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Polito, Felix Early Life and Military Service Overview
Felix J. Polito was born in Franklin, Louisiana in 1922. He lived there until he was 19 years old. In January 1942, he...
Istre, Adam Early Life, Enlistments and Assignment
Adam Istre was born in 1927 in Lake Arthur, Louisiana, but the family moved to a farm outside of Gueydan, Louisiana...
Marshall, Kenneth End of Service
As a kid from Nebraska, Kenneth Marshall was not aware of the hazards of sun exposure in the south Pacific, and he was...
Rice, Darold End of the War
Darold Rice says that soon after he was retired from the war and was taken to a hospital in Luxembourg. He ate, slept,...
LaPook, Sidney End of the War
Sidney LaPook joined the 4th Auxiliary Surgical Group about a week before the war ended. He was hoping to be able to...
Broll, Walter End of the War
Walter Broll and the Grace Abbott left Bari, Italy and headed for the ocean. Broll and the deck crew secured the...
Spaetgens, William End of the War
William Leo Spaetgens was pulled out of the Navy Armed Guard in January 1945. Many men were removed from that service...
Schilling, Ira End of the War
After combat on Tinian ended and the island was secured, Ira Schilling was sent to Hawaii. First, however, he reported...
Griffenhagen, George End of the War and Going Home
When the GIs started pushing the Germans back [Annotator's Note: during the later stages of the Battle of the Bulge],...
Ballew, Thomas End of the War and Going Home
When the war ended, Thomas Ballew's unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters, 231st Searchlight Battalion] was in Furth...
Doi, Jimmy End of the War and Postwar Service
Jimmy Doi encountered Italian fascists at San Terenzo. San Terenzo was their last big battle. They were down in a gully...
Nelson, Walter End of the War and the Korean Conflict
Walter Nelson used to fly out into the fog near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. Sometimes he flew underneath the Bay...
Kelso, Robert Entering Germany
Robert Kelso crossed into Germany through the Siegfried Line and headed toward Salzburg. His unit was in Salzburg when...
Woolf, Basil Extremist Jews
Basil Woolf used local labor to help clean parts of the landing craft engines. The local help was assigned to him....
Cole, Edgar Family Expectations
Returning home and being discharged from the Marine Corps was bittersweet for Edgar Cole. At the time prejudice was...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Final Months of the War
Before the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division moved out to make an assault on the formidable...
Stovroff, Irwin Final Thoughts
Irwin Stovroff and about 200 or so Jewish POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] had been separated by their German...
Mace, Sterling Final Thoughts
Before the war, Sterling Mace played baseball and had aspirations to pitch. He pitched for the Philip Morris cigarette...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Forming Air Group 98, Postwar Service and Loving the USS Enterprise (CV-6)
[Annotator's Note: US Navy Rear Admiral James D. "Jig Dog" Ramage, commanded Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10), a scout-...
Dickinson, Robert Fourth and Final Run, Court-Martial and Reassignment
Robert Dickinson's fourth patrol [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Queenfish (SS-393)] included the sad story of the...
Siracuse, James French Girls and Going Home
The woman spoke English. James Siracuse asked if he could join her. They chatted for awhile. She was a medical student...
Murphy, Thomas From Soldier to Civilian
Thomas Murphy talks to high schools about the war. When a young girl asked him which of his medals he was the most...
Jackson, Arthur From the Marine Corps to the Army and Back Again
Arthur Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor on 5 October 1945 during the Nimitz Day celebration in Washington D.C....
Riggsby, Norman German Occupation and Nuremburg
Norman Riggsby worked as an MP [Annotator’s Note: military policeman] and as a judge. When they not on motorcycle...
Baumgarten, Harold Getting an Education and The National WWII Museum
On the 13 February 1945, Harold Baumgarten took his discharge papers to the Bronx County Courthouse. By 14 February, he...
Walker, Mort Getting Out of the Army
One day, Mort Walker heard on the radio that the war was over so he arranged for a train to take all of the Germans,...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Getting Out of the Army
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax was in the town of Bad Ems, Germany. They located some alcohol and he got intoxicated. He...
Rockforte, Joseph Going Home
From Munich they [Annotator's Note: Joseph Rockforte and his fellow newly liberated POWs] went to Le Havre. Rockforte...
Pale, Vincent Going Home
When Vincent Pale and his fellow prisoners were liberated by General Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant...
Yusen, Jack Going Home
From New Guinea, Jack Yusen and the other survivors [Annotator's Note: survivors of the 25 October 1944 sinking of the...
Colbert, Hugh Going Home
After spending one day in Paris, France, Hugh Colbert boarded a train for Le Havre, France in Normandy. Upon arriving...
Jostad, Glen Going Home
Following their liberation, Glen Jostad and over 100,000 other POWs were gather together and eventually flown out for...
Wichterich, George Going Home
Before George Wichterich went overseas he was in Camp Miles Standish near Boston for a couple weeks getting his shots...
Coolidge, Charles Going Home
Charles Coolidge discusses his reunion with his family. When he got to Camp Atterbury he went to the Top Sergeant and...
Sacks, John Going Home
The trip home took 11 days. After docking in Norfolk they [Annotator's Note: John Sacks and his fellow newly liberated...
Bergeron, Fred Going Home After Guadalcanal
When they were heading to Tonga, Fred Bergeron and the rest of his air group were dropped off in Fiji. They flew some...

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