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Bollich, James Reflections
James Bollich's younger brother never made it overseas. One brother died in a fighter pilot accident and the other died...
Mahoney, Timothy Reflections
Timothy Mahoney left the military older. The war made him more responsible. When he left the service, he was married...
Kirkpatrick, Otto Reflections
Otto Kirkpatrick talked with some of the guys about how the war affected them after Germany surrendered. Some of them...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Reflections
Erico J. Catalano's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was assigned to the machine shop. He served...
Kennedy, Irvin F. Reflections
Irvin Kennedy was not affected by the war. He did not have a career when he got back. He went to work on a mail train...
Rudloff, George Reflections
George Rudloff felt like the Japanese had to be killed. The atrocities committed by the Japanese military were very bad...
Riggs, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Edward "Ed" Riggs, Jr., joined the service because he wanted to fly. He chose the Army Air Corps because he...
Siracuse, James Reflections
After James Siracuse was shot down he lost track of his friend Petey. Siracuse ended up in Jackson, Mississippi after...
Cushman, Gene Reflections
Gene M. Cushman’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was competing in gunnery competitions. He served in World...
Ragazzi, Frank Reflections
Frank Ragazzi's decision to serve in the armed forces was influenced by the propaganda he saw at the movies. He would...
Gemperline, Eugene Reflections
Eugene J. Gemperline's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being operated on and the dizzy aftermath of post-...
Molen, Herman Reflections
Herman Molen spent time in the VA [Annotator's Note: United States Department of Veterans Affairs] hospital in Houston...
Steele, Ben Reflections
Ben Steele worked two miles underground in a Japanese coal mine. It was very tight because of the way the ground...
Claus, Courtland Reflections
Courtland Claus used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
Brueland, Lowell Reflections
Lowell Brueland escorted a 51 [Annotator’s Note: Brueland escorted a North American P-51 Mustang which had been...
Finklang, Frank Reflections
Frank Finklang's most memorable experience of the war was when he found out that his crew members were missing in...
Bachmann, George Reflections
George W. Bachmann, Junior had never left his hometown of Akron [Annotator's Note: Akron, Ohio] before joining the Army...
Mills, Willis Reflections
Willis Mills remembers his work on P-51s [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] at Palawan [...
McGlohon, John Reflections
John McGlohon said that his time in the service was the best thing that ever happened to him, and he thinks that, "...
Hanley, Fiske Reflections
Fiske Hanley talks about the close calls he experienced during his first six missions over the Japanese home islands....
Hogan, Ralph Reflections
Ralph Francis Hogan was a staff sergeant when he was discharged at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was stationed at...
Rodriguez, Antonio Reflections
Antonio C. Rodriquez returned home after the war. It was wonderful to have experienced what he did on his tour of duty...
Moen, Virgil Reflections
Virgil Clayton Moen did not suffer from post traumatic stress or any other psychological issues after returning from...
Patterson, James Reflections
James Patterson enjoyed flying. He misses flying. His nephew took him to Mount Pleasant, Texas where there was a hangar...
McLaurine, Luke Reflections
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. left the service in April 1951 as a first lieutenant. He used the G.I. Bill to take flying...
Cook, Norman Reflections
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewee knocks on the table throughout this segment.] Norman Cook served with the 856th...
Murphy, Alfred Reflections
Alfred Pierse Murphy's most memorable experience was when six planes from his squadron [Annotator's Note: 322nd...
Moore, Frederick Reflections
Rather than being discharged, Frederick Moore said, officers are released from active duty. One of his most memorable...
Easterling, Lewis "Tom" Reflections
The war changed Lewis Thomas Easterling's life tremendously because he had a difficult time finding a job. He got...
Grant, Edward Reflections
Because of his involvement in the war, Edward Grant does not feel like The National WWII Museum is for him. He believes...
Buschmeier, Frank Reflections
Frank Buschmeier and the others were loaded onto trucks the following day and sent to a local base. The guys were...
Guisewite, Myron Reflections
Myron L. Guisewhite and his wife furnished an apartment in the suburbs of Munich [Annotator's Note: Munich, Germany]...
Elduff, James Reflections
James Elduff flew during the Korean War [Annotator’s Note: Korean War; 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953]. He received an...
Theodore, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Theodore's most memorable event of the war was being jumped by fighters while leaving Balikpapan [Annotator's...
Wisher, Charles Reflections
Charles “Chuck” Wisher grew up fast in the service. Many young men he has seen could benefit from that. Wisher liked...
Hirsch, Leon Reflections
Leon Hirsch saw his service as a great learning experience. He was given responsibilities greater than any he had...

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