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Sacks, John Restoring My Gal Sal
John Sacks learned about the airplane [Annotator's Note: the completely restored Boeing B-17-E heavy bomber named My...
Culpepper, George Retaking the Philippines
George Culpepper [Annotator's Note: as the communications officer aboard PC-1122] saw a plane on 21 October [Annotator'...
Dipol, Peter Retaking the Philippines
After leaving New Guinea, Peter Dipol was sent to Leyte, the Philippines with his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 108th...
Carlson, Harry Retirement from NASA
While at NASA [Annotator's Note: National Aeronautics and Space Administration], Harry Carlson had an opportunity to go...
Marsaglia, Donald Return Home, Reflections, and Scouting Mission to Hong Kong
Donald Marsaglia had enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of factors that...
Milkis, Abe Return to Combat
Abe Milkis returned to his Company as a bazooka man who was assisted by a loader. [Annotator’s Note: Milkis had...
Moxon, Milton Return to Combat and Being Wounded
When their break from combat was up, Milton Moxon and his regiment [Annotator's Note: Moxon was a member of Company B,...
Schrader, Ernst Return to Combat in the Air and on the Streets
Ernst Schrader was a member of the 8 Staffel, Sturzkampfgeschwader 2 (StGII) in the Luftwaffe. Commanders changed in...
Geary, Joseph Returning from a Mission
When Joseph Geary would return from a mission, he and his crew would meet with a staff person and tell them what they...
Houdek, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Houdek was liberated and sent to Riesa, Germany where he spent several weeks waiting for American troops to...
Fisher, Clayton Returning Home
Clayton Fisher thinks that the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber] was the great equalizer. The...
Shaner, Robert Returning Home
Coming back to the United States was kind of boring for Robert D. Shaner. They [Annotator's Note: Shaner and the crew...
Bertucci, George Returning Home
George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) were anchored too far away from the surrender ceremony to be...
Anschau, Martin Returning Home
Martin J. Anschau was seasick 12 of 13 days returning home on the ship. He could not eat anything. Food smelled bad. He...
McMullen, Milton Returning Home
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. was able to start his journey back to the United States [Annotator's Note: after being a...
Albertson, Arthur Returning Home
Arthur Albertson spend all his time trying to figure out how he was going to get through the war. He had to let...
Stix, Charles Returning Home
Charles Stix left Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] after the atomic bombs [Annotator’s Note: Nuclear...
Mero, Robert Returning Home
Robert Mero's decoration [Annotator's Note: see clip titled Earning the Bronze Star] gave him an advantage in the...
Rudloff, George Returning Home
In November 1945, George Rudloff left India to return to the United States via troopship. He travelled to Bombay, India...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Returning Home
Some of DeQuindre McGlaun's crew [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Kitowski, Charles Returning Home
When Charles Kitowski returned to Grosseto, the war had ended. The group [Annotator's Note: Kitowski was a member of...
Joy, Carrol Returning Home
After the end of the war in Europe, Carrol Joy began to see people released to go home. He did know how many points he...
Stachel, Robert Returning Home and Recollections
Robert A. Stachel [Annotator's Note: a tail gunner in the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group] flew 19...
Penwell, Richard Returning Home and Reflections
Richard F. Penwell was supposed to be going back to New Bilibid Prison [Annotator's Note: Old Bilibid and New Bilibid...
Mahoney, Timothy Returning Home and War's End
When Timothy Mahoney got to the 449th [Annotator's Note: 449th Bombardment Group, 47th Bombardment Wing, 15th Air Force...
Grant, Edward Returning to Europe
Edward Grant did not think he would be sent to the Pacific. He remained in England for 60 days after the end of the war...
Wilson, James Returning to Guadalcanal
James Wilson did not see the bullets coming when he got shot [Annotator's Note: during the Battle of the Tenaru River,...
Williams, Kenneth Returning to His Squadron and Home
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Muri, James Returning to Midway
James Muri believes that his gunner shot up a Japanese antiaircraft gun crew on the Akagi but the Japanese claim that...
Johnson, John Returning to the Front, VJ-Day and Postwar Service
John E. Johnson went back to the ship, but not all his crewmates did. After replacements came from a nearby receiving...
Haffner, Robert Reunions and Gliders
In 1949, Robert Haffner helped establish the Detroit Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association and served as...
Joyce, Josefine Reuniting with John Joyce
Josefine "Piepsi" Joyce was asked by John [Annotator's Note: she had met John Joyce when he was on occupation duty in...
Franzky, Gerhard Rivalries and Being Shelled
Gerhard Franzky was very proud to be a member of the Waffen SS. He sees the inter-service rivalry to be much the same...
Fatora, Jerome River Crossings and Surrendering
Jerome Fatora was on the front lines in the area of the Saar River for about six months during which time he "never got...
Hayashi, Shizuya Rome
Shiyuza Hayashi walked to Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy] with his unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 100th...
Campbell, John Roosevelt, Truman and the US Merchant Marine
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Campbell about the relationship between President Franklin Delano...

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