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Larson, William Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Larson to talk about the process of returning to the United States.] A...
Heinly, Robert Returning Home
Robert Harvey Heinly [Annotator's Note: with the 3463rd Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company] got orders to turn all his...
Urice, Joe Returning Home
Joel Urice was a leading NCO [Annotator's Note: noncommissioned officer] on the troop carrier. It took 13 days to get...
Scales, James Returning Home
When the ship he returned home aboard was approaching San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], James...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Returning Home
Herbert Yudenfriend left [Annotator's Note: from Manila, Luzon, Philippines on 23 September 1946] on the tail end of...
Smith, Bernard Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Bernard Smith flew his final five missions with "bastard" crews or crews made of men who did not...
Joy, Carrol Returning Home
After the end of the war in Europe, Carrol Joy began to see people released to go home. He did know how many points he...
Wolyn, Monroe Returning Home
Monroe S. Wolyn remembers everyone was happy to be liberated. A bomb group flew in with B-17s [Annotator's Note: Boeing...
Jucksch, William "Bill" Returning Home
The first thing the Americans did was open the German breweries, according to William Jucksch. They established...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Returning Home
Charles Childs was sent by boat to the United States. His radar-navigator was sent back with him. Childs was a Captain...
Johnson, John Returning Home and Bond Drives
Following POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] debriefing in Yokohama, Japan, John S. Johnson boarded a medical ship...
Bueker, Robert Returning Home and Closing Thoughts
Robert Bueker returned to the United States in early July [Annotator's Note: July 1945]. He went to Reims, France first...
Varuso, Anthony Returning Home and Combat Memories
Anthony Varuso served in the Navy for three years and eight months. He had rotated back to the United States by the...
Notebaert, Richard Returning Home and Dealing with the Sand in Africa
Returning to the United States on a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship], Richard...
Fulco, Joseph Returning Home and Experiences in Germany
Joseph P. Fulco returned to New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York], where he entered a hospital before being...
Pigott, Terrell Returning Home and Postwar
Terrell Lavern Pigott sailed home on the the West Point [Annotator's Note: USS West Point (AP-23)], which was a sister...
Machaud, Albert Returning Home and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: Throughout the segment, a chirp sound can be heard.] In March 1949, Albert "Al" Machaud received...
Brown, Charles Returning Home and Postwar
About two weeks after war in Europe ended, Charles R. Brown [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 66th Armored...
Howard, William Returning Home and Postwar Life
After the war ended, William Edwin Howard started a newspaper. He was sent to Darmstadt, Germany for a long time. He...
Engel, Robert Returning Home and Postwar Life
The day the war ended, Robert Engel was in a town in Germany. The manure and urine from cows were kept in the town for...
Tallon, Donald Returning Home and Reflecting on the War
Don Tallon [Annotator's Note: a liberated former prisoner of war in Magdeburg, Germany] saw of couple of his former...
Leese, Robert Returning Home and Reflections
With his orders in hand, Robert Leese left New Guinea by way of Nadzab and Finschhafen, and sailed on a transport ship...
Penwell, Richard Returning Home and Reflections
Richard F. Penwell was supposed to be going back to New Bilibid Prison [Annotator's Note: Old Bilibid and New Bilibid...
McLain, Cecil Returning Home and Reunion Stories
Cecil Ezell McLain stopped in Singapore before heading home and witnessed five people die and several people blinded by...
Feldman, Henry Returning Home and the Planned Invasion of Japan
After fighting through France, Luxembourg, and Germany [Annotator's Note: as a member of Cannon Company, 121st Infantry...
Smith, William J. Returning Home with Bataan Survivors
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Smith where he was when he heard the news of the atomic bombs being...
Jenkins, Samuel Returning Home, Service Discharge and Reflecting on the Battle of Lanzerath
For Samuel Jenkins, returning to the United States was much easier than going to Europe. He just laid in his bunk and...
Massey, Joseph Returning Stateside
Joseph Massey returned to the United States aboard the SS Samuel Ashe. On the third day of the trip they ran into a...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Returning to American Lines
Joseph Yourkavitch and his comrades usually ate k rations but sometimes got food from the local German population....
Gross, Herbert Returning to Friendly Lines
The next day after a good sleep, the Herbert Gross and his shipmate left the village at dawn [Annotator's Note: after...
Williams, Kenneth Returning to His Squadron and Home
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Schafer, Leon Returning to Home Port
Leon Schafer and the crew [Annotator's Note: of the USS LST-502] got orders home in November 1944. They could not wait...
O'Rorke, James Returning to the Philippines
James Richard O'Rorke was assigned to a Japanese baron and his beautiful home which was safe between Nagasaki [...
Roy, William Returning to the United States
[Annotator's Note: William G. Roy served in the Navy as a Photographer's Mate 2nd Class aboard the aircraft carrier USS...
McKay, Wallace Returning to the United States
Wallace McKay caught a merchant ship back to the United States. It took six weeks to make it back and he was only given...
Graham, Marvin Returning to the United States
After Marvin Raymond Graham was released from the hospital [Annotator's Note: in Wendling, England], he was sent to a...

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