G.I. Bill

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Loving, Burl Postwar and Reflections
Towards the end of the war, Burl Loving transferred to an APA [Annotator’s Note: Auxiliary Personnel, Attack troop...
Amundson, Adolph "A.W. Amundson" Postwar and Reflections
Adolph William Amundson recalled that by the time he arrived at the island [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan], the...
Mosher, Alfred Postwar and Reflections
Alfred Raymond Mosher lost about 30 or 40 pounds while he was a prisoner. Mosher remained in the Navy for an additional...
Colquitt, James Postwar and Reflections
James Roy Colquitt returned to his home in Alabama after his discharge. He did not have a problem adjusting to civilian...
Marshall, James Postwar and Reflections
James "Jim" Marshall was discharged in 1945 and returned home to Kansas. He had some difficulty adjusting to civilian...
Moret, Vernon Postwar and Reflections
Vernon Henry Moret returned to Maryland after he was discharged from the Army and lived with his parents. He attended...
Ettinger, Hugh Postwar and Reflections
Hugh Ettinger was discharged from the Navy and used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Wood, Edward Postwar and Reflections
Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the submarine tender, USS Holland (AS-3), as a replacement radio man stationed...
Crowley, Daniel Postwar and Reflections
Daniel Crowley was a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War 2. In 1942, when General Wainwright [Annotator's...
Peniche, Ed Postwar and Reflections
Eduardo Alberto Peniche Carvajal rejoined his outfit [Annotator's Note: 81st Airborne Antiaircraft Battalion, 101st...
Samuelson, Jack Postwar and Reflections
Jack D. Samuelson heard of Tom Hanks’ support of The Museum in New Orleans [Annotator’s Note: movie actor Tom Hanks...
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...
Audler, Richard Postwar and Reflections
After the war ended, Richard Audler was discharged from the Navy as an Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class. He did...
Polito, Felix Postwar and Reflections
Felix Polito heard about the end of the war in Europe after his discharge [Annotator's Note: He was discharged in...
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...
Niec, Stanley Postwar and Reflections
Stanley John Niec decided not to stay in the Navy after the war. He used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill...
Barger, Joseph Postwar and Reflections
After the war, Joseph Barger took advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Baroudi, Howard Postwar and Reflections
Howard Baroudi saw hell at Tarawa [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Tarawa, 20 to 23 November 1943; Tarawa, Gilbert...
Zunno, Frank Postwar and Reflections
After leaving the service, Frank Zunno never took advantage of the G.I. Bill because he did not want to have anything...
O'Brien, Richard Postwar and Reflections
After the war, Richard J. O’Brien used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act...
Douglas, Walter Postwar and Reflections
Walter Douglas took advantage of the G.I. Bill to go to instrument flying school in Virginia and used it to purchase a...
Hibbard, Hershel Postwar and Reflections
After Hershel Hibbard was discharged from the Navy, he completed high school and went to college for some time on the G...
Lennon, Daniel Postwar and Reflections
Daniel J. Lennon was discharged from the Army in October 1945 in California. He used the G.I. Bill to go to college....
Byrnes, William Postwar and Reflections
William E. Byrnes did not have a difficult time readjusting to civilian life after he returned from World War 2. Though...
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...
Jackson, William Postwar and Reflections
William Jackson returned to the United States in the latter part of 1946. He lived with his mother and dad and later...
Knippers, Willie Postwar and Reflections
Willie D. Knippers did not have trouble to adjusting back to civilian life after he separated from the service. He used...
Schmidt, Philip Postwar and Reflections
Philip Schmidt used the G.I. Bill to get an education. He went to Saint Paul, Minnesota and found tons of G.I.s looking...
Ross, George Postwar and Reflections
George Vincent Ross used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
Daquana, Joseph Postwar and Reflections of the War
After World War 2, Joseph Daquana took advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Melancon, Addy Postwar and Reflections on the War
Addy Melancon did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment...
Karpay, Irwin Postwar and Reflections on the War
After being discharged from service, I. J. Karpay did not have a hard time adjusting to civilian life. He used the G.I...
Dyson, Freeman Postwar Attitudes
Freeman Dyson observed a strong sense of tragedy within Europeans during the postwar years. Its genesis was from World...
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...

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