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Walter, Robert A few months in the hospital
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Killam, Arthur After the war
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard submarines. After the war he was...
Farley, Daniel After the War
Daniel Farley has been back to Europe several times. It was not difficult for him to go back the first time because...
Scheerer, Richard After the War
Richard Scheerer never spoke much about the war after he got home. He just wanted to forget it. It was a four year...
Field, Richard After the War
Richard Field and the other men of 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion had to buy scarves and jackets from the armored...
Dietzel, Paul After the War
Paul Dietzel continued flying in civilian life after the war. When he would fly with the team, the pilots would...
Houston, Jack After the War
Jack Houston returned to the United States around May 1946. He was discharged at the end of May or beginning of June in...
Thornhill, Jack After the War and Occupation Duty
Jack Thornhill was discharged on 15 December 1945 in New Orleans. After being discharged, he went back to Alexandria [...
Marr, John W Aftermath of the Fighting at La Fiere
After Lieutenant John Marr narrowly escaped a German ambush during the failed night assault on the west end of the La...
Baron, Judith America
Judith Baron got married and lived in New York City. Her husband did not like the city because it was too fast for him...
Espree, Elmo Atomic Bombs
When President Harry S. Truman said the war was ended with the atomic bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki,...
Costa, Anthony Back to Civilian Life
After the war, Anthony Costa attended Junior College and Berkley [Annotator's Note: University of California at...
Tipper, Edward Becoming a Paratrooper
Edward Tipper enlisted in the Army. All paratroopers enlisted. None were drafted. He wanted to join the paratroopers...
Grieves, Billy Blowing the Head, Distilling Pink Lady, and Being a Firefighter
[Annotator's Note: Billy Grieves served in the navy aboard the submarines USS Thresher (SS-200) and USS Lizardfish (SS-...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Blurred Memories and Postwar Reunions
Okinawa is something of a blur in Romus Burgin's mind. Unlike New Britain and Peleliu, battles from which he can...
Dietzel, Paul Coaching and Military Service
Paul Dietzel is very proud of his service during World War 2. When he first came to LSU he was 30 years old. He did not...
Belliard, Diana College and the Marshall Plan
During the war years, Diana Belliard was in the United States. She lived in Chicago until 1940 then left to go to...
Brueland, Lowell Combat MIssions
Lowell Brueland became Senior Flight Leader before the Normandy D-Day invasion. He had the opportunity to become the...
Sarosi, George Commitment to Veterans
When George A. Sarosi worked at a VA Hospital, he always felt it was an extension of the university. He has enjoyed...
Sarosi, George Communism versus Freedom
George A. Sarosi, like everyone else in Hungary, had a dossier that contained general information such as his...
Hatch, Norman Conclusion
Norman Hatch does not think of his experiences on Tarawa or Iwo Jima continuously. Rather, his experiences flood back...
Roberts, John Conclusion
In 1987, John M. Roberts learned that the 106th Infantry Division had an association so he joined it and started going...
Halpern, Gerard Continuing His Education with the GI Bill
Gerard Halpern was serving with the XVth Corps when the war ended. He was stationed in the town of Chantilly right...
Dawson, Zhanna David Dawson
Zhanna Dawson's husband David was in the Mitropoulos Orchestra [Annotator's Note: Dimitri Mitropoulos was a famed Greek...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Dealing with the government
Olen Grant left the service when his operations had been completed. The army tried to get him stay in the service after...
Tinker, June Defense Work
June Tinker's older sister went to Patterson Field, Ohio for defense work training. Tinker went to Charleston, West...
Smith, Rothacker Discharge
Despite his excitement at being liberated from German custody, Rothacker Smith knew he was to return to a racist and...
Bell, Harry Discharge and College
When Harry Bell steamed into New York Harbor one of the first things he saw was the Statue of Liberty. When he saw it...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Discharge and Going Home
After the Battle of Peleliu, Burgin was one of four men from the 5th Marine Regiment to be considered for a field...
Marcus, Bernard Drone Development and Testing
In early 1954, Bernard Marcus was visited by a colonel with the Signal Corps in Washington. The officer had been told...
Bailey, Raymond Early Life and Joining the Navy
Raymond Bailey was born and raised in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Jobs at the time only paid about one dollar per day....
Schweitzer, Philip Education and Postwar Life
Philip Schweitzer cannot think of many other lighter moments than the ones he's already mentioned. He remembers one...
Rice, Darold End of the War
Darold Rice says that soon after he was retired from the war and was taken to a hospital in Luxembourg. He ate, slept,...
West, Gerald L. End of the War and Post-War Life
Gerald West spent 1944 in an OSS [Annotator's Note: Office of Strategic Services, the pre-runner of the CIA] training...
Reynolds, Holly Entertainment in England, Getting Married and Divorced, and Caring for Animals
The Red Cross members in London tried to talk Holly Reynolds out of getting married overseas but there was a group of...

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