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Houseman, Donelson "Don" 18 Months in Army Hospitals
Donelson Houseman experienced a terrible event after he was liberated. He went into town and could see the tanks [...
O'Hara, Richard 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Richard O'Hara and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 18th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion] saw very little action. When...
Polito, Felix 1st Special Service Force
Felix Polito was in the hospital when the 1st Special Service Force was disbanded. It was about six months before the...
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...
Uttero, Cosmo 70th Anniversary of D-Day
Cosmo Uttero returned to Normandy, France for the 70th anniversary of D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on...
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...
Tso, Samuel A Code Talker at Saipan and Okinawa
[Annotator's Note: This interview is conducted with a group of Navajo veterans present, many of whom answer questions...
Walter, Robert A few months in the hospital
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
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...
Fitz, Robert Aboard Ship Training and Service
When he was told that he would be trained aboard ship as a gunner, Robert Fitz was "mystified." He arrived at the main...
Driscoll, Edward Action in the Philippines, Kamikaze Hits and War's End
They [Annotator's Note: Edward Driscoll and Torpedo Squadron 13 (VT-13), USS Franklin (CV-13)] left Leyte [Annotator's...
Culp, Oscar Active Duty
Oscar Culp was deployed to American Samoa [Annotator's Note: after joining the Marine Corps and training in 1943]. On a...
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...
Waddill, Norris Advance into Germany
Norris Waddill crossed the Rhine River about a month after Christmas [Annotator's Note: in early 1945]. Engineers were...
Sadler, Richard After D-Day
Burt Richard Sadler remained on the ship all night. The next day, he heard the anchor rise, and the ship went into the...
Carroll, Wesley After the Raid on Shortland Harbor
In Auckland, New Zealand, Wesley Carroll “got a virus or something,” and ended up in the hospital. He was sent back to...
Killam, Arthur After the war
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard submarines. After the war he was...
Womack, Charles L. "Red" After the War
Charles Womack and every other Marine on the island were fully aware that they were headed for Japan after the fighting...
Spencer, Wallace "Wallace Smigiro" After the War
Wallace Spencer and two others stole a whaleboat after the war. A wooden one. They were in Bremerton, Washington where...
Farley, Daniel After the War
Daniel Farley has been back to Europe several times. It was not difficult for him to go back the first time because...
McLaughlin, Sr., James After the War
James Kemp McLaughlin returned home after the war and received a 30 day leave after which he reported to the...
LeBlanc, Dale After the War
When Dale LeBlanc heard the news that the battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa] was over he was relieved. One...
VanDuzer, Raymond After the War
Raymond VanDuzer was liberated by an advance echelon of American troops. The American soldiers marched the prisoners...
Murray, Charles After the War
Charles Murray's company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division]...
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...
Houston, Jack After the War
Jack Houston returned to the United States around May 1946. He was discharged at the end of May or beginning of June in...
Schoonejans, Emil J. After the War
Emil Schoonejans was in Portsmouth, New Hampshire when the war ended. They had been sent back to the United States for...
Thornhill, Jack After the War and Occupation Duty
Jack Thornhill was discharged on 15 December 1945 in New Orleans. After being discharged, he went back to Alexandria [...
Tillery, Allen After the War and Personal Feelings
For Allen Tillery, returning to civilian life was not much of an adjustment because it happened so fast. He thought for...
Puckett, Hubert Aftermath of Pearl Harbor Attack
In the aftermath of Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941],...
Beard, Kenneth Aleutian Islands to War's End
While Kenneth Beard was stationed in Anchorage [Annotator's Note: Anchorage, Alaska] during World War 2, he and some of...
Larson, William Always Put in Charge
William Larson always got caught doing something en route. After he was inducted at Fort Crook [Annotator's Note: now...
Guzman, Nicanor Americans Return
Nicanor Guzman was commissioned in the field after the Americans returned to the Philippines [Annotator's Note:...
Vancheri, Edith Army Nurse in Karachi
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise in this interview.] Edith Vancheri [Annotator's Note: an Army...
Spielberg, Arnold Assam, India then Home
Arnold Spielberg [Annotator's Note: as a Communications Chief in the 490th Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment...
Drake, Betty Assignment in Washington
Betty Sue Drake [Annotator's Note: a paymaster in the US Marine Corps] was assigned to Washington [Annotator's Note:...

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