Life in the Field/aboard ship

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Geldner, Mala Postwar and Reflections
Mala [Annotator's Note: née Gerstner] Geldner reached the United States by airplane [Annotator's Note: in 1952]. There...
Willhour, Dick Postwar and Reflections
Richard "Dick" Willhour had no transition problems returning to civilian life. He attended college on the G.I. Bill and...
Loving, Burl Postwar and Reflections
Towards the end of the war, Burl Loving transferred to an APA [Annotator’s Note: Auxiliary Personnel, Attack troop...
Joslin, Harold Postwar and Reflections
Following the end of the war, Harold Joslin remained in Japan briefly. The former captives were brought to a landing...
Skinner, Charles Postwar and Reflections
Charles Brightman Skinner was aboard a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] heading...
Floravante, Emile Postwar and Reflections
Alfred Anthony Alvarez retired from the military as a lieutenant colonel. He had earned a CIB [Annotator's Note: the...
Harris, Rufus Postwar and Thoughts on Enemies
Rufus Harris went to Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] for one day. On his last trip, he had just gotten married...
Marks, James Postwar Atomic Bomb Tests
James Marks was stationed in the Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, Illinois]...
Spraker, Elmer Postwar Career
Elmer Spraker thought he might transition into rebuilding maritime engines in the civilian sector, and in this section...
Floravante, Emile Postwar Career
Alfred Anthony Alvarez was given a platoon in the 187th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 187th Glider Infantry...
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...
Smith, Arthur Postwar Education
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Smith was serving as chief engineer aboard the USS SC-1267 (SC-1267) in the Sulu Sea,...
Amore, Frederick Postwar Experiences
The only negative thing Frederick Amore heard about the American warfare in the Pacific was when "they used that bomb...
Joyce, Josefine Postwar Germany
Josefine "Piepsi" Joyce was taken to the location where she was arrested by Charlie Kinesley [Annotator's Note:...
Nakagawa, Ittsei Postwar Kure and Back to the United States
[Annotator's Note: Ittsei Nakagawa was in a factory in Hiroshima, Japan when the atomic bomb exploded over the city on...
Knese, Benard Postwar Life
After D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Bernard Knese had a 30-...
Duffy, Gowan Postwar Life
Gowan Duffy saw the French resistance fighters. They did not associate with them. He assumed they were finding hidden...
Hendrick, Robert Postwar Life
Robert Erskine Hendrick did not find it too difficult to readjust to civilian life. He worked in the circulation...
Sawada, Lily Postwar Life
Lily Sawada and her husband devoted their lives to the church as missionaries. She did not know her future husband...
Burkett, William Postwar Life
William Burkett recalls that the Army was segregated. Court martials were given based on rules dating from 1912. Then...
Townsend, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Townsend remembers the other port city he went to was Alexandria [Annotator’s Note: Alexandria, Egypt]. There...
Maddox, Claire Postwar Life
Claire Maddox returned to Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair]...
Maynard, Joe Postwar Life
Joseph “Joe” Maynard was stationed at the Naval Air Station six miles from Miami [Annotator’s Note: Miami, Florida]. He...
Daley, Chris Postwar Life
Chris Daley thought the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 6 and...
Mahoney, Timothy Postwar Life
Timothy Mahoney kept up with his friends for some time after the war. One of his friends became a doctor. Another man...
Gibfried, Paul Postwar Life
Paul Gibfried went home to arrange for a job when Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd...
Klenoski, Richard Postwar Life
Richard Klenoski's most memorable World War 2 experience was bailing out of his plane. He put both feet down and his...
Peiffer, Warren Postwar Life
Warren Peiffer had German cooks in the kitchen. He would give them orders. [Annotator’s Note: the Germans were...
Brantley, Vernon Postwar Life
Vernon Brantley had communicated with his wife via V-mail [Annotator's Note: Victory Mail; postal system put into place...
Taliancich, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Taliancich remembers his brothers and whether or not they served in the military during the war [Annotator’s...
Burkle, Henry Postwar Life
Henry Burkle remembers that they were kept heavily guarded because the squadron could not operate without the permanent...
Burnside, Frank Postwar Life and Activities
Frank R. Burnside [Annotator’s Note: as a pilot with the 1st Air Transport Squadron (Mobile), 20th Air Force based out...
Yeagley, Richard Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: Richard Yeagely was part of the Army of Occupation in Europe after the war ended.] They had food and...
Pipes, Richard Postwar Life and Career
Richard Pipes said he and his family didn't learn about the Holocaust until after the war. The information came partly...
Darphin, Irma "Irma Boulet" Postwar Life and Thoughts
Irma Darphin was in Rennes, France when her brother looked her up. He was a captain in the 156th Infantry National...
Nathanson, Eva Postwar Life in Budapest
One day, Eva Nathanson's mother received a letter and went away for a few days. Her uncle was a phycologist that ran...

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