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George Sakato had to go and rescue the Lost Battalion [Annotator's Note: elements of the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry...
Gustave Heinecke retired from the Navy Reserves after 20 years at the rank of Lieutenant. He thought back to President...
Cleatus Lebow was kept in the hospital ward for four weeks, then flew from Samar Island [Annotator's Note: Samar Island...
William Lee Barnes never had occasion to use the G.I. Bill. He had a job waiting for him after he took two weeks off...
Gil Gertner served in the 71st Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) [Annotator’s Note: specialized units which...
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
After David Lamar Mealor contracted a bad case of jungle rot in New Guinea, he was shipped back to the United States on...
Paul Maymon [Annotator’s Note: with the 17th Field Artillery Regiment] occupied a small German village after the war’s...
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Upon turning 21, Peter Hebert‘s enlistment was up, and he tried to reenlist while he was still in the Philippines...
After returning from his leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], James W. Metcalf...
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear someone in the background throughout this segment.] Around June 1945, Paul Hilton Madden Jr...
Barbara Butler got her orders and flew to Seoul, Korea. She was sent to a replacement depot at an Army installation....
Dossie East traveled east by land, ending up at Crain Naval Depot in Burns City, Indiana. When he heard of the end of...
Harold Hauberg [Annotator's Note: with Company D, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division]...
In early January 1946, Warren Bowersox left the 822nd Military Police Battalion in Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berline,...
After 16 months on Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: Okinawa, Japan], Howard Cain was ordered to pack his things and prepare...
George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: serving...
fter occupation in Japan, Elroy Gambino and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,...
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman ended...
After 13 months in occupied Japan, Clark Wackerman was able to return home. The return home was much worse than the...
World War 2 changed Donald Louis Duffy's life, which he realized about a year out of service. He matured and became...
Charles Chatterton was relieved to be back in the United States. On his return, they stopped in Honolulu [Annotator's...
After the war ended, Virginia Wilterdink had enough of the island climate, and elected to work on the hospital ship USS...
Donald Marsaglia had enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of factors that...
Sam Goldstein [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division]...
From Germany, James Pritchett was flown to, and treated at, a general hospital in Herefordshire, England. After about a...
In November 1945, Sammy Ray was discharged from the Navy in New Orleans, Louisiana. It took him about a year to adjust...
James Armstrong first spoke to his family upon his return to Tampa, Florida. It was a great relief to see his mother...
Roy Stewart was in Nagasaki [Annotator's Note: Nagasaki, Japan with the 10th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division]...
Arthur McHardy returned to the United States through San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]. He was...
Roy Cascio went to Texas on his way home. A pretty girl was sent in the room with you to get you to sign up for longer...
When the war ended, the Sway [Annotator's Note: USS Sway (AM-120)] swept mines off Formosa [Annotator's Note: Republic...
Frederick Freeman did not return home until January [Annotator's Note: of 1946]. His brother had arrived back home a...
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...

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