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Womack, Charles L. "Red" After the War
Charles Womack and every other Marine on the island were fully aware that they were headed for Japan after the fighting...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" After the War
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax returned to Hawaii, took advantage of the GI Bill and went to school. After he got home he...
Farley, Daniel After the War
Daniel Farley has been back to Europe several times. It was not difficult for him to go back the first time because...
Dietzel, Paul After the War
Paul Dietzel continued flying in civilian life after the war. When he would fly with the team, the pilots would...
Houston, Jack After the War
Jack Houston returned to the United States around May 1946. He was discharged at the end of May or beginning of June in...
Schoonejans, Emil J. After the War
Emil Schoonejans was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire when the war ended. They had been sent back to the United States for...
Tillery, Allen After the War and Personal Feelings
For Allen Tillery, returning to civilian life was not much of an adjustment because it happened so fast. He thought for...
Burke, Murphy Back in the Military and Combat in Korea
Murphy Burke made good, lasting friendships while in the Navy, and when he got out, he took advantage of the G.I. Bill...
Costa, Anthony Back to Civilian Life
After the war, Anthony Costa attended Junior College and Berkley [Annotator's Note: University of California at...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Basic Training at Camp Blanding
Tokuji Yoshihashi was drafted and went to Camp Blanding, Florida for 17 weeks of basic training. He was trained on...
Thrift, Clem Borneo, War’s End and Postwar Life
Clem Thrift's last combat assignment was off of Borneo. There was concern because Japanese soldiers were swimming out...
Fitts, Charles College and Commission
Charles Fitts, Jr. had stashed a watch in the one place that the Germans did not search. It was an automatic wristwatch...
Halpern, Gerard Continuing His Education with the GI Bill
Gerard Halpern was serving with the XVth Corps when the war ended. He was stationed in the town of Chantilly right...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Dealing with the government
Olen Grant left the service when his operations had been completed. The army tried to get him stay in the service after...
Smith, Rothacker Discharge
Despite his excitement at being liberated from German custody, Rothacker Smith knew he was to return to a racist and...
Bell, Harry Discharge and College
When Harry Bell steamed into New York Harbor one of the first things he saw was the Statue of Liberty. When he saw it...
Dean, Donald Discharge and the G.I. Bill
From China, the USS Balduck (ADP-132) took Donald Dean and the rest of the crew back to Okinawa, then to Hawaii,...
Spinelli, Gabriel Discharge, Homecoming and Postwar Career
Gabriel Spinelli didn't go home immediately after the war's end but it wasn't long before he was shipped to India for a...
Kubiak, Frank Dysentery, VJ-Day and Postwar
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)] went to the Philippines because it was stricken...
Jenkins, Samuel Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer explaining what he will be doing during the interview....
Schweitzer, Philip Education and Postwar Life
Philip Schweitzer cannot think of many other lighter moments than the ones he's already mentioned. He remembers one...
Joy, Carrol England and D-Day
After Carrol Joy arrived in England, he was sent by train to Ashford Kent. They may have been the closest base to the...
Stovroff, Irwin Final Thoughts
Irwin Stovroff and about 200 or so Jewish POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] had been separated by their German...
Guidry, Lewis Final Thoughts
Lewis Guidry thinks it is very important to keep the history of World War 2 alive. A major message is to always try to...
Hammond, Robert From a Corpsman to an Environmentalist
Robert Hammond's medical training was in suturing, and one of his major challenges on Guam occurred when there were no...
Bergeron, Fred Going Home After Guadalcanal
When they were heading to Tonga, Fred Bergeron and the rest of his air group were dropped off in Fiji. They flew some...
Chinnis, Edward Going to College and Losing His Brother
Edward Chinnis was ready to go home after the war but he did have a lot of fun in the Navy. After leaving the Navy, he...
McAuliffe, Edwin Going to College With Veterans
Edwin McAuliffe graduated high school the year the war ended. When he started his first year of college at Southeastern...
Liles, Robert Great Leadership, VJ Day, and Postwar Service
Robert Liles attributes his success as a fighter pilot to the leadership he had in China from the general [Annotator's...
Lomell, Leonard "Bud" Hill 400, Rangers Past and Present and British Commandos
The Rangers de-trucked in Kleinhaus at about two in the morning of 7 December 1944 then marched a couple of miles to...
Harris, Oran Homecoming and Reflections
Oran Harris remembers that he served with people from all over United States. The Soutern boys didn't like the way the...
Williams, Robert Hospital Stays and Leaving the Military
The medics tagged Robert L. Williams with stating that he was suffering from combat exhaustion and he was brought to...
Murray, Charles Importance of History
Charles Murray feels that it is important to study all wars. The history of this country is based on warfare and...
Imahara, Walter Japanese-Americans Working as Translators
Walter Imahara had an uncle who farmed with his father in Florin outside of Sacramento. His uncle had a lot of children...
Fitts, Charles Last Months of the War
It only took four days for the ship to cross the Atlantic. They landed in Boston and, after going ashore, Charles Fitts...
Knudson, Robert Leave and Discharge
Leaving Okinawa, Robert Knudson shipped back to San Diego, California in the fall of 1945, then got a 30 day leave. His...

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