Saint-Dié [Annotator's Note: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges]. The Americans were on...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid Survival in Berlin and the Arrival of the Americans
Once it was captured by the Russian Army, Berlin was divided into four sectors [Annotator's Note: the Soviets took...
Schwarc, Laszlo "Leslie Schwartz" Telling Their Stories
People ask Laszlo Schwarc about how he feels about his religion. He found it difficult to believe that God could...
Biernacki, Chester The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Chester Biernacki had a few friends in the 700 man complement on the Helena [Annotator's Note: USS Helena (CL-50)]. He...
Dyson, Freeman The Battle of Britain
Freeman Dyson was in London in 1944 when German rockets fell on the population there. That effort was a last gasp for...
McLaughlin, Sr., James The Costs of Inexperience
James Kemp McLaughlin does not recall the modified B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] YB...
Crosby, Thomas The Liberation of the Santo Tomas Internment Camp
On the evening of 3 February 1945, Thomas Crosby had gone to get hot water for his room monitor to drink a cup of hot...
Meisel, Judith The Massacre
Judith Meisel saw someone in the ghetto [Annotator’s Note: Kovno ghetto] when she was 13 years of age. Her hair was...
Rockforte, Joseph The Normandy Invasion
Joseph Rockforte was not able to see the actual invasion of Normandy because he was on a ship offshore. When he went...
Jordan, Bryce Training the Fighters
Bryce Jordan always wanted to be a flight instructor. He knew his advanced instructor could fly much better than him....
Williams, Robert Vierville and Carentan
The second day, Robert L. Williams and the others went to the town of Vierville. They had gotten reports that Vierville...
Burk, Jeannine Visiting Auschwitz
Jeannine Burk and Maurice [Annotator's Note: her husband] went to Belgium before he passed and visited her brother....
Tacket, Henry War's End
Henry A. Tacket and the USS Heermann (DD-532) returned to the United States after the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The ship...
Pogue, John War's End
John Pogue had combat missions throughout the rest of the war [Annotator's Note: following the end of the Battle of the...
LeBlanc, Joyce Westward Progress
Joyce Leblanc followed her husband to America after a year of more paperwork and several trips to London for approvals...
Williams, Robert World War 2 in Film
Robert L. Williams did not know the men of Easy Company [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute...

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