Reflections

The map only displays records that have geographic information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Map is loading...
Timeline is loading...

The timeline only displays records that have date information. Switch to the grid view to see all records.

Poye, Matthew Japanese Locals and Returning Home
Matthew Poye was assigned to the Eigth Army as part of the occupation force in Japan. While stationed in Toyama City [...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Japanese-American Soldiers
Vernon Tweedt does not recall where he was when a trainload of people came through the town. They were packed like...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" Jews and Nazis
Seymour Mermelstein had no idea of how the Jews were being treated by the Nazis. He did know through relatives of his...
Henry, Margaret John Henry's War
Margaret Brewer Henry's husband, John [Annotator's Note: John R. Henry, war correspondent for International News...
Cain, Howard Joining and Training in the Air Corps
In 1944 as a senior in high school, Howard Cain avoided the draft by enlisting in the Army Air Force. He was gung-ho...
Shima, Terry Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Terry Shima's older brother had been drafted before the war and served in the 100th Infantry Battalion [Annotator's...
Meyer, Lois Joining the Marine Corps and Being a Marine Officer
Lois Meyer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1920. She went to the Ursuline Academy there. She was listening to the...
Szafran, Daniel Joining the Palmach
After being liberated from the concentration camps, Daniel Szafran took a train from Hamburg, Germany to Marseilles,...
Campbell, John Journalist Lies
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks John Campbell about the journalists Walter Winchell and Westbrook Pegler]. They...
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...
Field, Richard Jump Into France
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
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...
Gross, Ernest Kaufering and God
Ernest Gross, a prisoner at Kaufering [Annotator's Note: Kaufering; subcamp of Dachau; Landsberg am Lech, Germany],...
McCaslin, Lorraine "Lorraine Taix" Keepsakes and Mementos
Louis [Annotator's Note: McCaslin's borother, Louis Taix] had so many plans, and Lorainne McCaslin doesn't think that...
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....
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]...
Tatum, John Korean War Duty
John Wesley Tatum was never on the front lines [Annotator's Note: while serving in a mortar section in Company H, 2nd...
Grimes, Vernon Korean War, Philippines, and Postwar Life
Vernon Grimes wanted to protect his rank, so he joined the Reserves after the war and was called up for the Korean War...
Cowell, Ernest Korean War, Vietnam, and Post Military Life
Ernest Cowell took a train from Fort Mason, California [Annotator's Note: in San Francisco, California], to Fort Lewis...
Scales, James Kwajalein
Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Battle of Kwajalein, 31 January to 3 February 1944] D-Day [Annotator's Note: military...
Winestone, Ted Labor Camp and Reflections
Ted Winestone [Annotator's Note: a Polish Jewish immigrant to the United States] was in a labor camp during World War 2...
Higgins, Richard Landing on Guadalcanal and Rations
Richard Higgins occasionally wants to forget what he has seen. Higgins remembers being on Cape Gloucester hiding behind...
Scales, James Landing on Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales boarded a troop ship on New Year's Eve, 1944. He boarded APA-154, the Lowndes [Annotator's Note:...
Twigger, William Landing on Okinawa
William J. Twigger [Annotator's Note: and Company F, 2nd Battalion, 29th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division] came...
Culpepper, George Last Engagement on Borneo
George Culpepper's [Annotator's Note: as the communications officer aboard PC-1122] commanding officer on PC-1122,...
Rozett, Walter Last Mission and Home
Walter Rozett's last mission [Annotator's Note: with the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 8th Air...
Weseman, Wilfred Last Mission and Reflections
Annotator’s Note: Interviewee’s chair makes noises throughout the segment.] Wilfred Lawrence Weseman served in Italy...
Fitch, Mason Last Mission, War's End and Reflections
The last mission for Mason Brownell Fitch really sticks out in his mind. Reaching into his little blue book [Annotator'...
Blouin, Joseph Last Missions and Final Thoughts
Joseph Blouin did not fly any missions after D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June...
Ingram, George Last Moves
George Ingram left port on the USS Mobjack (AGP-7) in a bad storm, and lost 15 pounds between Seattle and San Francisco...
Romano, Joseph Last Story
Joseph Romano has stories, but it is like going to confession and forgetting your sins. He has a lot of experience....
Landrum, Thomas Last Thoughts
Thomas Landrum was an Army clerk at a school in England. It was an engineering school. The Bailey bridge [Annotator's...
Howie, Alice Last Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Alice Howie's husband was killed in an aerial dogfight in Europe.] Howie was very sad when the war...
Bass, Leon Last Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Leon Bass if he has any personal regrets regarding his service during World War...
Andriano, Louis Last Thoughts
Louis Andriano served during World War 2 because he does not think he had a choice. His father said he had to either...

Pages