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Carver, Jack Reflections
Jack Carver thinks the youth of today have no idea of the type of war the Second World War was. The movie is good [...
Wheeler, James Reflections
James L. Wheeler spoke to a high school class and there was a person of Japanese descent in it. He asked what Wheeler...
Curl, Robert "Bob" Reflections
Robert Curl was proud of his service in the Navy and loved the food except for C rations. During the D-Day invasion [...
Banyas, Martin Reflections
Martin Banyas has restricted use of his shoulders as a result of his wartime service [Annotator's Note: as a Marine...
Chauncey, Charles Reflections
Charles Graves Chauncey remarks that there were a lot of computers on their B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29...
Memory, Frank Reflections
Frank George Memory had no problems returning from the war. He was married in 1946 and had five children with his wife...
Sonnier, Lorcey Reflections
Lorcey J. Sonnier began drinking too much after the war. He went back to farming when he returned home. He got married...
Gillis, Jack Reflections
Jack A. Gillis' most memorable event of the war was an errant landing of a disabled aircraft that was nearly wrecked....
Peterson, Cleveland Reflections
Cleveland Peterson's most memorable experience was being close to Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked. During the...
Earles, John Reflections
After two years, two months and seven days of service in the Navy, John Earles was discharged in the summer of 1946 at...
Pritchett, James Reflections
In James Pritchett's opinion, the significance of The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana...
Beaman, William Reflections
William Beaman thinks young people should be taught the history of World War 2, and believes it is important that there...
Erion, Earl Reflections
Earl Erion fell in love and got married after his discharge from the Navy. He was back in Northern Minnesota. World War...
Brant, Robert Reflections
While Robert Brant was an Air Traffic Controller, he witnesses many plane crashes on Bougainville [Annotator's Note:...
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...
East, Clyde Reflections
Clyde East's combat philosophy worked for him as a pilot. When he caught sight of an enemy aircraft, it scared him, but...
Furrow, Robert Reflections
Robert Gaylord Furrow felt like his service made him a better man. He thinks every young man should be given military...
von Frisch, Alvin Reflections
The war itself is Alvin von Frisch's worse memory of that time. He hated to see people die. He lost good friends who...
Miller, Rudolph Reflections
Rudolph C. Miller's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being stuck in a boat in a harbor in Virginia. It was...
Kirkpatrick, Otto Reflections
Otto Kirkpatrick talked with some of the guys about how the war affected them after Germany surrendered. Some of them...
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 [...
Thurston, Stanley Reflections
Stanley James Thurston feels it is important for young people to learn the truth about what happened in the Second...
Pavlovich, Theodore Reflections
Asked what he thought of the Philippine people, Theodore Pavlovich said he made friends wherever he went, and found...
Wolczyk, Stanley Reflections
Stanley Wolczyk knew that the Japanese soldiers he encountered [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of Attu] were doing...
Walter, Louis Reflections
Louis John Walter had few of the military benefits as a civilian [Annotator's Note: Walter served in the United States...
Praetorius, Leo Reflections
Leo Praetorius said his most memorable experience of the war was a flight when the ship radioed him that the plane he...
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...
Gemperline, Eugene Reflections
Eugene J. Gemperline's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being operated on and the dizzy aftermath of post-...
Penwell, Richard Reflections
Richard F. Penwell participated in the famous Raid on Los Banos [Annotator's Note: liberation of Los Baños Internment...
Hanley, Fiske Reflections
Fiske Hanley talks about the close calls he experienced during his first six missions over the Japanese home islands....
Reitman, Seymour Reflections
One of Seymour Reitman's most memorable moments of World War 2 was surviving. He was raised in Atlantic City [Annotator...
Siebert, Herbert Reflections
Herbert Siebert's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge [...
Field, Richard Reflections
The war changed Richard Field. Field was used to being away from home but nothing prepared him for combat. After he...
Stone, Leno Reflections
Leno E. Stone does not think that the war changed him very much. His service in the Army was a job that needed to be...
Grant, Edward Reflections
Because of his involvement in the war, Edward Grant does not feel like The National WWII Museum is for him. He believes...
Sved, Edwin Reflections
As a kid, Edwin Sved was interested in model airplanes and flying. He remembers how overwhelming it was to see the new...

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