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Franklin, Paul War in the Philippines
Paul Franklin landed in Manila Bay [Annotator’s Note: Manila, Luzon, Philippines] 23 days after setting sail. He...
Franklin, Paul War Memories
Paul Franklin went to work for an oil company after he graduated high school. While at the water house, Franklin...
Jefferson, Alexander War News and Transfer to Stalag VII-A
Alexander Jefferson listened to the BBC [Annotator's Note: British Broadcasting Corporation] radio at the POW [...
Witaker, Richard "Dick" War Production
Richard Witaker recognizes the valuable role played by the American home front in winning the war. Without the...
Rupp, William War Production Worker
William Rupp decided to sign on to work with the Hendy Corporation with a neighborhood friend. The company operated tug...
Gooch, James War Rationing
James Gooch ate a lot of sweet potatoes during World War 2 because they were readily available. It was difficult to...
Rosenzweig, Jennie War Rationing and Being Jewish
Rationing was not hard for Jennie Rosenzweig. Oleo was used instead of butter, and it looked like lard. She added salt...
Wilkins, Byron War Reflections
Byron Othello Wilkins helped form a club with Corps Commander Troy Middleton who was University Controller. The club...
Fishman, Arthur War Service
Arthur Fishman is a World War 2 Navy veteran. He had three sons and several grandchildren, and his wife passed away. He...
Leskovic, Elvia War Winds Down
After the American Army moved in [Annotator's Note: near Schladen, Germany in early April 1945] Elvira Maria Katarina...
Henry, Margaret War Years
Margaret Brewer Henry was born in Miami, Florida, but she grew up in Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia]. She...
Damiano, George War's End
George A. Damiano recalls that the local population [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] was happy to have the...
Kanter, Joseph War's End
oseph Kanter [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Battalion, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division] saw a...
Freeman, Frederick War's End
Frederick Freeman [Annotator's Note: serving in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry...
DuBose, John War's End
John DuBose heard little current war news while onboard the SS Frenchtown. They did learn shortly after the end of the...
Epperson, William War's End
William Epperson and his battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division]...
Sharp, Horace War's End
Horace Sharp and his squad [Annotator's Note: 1st Squad, 1st Platoon, Company B, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment...
Uchida, Togue War's End
Togue Uchida [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team] spent Thanksgiving [...
Brannan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Brannan remembered that the PT-305 had three engines but after living on it for about a year, he could not...
Gast, William War's End
William Earl Gast remembers the first time he changed into new clothes. He was staying in a house and slept in the...
Kough, Edward War's End
[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...
London, James War's End
James Harvard London was sent to Holland [Annotator's Note: the Netherlands] after the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle...
Reissig, Floyd J. War's End
Floyd James Reissig was in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] when the war ended. When he got...
Hoehn, Basil War's End
After Gross-Gerau [Annotator’s Note: Gross-Gerau, Germany], Basil C. Hoehn and his unit [Annotator’s Note: the 91st...
Moore, Charles War's End
Charles Moore was stationed in Orleans, France at the end of the war. He enjoyed the experience there. He had a...
Moore, Hilar War's End
Hilar Moore was sent to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands], which was the forward base for the...
Dannehl, Robert War's End
Robert Dannehl was a radio operator [Annotator’s Note: on the USS Hubbard (DE-211)]. He got liberty [Annotator's Note:...
Woolf, Basil War's End
Basil Woolf looked about after the action at Walcheren Island and, to his dismay, only his ship [Annotator's Note: LCH-...
Levitt, Sydney War's End
Sydney Levit remembered when the war in Europe was finally over. He heard that he was going to be sent home for 30 days...
Lee, Theodore War's End
Theodore R. Lee [Annotator's Note: after serving in combat with 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Lippman, Robert War's End
When it came time to leave Burma [Annotator's Note: now Myanmar], Robert Lippman was told he would be part of the lead...
Bowersox, Warren War's End
While fighting in Europe, Warren Bowersox recalls returning from a contact patrol and being fired on by replacement...
Liston, Earl War's End
Earl Roger Liston found refuge with the 3rd Armored Division in Eupen, Belgium [Annotator's Note: after he avoided...
McBride, Frank War's End
Frank Curtis McBride was moved from there [Annotator’s Note: in the Netherlands approximately eight miles from the...
Day, Morris "Gene" War's End
Morris Eugene Day ended up in the Ruhr Pocket [Annotator's Note: a massive Allied encirclement of German forces in the...
Furrow, Robert War's End
Robert Gaylord Furrow remembers when he heard about the death of Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt...

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