Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Jameson, Andrew Reflections on War
Andrew George Jameson had no feeling towards his enemy other than the general enemy represented by Hitler [Annotator's...
Flannigan, James Refletions
James Flannigan said the war made him older and settled him down. It made him appreciate his parents and his...
Hayashi, Nobuo Relections
Nobuo Hayashi came to America in 1963 for business and decided he wanted to stay in the country indefinitely. In 1966,...
Nathanson, Eva Remembering the Holocaust
Nobody talked about the Holocaust with Eva Nathanson. When she first got married, there was a young couple that lived...
Lengsfield, Jack Remembrances, War's End and the G.I. Bill
Jack Lengsfield remembers that he didn't know of the existence of Pearl Harbor until he heard the radio announcement...
Compton, Bryan Remnants and Reflections
Once the war ended, the medical doctors left by airplane, leaving no one in charge [Annotator's Note: of the 120th...
Aldous, Robert Reoccurring Thoughts of War
Robert G. Aldous did not have nightmares early on. He has reoccurrences of some of the things he went through during...
Renner, Curtis A Rescue Missions
Curtis Renner was in an air Rescue squadron [Annotator’s Note: attached at times to the Ninth Air Force] to rescue...
Ito, Susumus Rescuing the Lost Battalion
Susumas Ito recalled jumping from tree to tree and releasing counter fire. One of the captains stepped on a land mind...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Restless and ready for combat
Olen Grant got restless and tired of going to town to get drunk all the time, so he asked a few of his buddies how they...
Burns, Lloyd Return Home and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Lloyd Burns was a prisoner of war in Europe.] Lloyd Burns recalls that he was deloused and given new...
Gambino, Elroy Return Home and Postwar
fter occupation in Japan, Elroy Gambino and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,...
Wackerman, Clark Return Home and Reflections
After 13 months in occupied Japan, Clark Wackerman was able to return home. The return home was much worse than the...
Chatterton, Charles Return Home and Reflections
Charles Chatterton was relieved to be back in the United States. On his return, they stopped in Honolulu [Annotator's...
Ray, Sammy Return to the United States and Postwar Life
In November 1945, Sammy Ray was discharged from the Navy in New Orleans, Louisiana. It took him about a year to adjust...
Freeman, Frederick Returning Home
Frederick Freeman did not return home until January [Annotator's Note: of 1946]. His brother had arrived back home a...
Tipper, Edward Returning Home
Edward Tipper arrived at Crile General Hospital in Cleveland after his flight from a hospital in England. [Annotator’s...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Omer Van Huylenbrouck returned to the United States in June 1944 after flying 29 combat missions out...
Whitworth, Vaughan Returning Home
Returning to the United States, Vaughn Whitworth was offered a promotion to reenlist. He had had enough and went home....
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...
Kays, George Returning Home
George Kays had completed five years of service and had a wife and child at home. He was sent a telegram in Germany...
Dyer, Jimmie Returning Home
Jimmie Dyer returned to the United States in July 1946. He wanted to surprise his family. His uncle was the undertaker...
Sapp, Walter Returning Home
Walter Sapp returned to the United States in April 1946. He tried to go to school. He selected four or five colleges he...
Cleveland, Carleton Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: It is very difficult to understand Carleton Cleveland due to sound issues throughout this clip.]...
Keller, Richard Returning Home
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] got evacuated after...
Dye, Jack Returning Home
Jack Dye was still in the Navy when the war was over. They took their load of fuel to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan...
Kopp, Alois Returning Home
Alois Kopp and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] left Saigon on a boozy flight to Calcutta. The POWs...
Paul, John Returning Home
John Paul returned home on a 14 day boat trip to Southampton [Annotator's Note: Southampton, New York]. His original...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Returning Home
Charles Childs was sent by boat to the United States. His radar-navigator was sent back with him. Childs was a Captain...
Skardon, Ben Returning Home and Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress
When asked if he had difficulty adjusting when he got home, Ben Skardon said he could sleep soundly, but didn't want to...
Ram, Walter Returning Home and Dealing with the War
Walter Ram left Europe by ship on 3 June [Annotator's Note: 3 June 1945], and reached the United States on 11 June. Red...
Fulco, Joseph Returning Home and Experiences in Germany
Joseph P. Fulco returned to New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York], where he entered a hospital before being...
Wells, Kenneth Returning Home and Postwar
After being wounded in Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] Kenneth Dwight Wells was taken to an airfield and...
Marolda, Theodore Returning Home and Postwar
Theodore Marolda returned to the United States via San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California]. It was...
Grimes, James Returning Home and Postwar Life
James William Grimes kept in touch with his family by writing letters occasionally. He had a girlfriend in high school...

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