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Phillips, Cass War's End
Cass Phillips flew toward New Guinea from Hawaii making several stops at small islands along the southwesterly route....
Woolf, Basil War's End
Basil Woolf looked about after the action at Walcheren Island and, to his dismay, only his ship [Annotator's Note: LCH-...
Rogal, Theodore War's End
On missions to Ploesti [Annotator’s Note: Ploesti, Romania], Theodore “Ted” R. Rogal [Annotator’s Note: a co-pilot with...
Johnson, Alfred War's End
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. moved south after crossing the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River, Germany] and entered...
Levitt, Sydney War's End
Sydney Levit remembered when the war in Europe was finally over. He heard that he was going to be sent home for 30 days...
Maki, Howard War's End
The last day of the war in Italy for Howard T. Maki was in early May 1945. It was VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in...
Giller, Edward War's End
In April 1945, Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. was wounded and was recovering in the hospital. He was given penicillin by...
Sledge, Nevin War's End
Nevin Sledge remembers that everything was secretive. One of the generals was killed by a sniper. A Marine general took...
White, James War's End
James White was a 60mm mortar man, but artillery fire took out two machine gunners. White became a machine gunner as a...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph War's End
Joseph Mittelsdorf was assigned to the 5th Marine Division. He was in the rear echelon for the Battle of Iwo Jima [...
Osterhoudt, Ralph War's End
Following the German surrender [Annotator’s Note: 8 May 1945], Ralph Osterhoudt Sr. served occupation duty as a message...
O'Brien, William L. War's End
William O’Brien remembers that they ate well on the battleship. They had a small refrigerator. They checked all the...
Castaing, Albert War's End
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear paper ruffling, seats squeaking, and people in the background throughout this segment.]...
Taylor, Jack War's End
Jack Taylor returned home in December [Annotator's Note: December 1944] but decided to return to combat with his former...
Kofsky, Bernard War's End
Bernard Kofsky's [Annotator's Note: with the 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] worst mission was in Schweinfurt [...
Stevenson, Thomas War's End
Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. served with the 772nd Bombardment Squadron, 463rd Bombardment Group, 5th Bombardment Wing,...
Carter, Donald War's End
Don Carter's outfit's [Annotator's Note: Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Infantry Division] second...
Ward, John War's End
John F. Ward was stationed at San Angelo Airfield [Annotator's Note: San Angelo, Texas] when the war ended with Europe...
Cresswell, Robert War's End
Robert Nichols Cresswell [Annotator’s Note: a truck driver in the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] was bivouacked with...
Feldman, Henry War's End
Henry Feldman had no problems with his feet during the cold and harsh winter [Annotator's Note: winter of 1944 to 1945...
Cole, John War's End and Leyte
John H. Cole was on his way to Japan for the invasion when the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped...
Crews, Lorenzo War's End and Occupation
Lorenzo Dow Crews and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry...
Delaune, Lawrence War's End and Occupation
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 25th Infantry...
Ashton, Harold War's End and Patrol Details
Harold Ashton's crew flew over 100 missions including his missions in the Atlantic. He was sent back to the United...
Kight, Otis War's End and Postwar
Otis Kight was in flight school as the war was ending. He made it to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] as...
Currier, Al War's End and Postwar
Al Currier returned [Annotator's Note: from Attu Island, Alaska as a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 159th Infantry...
Swarts, John War's End and Postwar
John Stanley Lee Swarts returned to the United States [Annotator's Note: from Europe] and was sent to Treasure Island,...
Sasser, Joseph War's End and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Sound and video are choppy at times during this segment.] Joseph H. Sasser Junior [Annotator's Note...
Brooks, James War's End and Postwar Life
James "Jim" L. Brooks [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] was...
Warren, Ennis War's End and Reflections
Ennis C. Warren completed his missions [Annotator’s Note: Warren was flight engineer on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Grugett, George War's End and Reflections
George Grugett and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 380th Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group, 57th Bombardment...
Walker, Robert War's End and Returning Home
When the war ended, Robert Walker had flown 51 missions, and was moved to Stuttgart, Germany in a C-47 [Annotator's...
Frothingham, Richard War's End in Europe
Richard Frothingham's unit [Annotator's Note: 656th Field Artillery Battalion] got word that they were being...
Frydman, Louis Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Louis Frydman felt the Warsaw ghetto uprising was just a matter of choosing how to die. [Annotator's Note: Frydman...
Schrader, William Wartime
William Schrader was born in February 1926 in Hollywood, Florida. An only child, his father moved the family to...

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