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Bates, Rex Postwar Career
After World War 2, Rex James Bates matured and became a more responsible person. He remarks about his time at the...
Lopez, Lionel Postwar Career
Lionel Lopez was a shoe salesman before the war. He went back to work for the same company after he got out of the...
Burkle, Henry Postwar Career
Henry Burkle went to the ballistic missile command in California, and then he did top secret contract work. He wanted...
Weber, Ed Postwar Career
Ed Weber used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was enacted by...
Fagot, Rosemary G. Postwar Career and Appreciating the United States
Rosemary Fagot remembers the difficulties she had translating for the United Fruit Company because of the cultural...
Kawamoto, Yukio Postwar Career and Foreign Relations
Yukio Kawamoto was a precious child for his parents. The draft got him and he went to war. Kawamoto worked for the...
Taylor, Robert Postwar Career and Life
Robert Taylor retired from the Navy on 31 May 1970. He had worked at a medical research laboratory at Camp LeJeune,...
Danegger, Alfred Postwar Career and Life
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Alfred "Al" Danegger how the war changed his life.] The war changed Danegger's...
Briggs, Norman Postwar Career and Life
Norman Alden Briggs came home in 1946 and married on 7 May 1947. He went to trade school using the G.I. Bill [Annotator...
Meyer, Henry Postwar Career and Reflections
After his service in World War 2, Henry T. Meyer went into the police service after a short career in professional...
Moshovitis, James Postwar Career and Reflections
James Moshovitis didn't want a career in the Navy, and used the G.I. Bill to accomplish a two year degree in business,...
Spaulding, Arthur Postwar Career and Reflections
Arthur Spaulding's World War 2 experiences had an impact on his career choices. They provided him with an understanding...
Sniff, Alvin Postwar Career and Retirement
Alvin Sniff did numerous trips to the Mediterranean Sea while he was a career Navy man. He recalled when the Navy...
Chauvin, Ernest Postwar Career and Thoughts
Ernest Chauvin got orders to go to Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953] and spent a year...
Ehlers, Walter Postwar Career and World War 2's Legacy
Walter Ehlers' life didn't end with his military service. He spent 29 years working for the Veterans Administration....
Heneghan, James Postwar Celebrations and Thoughts
Doctor James B. Heneghan went to patriotic events at Soldier Field [Annotator's Note: in Chicago, Illinois]. That...
Cowan, John Postwar Civilian Careers
John L. Cowan's civilian career started out with way too much education. He got the right bosses and became known as an...
Debrick, Arnold Postwar Duty and Reflections
The war ended in Europe, but a lot of people were being shipped out to prepare for an invasion of Japan. Arnold Debrick...
Doss, Arles Postwar Entertainment
Arles J. Doss returned to Europe twice. He visited Italy and Germany on one trip. In the Black Forest [Annotator's Note...
Madison, Robert Postwar Experiences
Since there was a war, Robert Madison said, he was grateful that he got to serve, even though there was discrimination...
DuBose, John Postwar Experiences and Going to Korea
John DuBose had eight months of back pay when he departed the SS Frenchtown. He was concerned that he would be robbed...
Rosenbloom, Myers Postwar Life
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom figured God was very good to him in that he allowed him to go through the war and not even get...
Upham, Peggy Postwar Life
After the war ended, Peggy Upham went back home [Annotator's Note: to Dallas, Texas]. There was no money for her to go...
Toledo, Bill Postwar Life
After a furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], Bill Toledo [Annotator's Note:...
Castellano, Nancy Postwar Life
Nancy Lynch Castellano authored a book entitled "Looking Back at the WAVES: A Chronicle of the 90,000 Navy Women of...
Mayes, Robert Postwar Life
After the war, Robert Mayes returned to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee and got his degree. He then...
Ruiz, Roberto Postwar Life
Robert "Bob” Ruiz [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 389th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] managed a plant after the...
Twible, Harlan Postwar Life
Harlan Twible may have had nightmares after the war but it was nothing he could not handle. He left active duty the...
Lebsack, Wayne Postwar Life
Wayne Lebsack was discharged in September 1945, and he returned home on crutches. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill...
Boyer, Robert Postwar Life
Robert Boyer used the G.I. Bill to buy a house and to get a bachelor's degree in psychology from Gettysburg College [...
Yip, Wallace Postwar Life
Wallace Yip, Sr. returned to China and got married after the war. He brought his wife back in 1947. She did not speak...
Bennett, Loren Postwar Life
Loren Bennett stayed out at sea for about two or three months after the war was over. He was ready to get out of the...
Sawada, Lily Postwar Life
Lily Sawada and her husband devoted their lives to the church as missionaries. She did not know her future husband...
Donovan, Robert Postwar Life
Robert L. Donovan went from the Philippines to the United States [Annotator’s Note: in November 1945]. Everybody wanted...
Andriano, Louis Postwar Life
Louis Andriano was discharged from the Navy in June 1946. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill to an extent. He went to a...
Hauberg, Harold Postwar Life
After the war, Harold Hauberg completed junior college in Tucson [Annotator's Note: Tucson, Arizona], earning his...

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