War's End

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Cowart, Harold Postwar and Reflections
[Annotator's Note: A person off screen interjects throughout the interview.] when Harold G. Cowart heard that the...
Loges, Richard Postwar and Reflections
After Richard "Dick" Loges was discharged from service, he did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note:...
Skinner, Charles Postwar and Reflections
Charles Brightman Skinner was aboard a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] heading...
Anderson, Howard Postwar and Reflections
Howard Anderson reported to El Toro, California where he spent two weeks in a rest and recuperation base. Nobody let...
Ward, John Postwar and Reflections
John F. Ward was discharged from the service in late 1945 from in Rome, New York as a corporal. He was given a four-...
St. Germain, John Postwar and Reflections
Following the war and his discharge, John St. Germain worked on farms in North Dakota and Montana. He moved to seek...
Bleuler, Jack Postwar and the Worst Mission
Jack H. Bleuler was discharged from the Army Air Corps in October 1945 as a staff sergeant at Barksdale Airfield [...
Harris, Rufus Postwar and Thoughts on Enemies
Rufus Harris went to Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] for one day. On his last trip, he had just gotten married...
Snyder, Kenneth Postwar Career
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr.'s wife met him in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois after he came home from the...
Wainwright, James Postwar Career
With the war ended in Europe, James Eyre Wainwright [Annotator's Note: a second lieutenant in the 326th Bombardment...
Shaw, Claude Postwar Career
Claude Bufford Shaw didn't come immediately back to the United States when the war ended as he was making a career of...
O'Brien, Ryan Postwar Career
Ryan O'Brien had a great homecoming. He had ten days at the Delmar Beach Club in Santa Monica [Annotator's Note: Santa...
Strausbaugh, Leo Postwar Career and Life
Leo V. Strausbaugh was offered a chance to go home for 30 days, but he would have to forfeit all his points [Annotator'...
Briggs, Norman Postwar Career and Life
Norman Alden Briggs came home in 1946 and married on 7 May 1947. He went to trade school using the G.I. Bill [Annotator...
Meyer, Henry Postwar Career and Reflections
After his service in World War 2, Henry T. Meyer went into the police service after a short career in professional...
Heneghan, James Postwar Celebrations and Thoughts
Doctor James B. Heneghan went to patriotic events at Soldier Field [Annotator's Note: in Chicago, Illinois]. That...
Bates, Rex Postwar Duty
Rex James Bates served with the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in the Pacific. They were based out of Guam [...
Smith, Arthur Postwar Education
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Smith was serving as chief engineer aboard the USS SC-1267 (SC-1267) in the Sulu Sea,...
Kenney, Clyde Postwar Europe
Although Clyde Kenney liked the experience of being in the military, he didn't like being shot at. War "got to be a...
Fatora, Jerome Postwar Experiences
After the war in Europe ended, Jerome Fatora was sent to Czechoslovakia to train for the fighting in Japan. While he...
Amore, Frederick Postwar Experiences
The only negative thing Frederick Amore heard about the American warfare in the Pacific was when "they used that bomb...
Nickerson, Edward Postwar in Saudi Arabia
[Annotator's Note: Edward Nickerson came home after Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945. The interviewer asks him if he...
Andrews, Dennis Postwar in the Navy
The war soon came to an end, and the Navy did not know what to do with Dennis Allen Andrews except send him to school....
Nakagawa, Ittsei Postwar Kure and Back to the United States
[Annotator's Note: Ittsei Nakagawa was in a factory in Hiroshima, Japan when the atomic bomb exploded over the city on...
LaMura, Jerry Postwar Life
Jerry LaMura was sent to a hospital in Long Island [Annotator’s Note: Long Island, New York] and then to Washington D.C...
Landrum, Thomas Postwar Life
The war in Japan had ended when Thomas Landrum returned home from Europe. They had dropped the bomb [Annotator's Note:...
Mather, James Postwar Life
James Mather joined the V-5 Program [Annotator's Note: V-5 US Navy Aviation Cadet Program, 1939 to 1943] and flew...
Bishop, Jacqueline Postwar Life
Jacqueline Bishop was extremely excited when the war ended. She was 15 years old. She remembers it was VJ-Day [...
Myers, Julia Postwar Life
Julia L. Myers went to Liege, Belgium. They had to clean the windows and scrub the floors of an abandoned hospital they...
Bennett, Loren Postwar Life
Loren Bennett stayed out at sea for about two or three months after the war was over. He was ready to get out of the...
Shaner, Robert Postwar Life
Robert D. Shaner opted to get out of the Navy and had not really given thought to staying in. He wanted to become a...
Oney, James Postwar Life
James Oney was discharged 30 November 1946 [Annotator's Note: as a Ship's Cook 1st Class]. He thought about a career....
Andriano, Louis Postwar Life
Louis Andriano was discharged from the Navy in June 1946. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill to an extent. He went to a...
Petrus, Andrew Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: A woman interrupts interview throughout this segment.] Andrew Petrus returned home [Annotator's Note...
Maddox, Claire Postwar Life
Claire Maddox returned to Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair]...
Daley, Chris Postwar Life
Chris Daley thought the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 6 and...

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