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Nakagawa, Ittsei Not An Easy Story to Tell
Ittsei Nakagawa never wanted to talk about it [Annotator's Note: surviving the atomic bomb detonation over Hiroshima,...
Soskin, Betty Not Being Allowed to Serve
Betty Soskin remembers the blackouts. She worked in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] in a...
Bussel, Norman Nuremberg
Norman Bussel was in prison in Stalag Luft IV [Annotator’s Note: Stalag Luft IV (Stammlager Luft IV), Gross Tychow,...
Yackel, Eugene Nuremberg to Dachau
After Aschaffenburg [Annotator's Note: Aschaffenburg, Germany], Eugene Yackel went through Nuremberg [Annotator's Note...
Sykes, Ralph Nuremberg Trials
Among the prisoners in Ralph Sykes' prison were Hermann Goering's wife and daughter. The wives of other prisoners were...
Cervantes, Enrique "Henry" Nurses
Enrique Cervantes recounts how at SAC [Annotator's Note: Strategic Air Command] headquarters he was asked to accompany...
Morrison, Leila Nursing School
Leila Morrison attended a nursing program in Chattanooga, Tennessee [Annotator's Note: at Baroness Erlanger Hospital,...
McCalla, Anna Nursing School
Anna McCalla Noren was born in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1921. She grew up on a farm with her parents and four siblings...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Nursing School and Deaths
Ora Hicks went to Kansas [Annotator's Note: Kansas City, Missouri] for nursing training in 1933. She had taught school...
Alvarez, Charles NYC Boy to Sailor
Charles J. Alvarez Sr. was born in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York] in September 1926. He grew...
Sparacino, Paul Oath of Secrecy
The USS Princeton (CV-37) could not get close to the island [Annotator's Note: Johnston Atoll, United States Minor...
Koone, Carl Observations
Asked to describe his worst mission, Carl Koone recalled a long one that started normal and had proceeded on course...
Sved, Edwin Observations
Of all the ground crew personnel, Edwin Sved recalled only one with whom his crew got close. He told the tale of a...
Lovell, James Observations of an Astronaut
Coming home from outer space was joyous, according to James Lovell, although the significance of the flight wasn't...
Gatewood, Otis Observations of Wartime Germany
When asked his opinion of the Germans, Otis Gatewood said it seemed to him that the kids of the war generation were...
Stiles, John Occupation and Home
John Stiles took part in the occupation of Japan. He had to get a driver's license for Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...
Wise, Curtis Occupation and Home
Curtis Winfred Wise [Annotator's Note: with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 321st Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division]...
Pratt, Robert Occupation and Postwar
After the conclusion of World War 2, Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard...
Ducharme, O'Neill Occupation and Postwar
On 30 August 1945, O’Neil Ducharme [Annotator’s Note: with the 4th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] went ashore at...
Greene, Whayland Occupation and Returning Home
Whayland Harvel Greene [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division] was assigned...
Twigger, William Occupation Duty
William J. Twigger's duty [Annotator's Note: with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division]...
Dorsey, Mason Occupation Duty
Mason Dorsey was part of the occupation force. That was nice. After the war, he was the PX [Annotator's Note: post...
Reitman, Seymour Occupation Duty
Seymour Reitman was near Regensburg, Austria, when Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd...
Stone, Leno Occupation Duty
The Army moved Staff Sergeant Leno E. Stone and the section [Annotator’s Note: of the 44th Infantry Division] 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...
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...
Ledesma, Trinidad Occupation Duty and Gifts from Home
Trinidad Ledesma was sent to Yokohama, Japan [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty after World War 2]. The streets were...
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,...
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]...
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...
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...

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