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Fried, J. M. War's End
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. was in a hospital recovering from wounds when he learned about the end of war in Europe. He was...
Fagerstrom, Stanley War's End
Stanley Fagerstrom got sick in the Philippines. He hurt his back on the island of Morotai [Annotator’s Note: Morotai...
Bee, Donald War's End
Donald H. "Don" Bee served two years in the Navy. He heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Beynon, Robert War's End
After the war ended, Dr. Robert Beynon and the USS Bowfin (SS-287) went to Long Island [Annotator's Note: Long Island,...
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...
Morvant, Norris War's End
Norris Morvant served in France [Annotator’s Note: with the 89th Station Complement Squadron] delivering supplies along...
London, James War's End
James Harvard London was sent to Holland [Annotator's Note: the Netherlands] after the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle...
Rineer, Robert War's End
Robert Rineer was assigned to a crew as a radioman [Annotator’s Note: as part of the 443rd Operations Group, 10th Air...
Rackham, Milton War's End
[Annotator’s Note: There is someone off camera helping the interviewee with answering questions throughout the segment...
Kafka, T. War's End
T. Toby Kafka does not remember interacting with African Americans [Annotator's Note: while enlisted in the Women's...
Tanner, Theodore War's End
Theodore Robert Tanner was in the Philippines when the nuclear bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Hackman, Delbert War's End
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Knutson, Ruth War's End
Ruth Knutson was in WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States Naval Women'...
Lingo, Alfred War's End
In 1944, Alfred A. Lingo [Annotator's Note: with the 621st Aircraft Warning Company] was in Attu [Annotator's Note:...
Gallego, Anthony War's End
After receiving his wings and commission, Anthony “Tony” Gallego went home [Annotator’s Note: to Los Angeles,...
Zingheim, John War's End
Dr. John Julien Zingheim was not close to Remagen [Annotator's Note: Remagen, Germany]. He occasionally operated on...
Harned, Harley War's End
Harley Harned’s duty was light after this [Annotator’s Note: the war’s end in May 1945] with many opportunities for...
Wellford, Harry War's End
Harry Walker Wellford [Annotator's Note: while serving as the radar officer aboard the USS Harrison (DD-573)] remembers...
Koenig, Elmer War's End
Elmer Koenig wanted to get out of the Navy, but he did not have enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was...
Engmann, Larry War's End
Larry Engmann was on the USS PC-1193 when he heard about the end of the war in Europe [Annotator's Note: Victory in...
Liston, Earl War's End
Earl Roger Liston found refuge with the 3rd Armored Division in Eupen, Belgium [Annotator's Note: after he avoided...
Barber, Clyde War's End
Clyde Barber was a member of Patrol Squadron 11 (VP-11) which flew PBYs [Annotator’s Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina]...
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...
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...
Brandes, Rita War's End
Rita Brandes was in the British Zone of Occupation after the war. Most clothing came from the United States. She had a...
Huggins, Warren War's End
Warren Huggins went back to the Philippines and then went to Kobe [Annotator’s Note: Kobe, Japan]. Then he went back to...
Walter, Louis War's End
Louis John Walter sailed on the James Fallen [Annotator's Note: unable to verify ship name]. A couple of Walter's...
Bowie, James War's End
James Bowie knew the war was still going on when he was going home. Many of the men had war souvenirs. They were told...
Mineta, Norman War's End
Norman Mineta, his mother, father, and two sisters moved to Evanston, Illinois rather than living in Chicago where his...
Clayton, Orville War's End
Orville Clayton was interning at the hospital when he heard the atomic bombs were dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
Willis, Meade War's End
Meade Willis was at Dachau [Annotator's Note: serving with the 103rd Infantry Division which liberated Dachau...
Moen, Virgil War's End
Virgil Clayton Moen returned to the United States on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period...
Murphy, Alfred War's End
Alfred Pierse Murphy returned to the United States by ship in late February [Annotator's Note: February 1945]. His ship...
Labauve, Marion War's End
Marion Labauve went to Avondale Shipyard [Annotator's Note: in Bridge City, Louisiana] after the war. It was dangerous...
Bailey, Kenneth War's End
Kenneth H. Bailey was close to the concentration camps but were not to liberate them. The Colonel would tell Bailey...

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