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Dearman, Alfred Interactions, Trials, and Hangings
Shigemitsu [Annotator's Note: Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japanese diplomat and politician] and Alfred Dearman interacted quite...
Baumgarten, Aaron Intercultural Exposure
The first glimpse Aaron Baumgarten had of Alaska was from the air, and he was impressed with its pristine vastness....
Spint, Robert Into Germany and Concentration Camps
Robert Spint crossed the Rhine River with five others going to his unit [Annotator's Note: 92nd Cavalry Reconnaissance...
Doss, Arles Into the Army and Homefront Work
Arles J. Doss was drafted into the Army in March 1944 and did his basic training in Little Rock, Arkansas. He trained...
Baker, Sterling Invasion of Saipan
Sterling Baker was on the invasions of Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands] and Enewetok [...
Linkous, Melvin Invasion Preparation and Anticipating Death
Melvin Linkous and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division]...
Stern, Herbert Iran, Turkey, and Final Thoughts
Herbert Stern spent a lot of time in Turkey and Iran. The Turks are a tough people he feels. They are hardy and proud,...
McCowen, William Italians, Home, and War's End
In Italy, William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a member of the US Army Air Forces] would only see Italians when he was...
Romano, Joseph Italy
Joseph Roman was in Africa for a few months before going to Naples, Anzio, Apennines – all over [Annotators Note: Italy...
Mannarino, John Italy and North Africa
John Robert Mannarino [Annotator's Note: serving as a translator for the US Army in Italy] was the only one who spoke...
Hayashi, Shizuya Italy and Returning Home
The terrain in Italy was mountainous. Shiyuza Hayashi wonders how people live in the mountains. It must be a tough life...
Mikus, John Iwo and Closing Thoughts
John Mikus, Jr.'s rifle [Annotator's Note: .30 caliber M1 semi-automatic rifle, also known as the M1 Garand] did not...
Babbits, Oliver Iwo Jima and Postwar
Oliver Donald Anthony Babbits was still on the ship when the Marines on Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]...
Goodwin, Kenneth Japanese Troops on Panay Island
Kenneth Raymond Goodwin was the historian for the unit [Annotator's Note: Goodwin was a member of the I...
Imahara, Walter Japanese-Americans Working as Translators
Walter Imahara had an uncle who farmed with his father in Florin outside of Sacramento. His uncle had a lot of children...
Cawley, David J. Jig Dog Ramage and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: David Cawley, a gunner with Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10) aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6), is very...
Baumgarten, Aaron Job Descriptions
During the war, Aaron Baumgarten worried less about meeting up with the Japanese than he was of coming to a bad end...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Joining the Berlin Airlift
Charles Childs knew the Berlin Airlift [Annotator's Note: Western Allies' operation to supply the blockaded city of...
Miller, Rudolph Joining the Marine Reserves
Rudolph C. Miller liked the Marines. He was a sucker for the uniform, and he liked it a lot. They were sharp and he...
Johnson, Willard Joining the Navy
[Annotator’s Note: Birds can be heard chirping in the background throughout this clip.] Willard Johnson was born in...
Kesselman, Emil Joining the Navy, Guam, and Postwar Reserves
Emil Kesselman went through boot camp in Samson, New York [Annotator’s Note: after enlisting in the US Navy in November...
Szafran, Daniel Joining the Palmach
After being liberated from the concentration camps, Daniel Szafran took a train from Hamburg, Germany to Marseilles,...
Sadler, Richard Joining the Royal Marines
In May 1943, Burt Richard Sadler would turn 18 years old. He did not want to join the Army because he saw so many drunk...
Stern, Herbert Joint Advanced Study Group
Herbert Stern spent one year at the Army War College [Annotator's Note: United States Army War College, Carlisle...
Blanckenburg, William "Bill" Judge Advocate General
Much of what William Blanckenburg is talking about is in his book [Annotators Note: Blankenburg authored a book titled...
Lee, Theodore Jumping into Normandy and Postwar Life
After landing at Le Havre [Annotator’s Note: Le Havre, France], Theodore R. Lee was shipped to an airstrip to be flown...
Bethard, Orville Kamikazes
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with someone off camera talking about Orville Bethard seeing kamikaze aircraft...
Gallichant, Normand Kanton Island and Postwar
Normand F. Gallichant was preparing to hit the beaches of Japan just before the war ended. Defenses in Japan would have...
Stephensen, Margaret Kennedy and King
[Annotator's Note: Margaret Stephensen was an administrative clerk at the Bureau of Naval Personnel in Washington, D.C...
Arrow, Kenneth Kenneth Arrow's Impossibility Theorem
Dr. Kenneth Arrow learned from Alfred Tarski that although most of the RAND Corporation colleagues used game theories...
Stern, Guy Knight of the French Legion of Honor
Guy Stern returned to the United States in November 1945. A French count recommended him for a decoration by France....
Johnson, Alfred Korea
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. joined the National Guard after he returned from World War 2. He worked as an aid for the...
Urban, Raymond Korea and Discharge
Raymond Urban was called back for Korea but spent his time at Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]...
Bank, Walter Korea and the Big Missiles
In June 1947 Walter Bank went from Japan to the United States and joined the Navy reserves in New York for the benefits...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Korea and Vietnam
Charles Wesley Borders was home when the Japanese surrendered. He celebrated for a week. Borders fell in love with...
Asbury, Richard Korea and Vietnam
Richard Asbury flew both in Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953] and Vietnam [Annotator's Note: Vietnam...

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