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Tweed, Earl Rest and Refit
After the siege of the Brest peninsula, Earl Tweed and his company [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 115th...
Wilson, James Rest in Australia
James Wilson recuperated and was taken to New Caledonia [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Guadalcanal...
Dendy, Lloyd Rest in the Russell Islands
Lloyd Dendy went to the Russell Islands [Annotator's Note: Solomon Islands]. Pavuvu and Mbanika were coconut...
Lebow, Cleatus Results and Reactions
Cleatus Lebow was kept in the hospital ward for four weeks, then flew from Samar Island [Annotator's Note: Samar Island...
Burns, Lloyd Return Home and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Lloyd Burns was a prisoner of war in Europe.] Lloyd Burns recalls that he was deloused and given new...
Bachmann, George Return Home and Postwar
George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Hihn, Stewart Return Home and Reflections
Stewart Hihn [Annotator's Note: with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division] was transferred from the 42nd...
Milkis, Abe Return to Combat
Abe Milkis returned to his Company as a bazooka man who was assisted by a loader. [Annotator’s Note: Milkis had...
Finder, Rena Return to Cracow and Recollections of Schindler
Schindler [Annotator's Note: German businessman Oskar Schindler] gave each prisoner a small supply of goods they could...
Finder, Rena Return to Oskar Schindler at Brnenec and Liberation by the Russians
It was November [Annotator's Note: November 1944] and everything at Auschwitz was gray, the weather was terrible, and...
Pritchett, James Return to the United States and Discharge
From Germany, James Pritchett was flown to, and treated at, a general hospital in Herefordshire, England. After about a...
Danegger, Alfred Returned to the Army
Relocated to Santa Anna, California, Alfred "Al" Danegger, waited for assignment. The Air Corps had to make personnel...
Downs, Raymond Returning Home
Raymond Downs and his family were taken to a hospital in Morgan City, Louisiana. They were not allowed to call their...
Creekmore, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Houdek, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Houdek was liberated and sent to Riesa, Germany where he spent several weeks waiting for American troops to...
Smith, John Returning Home
John Smith was out on a patrol miles into enemy territory when he was "relieved of all hazardous duty" and told he was...
Armentaro, Louis Returning Home
Louis J. Armentaro did not participate in the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953],...
Shaner, Robert Returning Home
Coming back to the United States was kind of boring for Robert D. Shaner. They [Annotator's Note: Shaner and the crew...
Moore, Calvin Returning Home
Calvin Moore expected things to be different at home after the war. He went to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine...
Anschau, Martin Returning Home
Martin J. Anschau was seasick 12 of 13 days returning home on the ship. He could not eat anything. Food smelled bad. He...
Malta, Samuel Returning Home
Samuel Malta and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division]...
Albertson, Arthur Returning Home
Arthur Albertson spend all his time trying to figure out how he was going to get through the war. He had to let...
Peterson, Cleveland Returning Home
Cleveland Peterson made the trip home aboard a Liberty ship. He had flown to Calcutta first, then rode a British train...
Stix, Charles Returning Home
Charles Stix left Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] after the atomic bombs [Annotator’s Note: Nuclear...
Wilkins, Byron Returning Home
Byron Othello Wilkins stopped at a gasthaus while traveling on a bicycle with other ex POWs. Wilkins saw an American...
Crowley, Daniel Returning Home
Daniel Crowley received new clothing and had received lots of food while in Ashio [Annotator's Note: Ashio, Japan]....
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Returning Home
Floyd Horne's combat tour ended 10 August 1944. He went up to Chorley [Annotator's Note: Chorley, England] for three...
Keller, Richard Returning Home
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] got evacuated after...
Simpson, Joseph Returning Home
Joseph Simpson was discharged from the service on 26 February 1946. When he was in Bremerhaven, Germany preparing to...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Returning Home
Clarence Derrington flew home from Paris [Annotator's Note: in Paris, France] via New York [Annotator's Note: in New...
Williams, Earl Returning Home
Earl Williams used to play baseball and softball with his unit [Annotator's Note: 318th Port Company, 512th Port...
Berkman, Harold Returning Home
Harold Berkman returned to the United States via New York harbor. He arrived at night with the Statue of Liberty and...
McDonald, Robert Returning Home
The war in Germany ended and Robert W. McDonald's operation [Annotator's Note: in the 8th Air Force] was transferred to...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Returning Home
Lewis Thomas Easterling and a few other prisoners made their way to Stuttgart [Annotator's Notes: Stuttgart, Germany]...
Gournay, Harold Returning Home
Harold Gournay left Camp Lucky Strike and stopped in Southampton, England en route to the United States. The trip was...
Kopp, Alois Returning Home
Alois Kopp and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] left Saigon on a boozy flight to Calcutta. The POWs...

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