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Tolles, Martha War in the Pacific
Martha Tolles went to Florida in June [Annotator’s Note: of 1944] with her husband. They got a month off and went back...
Russell, Richard War Winds Down
Richard T. Russell, Jr. finished his missions out of Clark Field [Annotator's Note: now Clark Air Base, a Philippine...
Peterson, Dale War's End
Dale Peterson's battlestation on the USS San Juan (CL-54) was a five inch 38 caliber gun mount that had a seven man...
Ramsey, Frank War's End
Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: stationed in England with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...
Garcia, Ray War's End
Ray Garcia and Al Nickels [Annotator's Note: later United States Air Force Colonel Albert B. Nickels] both made the Air...
Fristoe, Claud War's End
Claud Neal Fristoe, Jr. left New Guinea and was assigned to Leyte Gulf in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Fristoe...
Fitzpatrick, Thomas War's End
Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick was assigned as the radio navigator in the 96th Bombardment Squadron, 2nd Bombardment Group,...
Waldman, Leon War's End
Leon Waldman’s unit [Annotator’s Note: 840th Bombardment Squadron, 483rd Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force] they got...
Porche, Albert War's End
Albert Porche was in Italy when the war in Europe ended. The men were to be transferred to Sweden but with the end, the...
Bleuler, Jack War's End
Jack H. Bleuler served as a tail gunner on a B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] with...
Cohen, Benjamin War's End
Benjamin Wolf Cohen and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 320th Engineer Combat Battalion, 95th Infantry Division...
Tanner, Theodore War's End
Theodore Robert Tanner was in the Philippines when the nuclear bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Boehm, Robert War's End
Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm [Annotator’s Note: a navigational equipment technician assigned to the 415th AACS (Army...
Phillips, Cass War's End
Cass Phillips flew toward New Guinea from Hawaii making several stops at small islands along the southwesterly route....
Rondinelli, Ricardo War's End
Ricardo R. Rondinelli and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 47th Bombardment Squadron, 41st Bombardment Group, Seventh Air...
Patton, Grant War's End
Grant Patton remembers they had to use five-gallon cans to gas the airplanes up. His plane had depth charges [Annotator...
McBride, Frank War's End
Frank Curtis McBride was moved from there [Annotator’s Note: in the Netherlands approximately eight miles from the...
Giller, Edward War's End
In April 1945, Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. was wounded and was recovering in the hospital. He was given penicillin by...
East, Clyde War's End
By the early days of May [Annotator’s Note: May 1945], Clyde East and most Americans knew the war was over. The Allied...
Holder, Jack War's End
Jack Holder [Annotator’s Note: serving with Patrol Bombing Squadron 103 (VPB-103)] flew missions across the English...
Burch, Ralph War's End
Ralph Burch remembers they had to be out on watch. [Annotator’s Note: The video starts to have audio problems.] He...
O'Rorke, James War's End
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] was divided into a group sent to a camp that overlooked a...
Reed, Robert War's End
Robert Frederick Reed only flew one daylight mission while serving overseas, all the others were at night using...
Ball, Rowland War's End
Rowland Elliott Ball served as a navigator with the 60th Bombardment Squadron, 39th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force...
Coop, Willard War's End
Willard Haul "Jack" Coop [Annotator's Note: with the 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Chambers, Eugene War's End
On Eugene W. Chambers' first or second mission [Annotator's Note: while serving with the 406th Night Leaflet Squadron,...
Collie, C. War's End
C. Charles Collie heard on 6 August [Annotator's Note: 1945] that the atomic bomb had been used on Hiroshima. He knew...
Blouin, Joseph War's End and a Family of Fighters
The thing that disturbed Joseph Blouin the most in England was the German putt-putt [Annotator's Note: slang for the V-...
Tarkington, Frank War's End and Home
The most wonderful story that Frank V. Tarkington [Annotator's Note: a radioman in the US Navy] can tell is that he was...
Cole, John War's End and Leyte
John H. Cole was on his way to Japan for the invasion when the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped...
Dolsen, Frank War's End and Liberation
Frank Dolsen, [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] became a...
Woodworth, Newell War's End and Occupation
[Annotator's Note: There is a buzzing sound throughout this clip.] After the war in Europe ended with VE-Day [Annotator...
Kight, Otis War's End and Postwar
Otis Kight was in flight school as the war was ending. He made it to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] as...
Knapp, William War's End and Postwar
Following the Battle of Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg; 1 April to 22...
Brooks, James War's End and Postwar Life
James "Jim" L. Brooks [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] was...
Warren, Ennis War's End and Reflections
Ennis C. Warren completed his missions [Annotator’s Note: Warren was flight engineer on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...

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