Preparing for the invasion of Japan

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Maki, Howard War's End
The last day of the war in Italy for Howard T. Maki was in early May 1945. It was VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in...
Freeman, Bradford War's End
After being wounded in Belgium, Bradford Clark Freeman was sent back to England and didn't return to his company [...
McBride, Frank War's End
Frank Curtis McBride was moved from there [Annotator’s Note: in the Netherlands approximately eight miles from the...
East, Clyde War's End
By the early days of May [Annotator’s Note: May 1945], Clyde East and most Americans knew the war was over. The Allied...
Thomas, Wilbur "Will" War's End
Wilbur Thomas recalled the difficulties of managing the French Army while he supervised the pipelines. He also...
Bowie, James War's End
James Bowie knew the war was still going on when he was going home. Many of the men had war souvenirs. They were told...
Morris, Mac War's End
Mac Glenn Morris flew missions [Annotator's Note: as a dive bomber pilot in Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 236 (VMSB-236...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph War's End
Joseph Mittelsdorf was assigned to the 5th Marine Division. He was in the rear echelon for the Battle of Iwo Jima [...
Madden, Paul War's End
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear someone in the background throughout this segment.] Paul Hilton Madden Jr. was assigned to...
Chatterton, Charles War's End
While in the Philippines, Charles Chatterton's vessel [Annotator's Note: LCI(L)-334, Landing Craft Infantry (Large)]...
Loges, Richard War's End
Richard "Dick" Loges [Annotator's Note: with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division...
Pogue, John War's End
John Pogue had combat missions throughout the rest of the war [Annotator's Note: following the end of the Battle of the...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" War's End
Richard Witaker felt hatred for the Japanese before the assault of Okinawa. The feelings had begun with the surprise...
Owen, Jack War's End
In the early summer of 1945, Jack D. Owen [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the USS Colusa (APA-74) as the radar striker]...
Taylor, Jack War's End
Jack Taylor returned home in December [Annotator's Note: December 1944] but decided to return to combat with his former...
Werner, Morton War's End
Morton William Werner [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the USS PC-1220 Patrol Craft] was in the Gulf of Mexico near Key...
Goad, Roy War's End
[Annotator’s Note: The video glitches throughout the segment.] Roy D. Goad [Annotator’s Note: a Captain in the 143rd...
Finkbeiner, Theodore War's End
Theodore Finkbeiner returned to Europe after being on leave. He carried bottles of whiskey with him to provide to his...
Feldman, Henry War's End
Henry Feldman had no problems with his feet during the cold and harsh winter [Annotator's Note: winter of 1944 to 1945...
Chambers, Eugene War's End
On Eugene W. Chambers' first or second mission [Annotator's Note: while serving with the 406th Night Leaflet Squadron,...
Tamburello, George War's End & Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: A dog barking and other noises are audible throughout segment.] George Tamburello [Annotator’s Note...
Gruen, Dieter War's End and Continuing Nuclear Research
Dieter Greun tries to talk to veterans of the war, particularly those that fought in Europe then went to the Pacific....
Jacobson, Martin War's End and Decommissioning the Team
Martin Jacobson was back in Pearl Harbor, having just missed the Battle of Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Raby, Glynn War's End and Discharge
Glynn G. Raby, Jr. was transferred to the 3rd Army and moved to Czechoslovakia. They arrived in pro-German territory,...
Delaune, Lawrence War's End and Occupation
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 25th Infantry...
Johnson, Kaare War's End and Occupation
Kaare Allan Johnson's unit [Annotator's Note: 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company, 517th Parachute Infantry...
Gambino, Elroy War's End and Occupation
lroy Gambino and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] built...
Marich, Robert War's End and Occupation Duty
After the Raid [Annotator's Note: the liberation of the Los Banos Internment Camp on 23 February 1945; Los Banos, Luzon...
Mittleman, Harvey War's End and Post War
Harvey Mittleman and his unit [Annotator's Note: with the 58th Naval Construction Battalion, also known as Seabees] was...
Currier, William War's End and Post War
William Currier [Annotator's Note: while serving as a radarman aboard the USS Hall (DD-583)] headed back to the United...
Kelley, John War's End and Postwar
Near the end of the war, while the 11th Airborne [Annotator's Note: 11th Airborne Division] was flown to Okinawa [...
Cuniff, Claude War's End and Postwar
Claude Clifton Cuniff, Junior [Annotator's Note: assigned to the USS President Hayes (APA-20)] was at San Pedro [...
Adams, J. War's End and Postwar
Jones Quincy Adams, Jr.'s worst mission was his third mission because it was the first with heavy flak [Annotator's...
Tarantelli, Armand War's End and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...
Currier, Al War's End and Postwar
Al Currier returned [Annotator's Note: from Attu Island, Alaska as a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 159th Infantry...
Westcott, Marvin War's End and Postwar
Marvin Westcott spent time aboard the USS Balch (DD-363) fighting the Japanese invasion of Alaska. There was no fleet...

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