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Feightner, Edward "Whitey" Segment 11
When they arrived at Pearl Harobr, Air Group 6 needed one more run before they rotated home. During the trip to Truk...
Hanna, Homer H. Segment 11
Hanna wanted to return to the US through San Francisco but ended up coming in through Seattle.He was sent to Madigan...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 13
After the war, James Smith had a hard time adjusting to civilian life. He got a job before he was even discharged from...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 13
After the war ended, Baum returned to New York to get some of his wounds taken care of. He was so happy, because of his...
Myers, Leroy Segment 14
They got into the base and they stayed and ate. The next morning, they put them on a C-47. There was 2 or 3 other ex-...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 2
Wilburn K. Ross was on a ship heading through the Straits of Gibraltar when an announcement was made that Germany had...
Doi, Michael Segment 2
When Michael Doi and the rest of the 100th Battalion were on the French Italian border they were allowed passes to go...
Ohr, Freddie Segment 20
Freddie Ohr got back for Marie's graduation. He had to clean up a little bit when he landed then he joined them at the...
Connick Sr., Harry Segment 3
Connick and the USS Lander [Annotator's Note: APA-178] brought supplies to Naha Beach on Okinawa. At one point they...
Rosen, Harold "Hank" Segment 3
After Harold Rosen was wounded, he went back into action. The shrapnel was embedded and it allowed him to serve, but...
Weinart, John Segment 3
John Weinart crossed the Rhine River and headed into southern Germany. They would frequently ride on tanks. Weinart...
Ichikawa, Grant Segment 4
Grant Ichikawa helped coerce a large number of Japanese soldiers to surrender in the jungles of the Philippines. The...
Doi, Michael Segment 4
While Michael Doi was overseas his family and everyone he knew from Oxnard [Annotators Note: Oxnard, California] was...
Wicker, Benjamin Segment 4
Wicker was told to go relieve the man on the gate but he refused because he knew he had more points than any man over...
Wagner, Helen Segment 5
The Wagners served for about three and a half years. They got out of the service in 1946 and put the war behind them....
Doi, Michael Segment 5
Michael Doi does not recall hearing about the death of President Roosevelt. Doi made a lot of Caucasian friends on the...
Woods, Edward Segment 5
Woods was a wiper in the engine room. There were 15 wipers aboard large ships. The wipers reported to the 1st Mate....
Johnson, Oscar Segment 5
Oscar Johnson was in Moosburg until General Patton came in and rescued them. It was quite a day. They could see shells...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 6
Yellin went to see Doris, but his name was called to go on an airplane back to New York. A Lieutenant Colonel gave...
Kirk, Mancel Segment 6
On 23 April [Annotators Note: 23 April 1945] Mancel Kirk and his fellow 168th Infantry Regiment GIs were taken by truck...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 6
Wilburn K. Ross stayed behind because he felt that he was able to stop the Germans. He had confidence in his ability to...
Jackson, Donald Segment 6
They had a point system [Annotator's Note: in regards to how soon 1 was discharged] depending on various factors like...
Henderson, William Segment 6
In September Henderson was on a flight to China as navigator. He was with a crew that had to bail out on the flight...
Monpat, Raymond Segment 6
They had the Evans floating and had an auxiliary generator running; that meant lights and refrigeration. They were...
Barnes, William Segment 6
William Barnes got orders to get off at Bougainville. He was ordered to get back to the United States the best way he...
Pisanos, Steve Segment 6
When Steve Pisanos was in Vietnam he was to drop weapons and food to a convoy that was lost in the jungle. He got close...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 6
[Annotators Note: Joseph Diamond served in the army as a combat medic with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 7
In Seattle the ship was opened to the pubic to try to convince them to keep working hard. Ari Phoutrides believes that...
Christie, Robert Segment 7
Robert Christie got orders to go back to the United States via a troop ship. The ship was named the Newburn Victory....
Phillips, Henry Segment 8
Henry Phillips' most vivid memory of the war is how well the Nazis proved themselves as being the worst horror that was...
Vessey, John "Jack" Segment 8
John Vessey had just returned from a mission when he was told that a cease fire was going into effect and the war in...
Holloman, William Segment 8
Holloman discusses racial terminology. He did not feel that he was being held to a higher standard. He felt that he was...
Baynham, James Segment 8
Each compound had a command group to deal with the Germans. This also helped the Germans by having commanders over the...
Crain, Joe Segment 8
After the kamikaze hit the ship it was the end of the war for the crew. She came back to the states on her own power....
Cole, Richard Segment 8
When Richard Cole returned to the United States he was stationed at an aircraft manufacturing plant. As the planes...
Zager, Raymond Segment 8
Raymond Zager ended up joining an army chorus group to stay busy during his occupation duty. He travelled around and...

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