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Osterhoudt, Ralph Occupation Duty
After World War 2 ended, Ralph Osterhoudt Sr. and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 575th Field Artillery Battalion] was...
Chauvin, Ernest Occupation Duty
The war was over in May 1945 and Ernest Chauvin left Germany in May 1946. He did occupation duty. His company [...
Reitman, Seymour Occupation Duty
Seymour Reitman was near Regensburg, Austria, when Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd...
Hadjinian, Samuel Occupation Duty
Samuel Hadjinian was sent Japan with the 1896th Engineer Aviation Battalion during occupation to build airfields and...
Lepore, Louis Occupation Duty
While on occupation duty, Louis R. Lepore first stayed on the water front in Sasebo [Annotator's Note: Sasebo, Japan]....
Stone, Leno Occupation Duty
The Army moved Staff Sergeant Leno E. Stone and the section [Annotator’s Note: of the 44th Infantry Division] he...
League, Ray Occupation Duty
Soon after the war, Ray League's involvement with the 65th Infantry Division ended. The division was disbanded, and he...
Smith, Dale Occupation Duty
[Annotator's Note: Dale Smith served in the Navy aboard the submarine tender USS Proteus (AS-19) and was at Kamakura,...
Carter, Donald Occupation Duty
Word of the German surrender reached Don Carter. The end of the war signals its most dangerous phase as, although the...
Bannai, Paul Occupation Duty
Paul Bannai interrogated Japanese soldiers and read Japanese documents during the war. When the war ended, Bannai was...
Kynett, Gerald Occupation Duty
Gerald Kynett could run 20 to 25 word a minute using signal. After stopping at Enewetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetok...
Rosenbloom, Myers Occupation duty
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom was a payroll clerk [Annotator's Note: in the 2nd Marine Division]. Everyone was trained in...
Power, James Occupation Duty & Return Home
James Moore Power [Annotator’s Note: with the 55th Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division] was still in a...
Fox, Charles Occupation Duty and Discharge
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox's [Annotator's Note: serving with the Company H, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th...
Mabarac, Raymond Occupation Duty and Discharge
Raymond Mabarac first landed at Kumaki Air Force Base in Japan, where he lived in a hangar, and then in tents where he...
Chinnis, Edward Occupation Duty and Feelings Toward the Japanese
Edward Chinnis and his fellow sailors hated the Japanese even after the war ended. Chinnis was on occupation duty for...
Boyer, Robert Occupation Duty and Going Home
When the war in Europe ended, Robert Boyer had already been in two theaters of operation, the Mediterranean and...
Mero, Robert Occupation Duty and Going Home
From the area of the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River], Robert Mero was sent Marseilles, France among all the...
Browning, Earl Occupation Duty and Home
Earl Dean Browning had one day where the 25th Division [Annotator's Note: 25th Infantry Division] had a parade in Kyoto...
Spaulding, Arthur Occupation Duty and Home
The platoon [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion] was broken up into squads,...
Rupp, Robert Occupation Duty and Interactions with Russian Troops
Once the war ended, Robert Rupp was in an area of Czechoslovakia for several days. The Germans just poured in. There...
Hissey, Paul Occupation Duty and Memorable Experiences
Paul Hissey remembered flying over German towns that had been bombed while he was serving on occupation duty. He...
Greason, William Occupation Duty and Postwar
After World War 2 ended, William H. Greason was sent to Japan for occupation duty. The Japanese people treated him and...
Turnbull, David Occupation Duty and Postwar
After the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: the surrender was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on 15 August...
Barnett, William Occupation Duty and Postwar
William M. Barnett [Annotator’s Note: who served with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division in Europe]...
Connelly, William Occupation Duty and Postwar
Bill Connelly was reassigned as an MP [Annotator's Note: military police] with the 98th infantry Division during the...
Haack, Frederick Occupation Duty and Postwar Career
Frederick Haack [Annotator's Note: a pilot with the 68th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, 5th Air...
Bache-Wiig, John Occupation Duty and Postwar Life
The 70th Division [Annotator's Note: 70th Infantry Division] sent the low-point [Annotator's Note: a point system was...
Watters, Harold Occupation Duty and Return Home
Harold Watters [Annotator's Note: with the 355th Engineer General Service Regiment] only ever talked to Germans in...
Levin, Meyer "Mike" Occupation Duty and Returning Home
When the war in Europe ended, Meyer "Mike" Levin's unit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 489th Armored Field Artillery,...
Guderian, Emmett Occupation Duty and Returning Home
Emmett Guderian served in the occupation of Japan. He saw the remains of bombed towns. He worked with Japanese on...
Armstrong, Henry Occupation Duty and Returning Home
Henry Armstrong was in Austria on a security detail [Annotator's Note: while on occupation duty after the war]. The...
Schmidt, Vernon Occupation Duty and Returning Home
When World War 2 ended, Vernon Schmidt and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Occupation duty and Returning Home
After the surrender of Japan, Erico J. Catalano became a buck sergeant [Annotator's Note: the lowest rank of sergeant...
Schweitzer, Philip Occupation Duty and Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Philip Schweitzer served in the Army as a combat medic in the 11th Airborne Division and took part...
Cowell, Ernest Occupation Duty and Returning Home
After the war ended, Ernest Cowell was sent to Korea [Annotator's Note: with the 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry...

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