Service discharge

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Gohlke, Marvin Postwar Life
Marvin H. Gohlke was in the States [Annotator’s Note: United States] on convalescent furlough [Annotator's Note: an...
Smith, Arthur Postwar Life
Arthur Smith was discharged in May 1946 at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago,...
Campbell, Donald Postwar Life
Donald Campbell returned to the United States on 4 July 1946. He married his childhood sweetheart. He was released from...
Payne, Carl Postwar Life
Carl Payne came home to the naval base in Virginia. He was discharged in Indiantown Gap [Annotator’s Note: Indiantown...
Taliancich, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Taliancich remembers his brothers and whether or not they served in the military during the war [Annotator’s...
Smith, Lamar Postwar Life
Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith was stationed in the desert [Annotator's Note: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake...
Settles, Louise Postwar Life
Louise Settles had to leave the service once she was married. She knew that would happen. Her husband was to leave 20...
Addison, Arnold "A.C." Postwar Life
After the battle of Okinawa, Arnold Addison stayed on the island until the war was over. A few weeks after the war's...
Dawson, Ruffin Postwar Life
There was a lot of Uncle Sam [Annotator's Note: Uncle Sam; a common national personification of the federal government...
Vandervort, Jack Postwar Life
Jack Vandervort was discharged in Texas where he had also been drafted. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks...
Whaley, Ellis Postwar Life and Career
Ellis Whaley was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He did not sign up for Reserve time and it was not offered. He wanted...
Luers, Harold Postwar Life and Career
Harold Luers joined the Army Reserve following his discharge after World War 2. He was running a grocery store and...
Allen, George Postwar Life and Career
George Allen still hears from his bombardier. He was his closest friend on the crew. He has no idea where the rest of...
Edwards, Marvin Postwar Life and Career
Marvin Raymond Edwards returned to the United States around October 1946 via a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class...
Carroll, Orville Postwar Life and Career
Orville Carroll is glad he was not in combat. Two of his brothers were in the armed services as well, in Germany, but...
Yeagley, Richard Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: Richard Yeagely was part of the Army of Occupation in Europe after the war ended.] They had food and...
Pritchett, James Postwar Life and Career
After his discharge, jobs were hard to find, so James Pritchett took advantage of the G.I. Bill and went back to...
Wofford, Jesse L. Postwar Life and Career
Jesse Wofford wanted to go to medical school when he got out of the service so he spent a year before his discharge...
Hamilton, Richard Postwar Life and Career
Richard Henry Hamilton was discharged on 29 October 1945 and used the G.I. Bill to attend the Fannie Farmer's School of...
Driscoll, Edward Postwar Life and Career
Edward Driscoll loved President Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States], and...
Woodworth, Newell Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: There is a buzzing sound throughout this clip.] The war ended and Newell Bertram Woodworth went back...
Lee, Arthur Postwar Life and Career
Arthur Lee returned to the United States in December 1945 by way of the Aleutians, landing at Seattle, Washington. From...
Synder, Harold Postwar Life and Career
Harold Daniel Snyder got out just before Christmas in 1945 [Annotator's Note: December 1945] and went to Paterson State...
Amsden, Ben Postwar Life and Career
Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: a Navy fighter pilot in World War 2] belongs to an association called the...
Staymates, Arthur Postwar Life and Career
Arthur Staymates was relieved of his duty in Nuremburg [Annotator's Note: he had been Commander of the Guard during the...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Postwar Life and Career
When Robert W. "Doby" Gibson got out of the service in 1946, he reenlisted for three more years. He was not sent to the...
Theodore, Theodore Postwar Life and Career
After returning to California, Theodore Theodore was sent to Denver, Colorado for two months where he had the job of...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Seymour Nussenbaum got out of the service in...
Lehker, Roland Postwar Life and Career
Roland Lehker discharged from the Marine Corp at Corpus Christie at the end of World War 2. Lehker reflected on the...
Hanson, Wilfred Postwar Life and Career
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was sent...
Eshelman, Raymond Postwar Life and Career
Ray Eshelman was never interested in a military career. He had a couple of choices at discharge. He could join the...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Postwar Life and Careers
After the war, Floyd Horne got into investigations. This was in 1946. He got out of the service as a First Lieutenant....
Roed, Harold Postwar Life and Education
Harold Roed [Annotator's Note: with the 82nd Airborne Division after the war ended] returned to Fort Bragg [Annotator's...
Allen, James Postwar Life and Finding the Wahoo
After the war, James Allen lost contact with many of his friends from the war. He was busy with college and did not...
Abbenhaus, Gerald Postwar Life and Hermann Göring's Boots
In August 1946, Gerald Abbenhaus separated from the U.S. Army at Fort Sheridan, Illinois as a first lieutenant. He...

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