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Reilly, Joseph Postwar Career
Joseph Dean Reilly went back to work when he returned home. He could use the GI Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill,...
Fair, Paul Postwar Career
Paul Fair thinks MacArthur’s [Annotator's Note: General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander, Southwest...
Knutson, Caroll Postwar Career
After the war, Carroll Knutson wanted to stay in the Army Air Forces and fly. Simultaneously, he was offered entry into...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Postwar Career
Samuel Spector recalled hearing of the war in Europe ending and the atomic bombs being dropped. He was in Burma when he...
Gresham, Ray Postwar Career
When Ray Gene Gresham got out of the service, he didn't think the G.I. Bill could help him enough to afford college...
Wainwright, James Postwar Career
With the war ended in Europe, James Eyre Wainwright [Annotator's Note: a second lieutenant in the 326th Bombardment...
Roed, Harold Postwar Career
Harold Roed spent a year and a half at Saint Olaf [Annotator's Note: Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota], a...
Comeaux, James Postwar Career
After being discharged from service in World War 2, James D. Comeaux adjusted easily to civilian life and attended...
Weber, Ed Postwar Career
Ed Weber used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was enacted by...
Briggs, Norman Postwar Career and Life
Norman Alden Briggs came home in 1946 and married on 7 May 1947. He went to trade school using the G.I. Bill [Annotator...
Lanzetta, Frank Postwar Career and Life
Frank Dominic Lanzetta remarks on the different places he visited and the treatment he received from the local...
Tisdale, Olin Postwar Career and Military Service
Olin Tisdale wasn't deterred by what he endured during World War 2. After VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan...
Duncan, Lloyd Postwar Career and the Korean War
After he was discharged, Lloyd Duncan returned to Coffeyville, Kansas and went to junior college on the GI Bill. He...
Waldman, Leon Postwar Careers
Leon Waldman went for a year to NYU [Annotator’s Note: New York University in New York City, New York]. When he entered...
Cowan, John Postwar Civilian Careers
John L. Cowan's civilian career started out with way too much education. He got the right bosses and became known as an...
Debrick, Arnold Postwar Duty and Reflections
The war ended in Europe, but a lot of people were being shipped out to prepare for an invasion of Japan. Arnold Debrick...
Ignatius, Paul Postwar Education and Career
In July 1946, Paul Ignatius was separated from the Navy with the rank of lieutenant in Los Angeles [Annotator’s Note:...
Simmons, Curt Postwar Emplyment and Education and the Korean War
Curt Simmons was in New Orleans on VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day]. In order to get discharged, the...
Fatora, Jerome Postwar Experiences
After the war in Europe ended, Jerome Fatora was sent to Czechoslovakia to train for the fighting in Japan. While he...
Graham, Marvin Postwar Family
During his service in England, Marvin Raymond Graham dated a young lady named Pat who he had met while on furlough [...
Ledesma, Trinidad Postwar Jobs
Trinidad Ledesma was tired and had jungle worms, so he decided not to reenlist. He was at a hospital and quarantined...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Postwar Jobs
Erico J. Catalano did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill. He went to work in a slipper factory in Florida with his...
LaMura, Jerry Postwar Life
Jerry LaMura was sent to a hospital in Long Island [Annotator’s Note: Long Island, New York] and then to Washington D.C...
Toledo, Bill Postwar Life
After a furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], Bill Toledo [Annotator's Note:...
Freligh, Robert Postwar life
When Robert Freligh got out of the navy he went back to school at Albion College in Albion, Michigan. They had to go to...
Genrich, Howard Postwar Life
The trip home after Howard Genrich was discharged is a little blurry to him but he recalls hitchhiking and riding buses...
Sharp, Chester Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: There is a sound of a clock ticking in the background]. Chester Sharp used the G.I. Bill to go to...
Campbell, Clifford Postwar Life
Clifford Campbell was at Fort Lewis [Annotator's Note: now part of Joint Base Lewis–McChord; near Tacoma, Washington]...
Pantuso, Frank Postwar Life
After his discharge, Frank Pantuso rode a bus back home to San Antonio [Annotator's Note: San Antonio, Texas] where he...
Ruiz, Roberto Postwar Life
Robert "Bob” Ruiz [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 389th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] managed a plant after the...
Klinepeter, David Postwar Life
David Klinepeter worked at a drugstore before he went into the service. After the service, the owner took him back and...
Martin, Charles Postwar Life
Charles Martin was at the hospital when the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: 15 August 1945]. He found out that...
Houdek, Thomas Postwar Life
Thomas Houdek was discharged in San Diego, California on 25 November 1945. He considered staying in the service but...
Lebsack, Wayne Postwar Life
Wayne Lebsack was discharged in September 1945, and he returned home on crutches. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill...
Myers, Julia Postwar Life
Julia L. Myers went to Liege, Belgium. They had to clean the windows and scrub the floors of an abandoned hospital they...
Boyer, Robert Postwar Life
Robert Boyer used the G.I. Bill to buy a house and to get a bachelor's degree in psychology from Gettysburg College [...

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