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Richard, Martin 1945 POW Death March
Martin Richard was taken to Gross Tychow, Poland [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft IV, Gross Tychow, Pomerania, now...
Aust, Abner 30 Years in the US Air Force
[Annotator's Note: Abner Aust stayed in the military after the end of World War 2.] The 36th Tactical Fighter Wing was...
Fronk, Wesley 48 Years of Service
After the war, Wesley Fronk was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley. A friend of his worked for the Vega...
Sichler, George A Better American
George Sichler says that his service made him a better American. He did what he was supposed to do. The country has...
Welch, Darrell A Blessed Life
A lot Darrell Welch's colleagues [Annotator’s Note: fellow fighter pilots] did not make it. Some wound up in prison...
Welch, Darrell A Career in the Air Force
Darrell Welch returned to the 4th Air Force in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], and was...
Loring, Bud A Career in the Army
Bud Loring retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel. After World War 2 he joined a National Guard unit. He had a...
Goldstein, Rosette A Child in Hiding
Rosette Goldstein was taught to not talk to others while she was sheltered by the Martin family in France during the...
Welch, Darrell A Deadly Game of Chicken
In England, Darrell Welch worked with the British. They told them the enemy was tough. The British had gotten Spitfires...
Nacey, Ed A Good Life
[Annotator's Note: Edward Nacey retired from the US Air Force in August 1974.] In the service, all of your decisions...
Jackson, Earnest A Great Country
Ernest Jackson was born in Sumter, South Carolina. His family migrated [Annotator's Note: Great Migration, or Black...
Halvorsen, Gail A Life Changed by Military Service
Gail Halvorsen says that his most memorable experiences of World War 2 was meeting the kids in Berlin, Germany, finding...
Hicks, Ora Pierce A Long Nursing Career
Ora Hicks treated injured soldiers using physiotherapy [Annotator's Note: disease treatment by means other than drugs...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" A Marine for Life
Archibald Rackerby stayed in the Marine Corps after the war ended. He was not 100 percent after his injury. [Annotator'...
Beard, Norma "Norma Ford" A New Family
Norma Jean Ford Beard only knew that her father was a pilot and was killed until she was 13 years old. [Annotator's...
Dahme, Maud A New Life in Amsterdam
[Annotator’s Note: Maud Dahme and her sister were reunited with their parents in April 1945 after hiding from the Nazis...
Sullivan, George A New, Good Life
George Joseph Sullivan spent six months in a hospital at home after he got back. The diet was one of the bad things. He...
Soskin, Betty A Park Ranger at Age 94
Betty Soskin works at the Visitor Center [Annotator's Note: she became a National Park Ranger in 2006 at the age of 85...
Rolfson, Jack A Pilot’s Life
Jack Rolfson had a roommate who would find coal to warm their pot belly stove. He was a mathematician and was always...
Beynon, Robert A Submariner's Life
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Dr. Robert Beynon what it was like to go out and come back from patrols on a...
de la Vergne, Cyril A Very Pleasant War
Cyril de la Vergne's second husband, Jacques, was in World War 2 in the Army. He taught flying afterwards. He had been...
Cauble, Raymond Acres of Airplanes
Raymond Cauble got a long leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] when he returned...
Larson, William Activated for Korea
William Larson went to work for the Flexible Pavement Laboratory in [Annotator's Note: Waterways Experiment Station-...
Bucher, Francis Adak Stories
Francis Bucher knows he cannot cover everything in two hours. The Army flew P-40s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss P-40...
Malta, Samuel Adjusting to Civilian Life
Samuel Malta and the men in combat were just kids who were 18 or 19 years old. The combat troops felt they were...
Gross, Ernest Adjusting to Life After the Holocaust
Holocaust survivor Ernest Gross gives talks in the schools to teach them not to hate and to get along with each other....
Manasse, Fred Adolescence and Education in America
There wasn't enough room in any of the family's homes for Fred Manasse and his brother, so it fell to the JCCA [...
Bussel, Norman Advice to Volunteers
Norman Bussel advises anybody going into the service to really think about it. It is not a pastime or a hobby or a...
DeMott, Joseph After Effects of Captivity
Joseph DeMott eventually lost track of the friends he made in the prison camps on Java. One of the men, who had part of...
Taylor, Amelia After Pearl Harbor
Amelia Taylor discussed the developments of the war while she was in high school. It was very real to them. They...
Redmond, Leroy After the War
After the war, Leroy Redmond returned to his job at Westinghouse. He got married after three years. He married the girl...
Franzky, Gerhard After the War
For many years, Gerhard Franzky put the war in the back of his mind. He was more concerned with building a future. He...
King, William After The War
William King did not want to stay in the Army after the war. He bought an Army surplus jeep with ten cartons of...
Brewer, Chester After the War and Parting Thoughts
Chester Brewer went to help a man build homes after the war. His former employer hired him back. He met his wife. He...
Long, Donald Aftermath of Pearl Harbor
Donald Long did not know what to make of the attack on Pearl Harbor and Hawaii. [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack...
Brandes, Rita Allied Bombing of Bremen
Rita Brandes has vivid memories of the bombing raids. Bremen [Annotator's Note: Bremen, Germany] was one of the three...

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