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Spinelli, Gabriel Reflections
Gabriel Spinelli's most memorable experience in World War 2 was his outbound ocean ride on the big troop ship, the USS...
Zingheim, John Reflections
Dr. John Julien Zingheim does not think the war changed him. He was not bitter about being forced to go to war. The...
Goodkin, Vera Reflections
Vera Goodkin's [Annotator's Note: née Herman] parents had an American visa to escape Czechoslovakia but did not. While...
Levitt, Sydney Reflections
Sydney Levit's most memorable experience during World War 2 was the first day after the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator'...
Birdsall, Raymond Reflections
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] felt...
Yoho, David Reflections
David Yoho was on a fleet oiler in World War 2. The ship took on fuel sometimes from a fuel barge in order to refuel...
Clark, Merrill Reflections
Merrill J. Clark thinks it is important from an educational standpoint that the museum [Annotator's Note: The National...
Cummings, John Reflections
Albert Elmer "John" Cummings always had a soft spot for the Marblehead [Annotator's Note: USS Marblehead (CL-12)]. It...
Bollich, James Reflections
James Bollich's younger brother never made it overseas. One brother died in a fighter pilot accident and the other died...
Landry, Marian Reflections
Jean "Marian" Alva Yancey Landry had a friendship with a future famous photographer, George Tames. Tames went on to...
Kight, Otis Reflections
Otis Kight had a 30 year career in the Navy. He remembers near the end of boot camp when he was given liberty [...
Snyder, Harry Reflections
Harry Snyder stayed in Berlin until his points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of...
Snyder, John Reflections
The war made John Snyder more passionate. His love of children and helping others came from his work in the war. At his...
Whitman, Melvin Reflections
Melvin C. Whitman had to figure out how to work with the Army when he landed on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Molen, Herman Reflections
Herman Molen spent time in the VA [Annotator's Note: United States Department of Veterans Affairs] hospital in Houston...
Lutz, William Reflections
William Lutz hear about the Japanese torturing the Americans. When he returned home, he read about the atrocities...
Cummings, Vernon Reflections
Vernon Cummings had the opportunity to voyage on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) with his son in 1977. His...
O'Brien, William L. Reflections
William O’Brien was on duty in the Philippines. They kept their equipment ready. The ammunition was ready to go on the...
Groth, Walter Reflections
Walter Groth thought he would not have been there if it was not for the war. He was headed into certain death. He was a...
Draxler, Donald Reflections
Donald Draxler was mad at the Japanese for the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Lutz, William Reflections
William Lutz left his unit when there was no shooting. It was as if the war had stopped. He just kept walking. The...
Brukman, Jack Reflections
To Jack Brukman, the most memorable incident of World War 2 was when his hearing saved him from being injured by a bomb...
Cole, Harold Reflections
Almost all military men drank [Annotator's Note: alcoholic beverages] as they were young. Harold Stanford Cole saw a...
Lazinger, Sol Reflections
Sol Lazinger received many awards for his military service. While on a patrol, he was crawling in a beet field near the...
Bath, Garland Reflections
Garland Bath can only say the government spent a lot on him, he learned a lot of stuff, and spent a lot of time at sea...
Gibbs, Robert Reflections
After the war, Robert S. Gibbs told his boss he was getting married, and he asked for a raise. His pay went up to 200...
Geisler, James Reflections
James "Jim" Geisler remembers his three days in Paris, France as his most memorable event of the war. He remembers...
Leibold, William Reflections
William Leibold never stopped believing that he would make it home to his wife. The reunion with his wife on his parent...
Scully, William Reflections
William Scully’s grandfather came over to the United States in the mid-1800s. He used the income he got to move west...
Meredith, William Reflections
William Meredith remembers the 336th [Annotator’s Note: 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force] was...
Samrow, Joseph Reflections
Joseph Earl "Joe" Samrow did not see any combat [Annotator's Note: during World War 2] like his brothers did, so he...
Strait, Perry Reflections
Perry Strait found the local population in England to be nice. He even was entertained in some of their homes. By...
Andrews, Dennis Reflections
World War 2 made Dennis Allen Andrews grow up. He enjoyed his Navy career and never regretted serving. He received...
Tangradi, Richard Reflections
Richard Tangradi thought about getting married to an English girl. He remembers some things like it just happened. He...
Salter, Cary Reflections
Cary Salter did not dread going overseas. He was in a group with a good bunch of guys. A lot of them ended up being...
Grass, Philip Reflections
Philip Grass thinks the war helped him become a better citizen. At the time, he did not think he sacrificed anything....

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