VJ-Day

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Leaming, Jack Liberation
On 1 June 1945, 800 B-29s [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] and B-17s [Annotator's Note:...
Bondola, Thomas Liberation, Postwar, and Reflections
Thomas Bondola was happy on the day of liberation [Annotator’s Note: his prison of war (POW) camp was liberated on 3...
Skaggs, Jack Liberation, Returning Home, and Discharge
Following the Japanese surrender, Jack Skaggs and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] made an American...
McPhail, Joe Life Aboard a Merchant Marine Vessel
Joe K. McPhail was satisfied with his living quarters on his 104 foot long boat [Annotator's Note: the quick supply...
Ikari, Norman Life after the Army
After he was separated from the Army, Ikari ended up in Los Angeles but he was a little lost. He had thoughts about...
Kopp, Alois Life in POW Camps
Alois Kopp was aboard the USS Houston (CA-30) defending Java when the ship was sunk. He survived and was taken prisoner...
Evans, Lewis Life in the Navy
Lewis S. Evans was born in April 1925. He went to boarding school during the Great Depression and played football and...
Hutchinson, Louis Life in the Pacific
Louis Hutchinson and the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) used Ulithi [Annotator's Note: Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands] as an...
Lee, James Life Under Martial Law
James Lee says censorship was the worst thing about martial law [Annotator's Note: after the Japanese attack on Pearl...
Sawada, Lily Living in Chicago
Lily Sawada had a very innovative father. He determined that it was time to leave [Annotator’s Note: the Japanese-...
Landry, Coleen Local Soldiers and Coming Home
There were several bases near Coleen Landry's home in Montz, Louisiana. Camp Plauche [Annotator's Note: also known as...
Rankart, Marie Losing a Loved One and Gaining a New One
Marie Rankart was at a dress shop in Elizabeth, New Jersey buying a dress when she heard the news that the war was over...
Winter, William Luck and Deploying to the Philippines
William Winter was at Fort McClellan for four months, after which they were assigned to Army units. In October 1944, he...
Moshovitis, James Manila, the Atomic Bomb, Occupation Duty and Home
After cruising around the Marshall Islands, James Moshovitis' crew was repairing the Higgins boats [Annotator's Note:...
Fagot, Rosemary G. Meeting Foreign Dignitaries, V-J Day and U-Boats in Argentina
Rosemary Fagot was born an American citizen, but she had never been to to the United States until she enlisted in the...
Hood, George Memorable Combat Missions
George Hood flew a memorable bomber mission over Odaka, Japan [Annotator’s Note: in a Boeing B-29 Superfortress heavy...
Lejeune, Lawrence Merchant Marine Troubles
Lawrence John Lejeune was a Merchant Marine sailor who had just returned to New Orleans, Louisiana after his first...
Culp, Oscar Military Duty and Training
Oscar Culp was based at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii when the war with Japan ended. He remembers the day [Annotator's Note:...
Glass, Murray Military Musician
Murray Glass was drafted and sent to the Fort Dix, New Jersey reception center for a few weeks. He then went to the...
Loving, Burl Minesweeper Duty
Burl Loving was ordered to report to the 317 [Annotator’s Note: USS YMS-317 minesweeper] which was a 130-foot-long,...
Kneflin, Charles Mission Over Shanghai and War's End
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber in the 53rd...
Reeder, John Moving on in the Marine Corps
John Reeder remained on active duty, and was sent to the Naval Air Station at Mojave, California for a month, then...
Weil, Roswell Moving Through Europe
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil was assigned to the 68th Quartermaster Depot near Liverpool, England.] They moved to...
Yackel, Eugene Munich to VJ-Day
Eugene Yackel and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry...
Uthes, Roy Myitkyina
Roy Uthes arrived in Myitkyinā without any combat experience. His unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 209th Engineer...
Lovell, James Naval Academy Education, Deployment and Flying Navy Fighters
The war ended while James Lovell was a senior in high school and he remembers V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over...
Downing, James Naval Instructor and Postwar
James Downing did not return to the USS West Virginia (BB-48) after it was repaired. He served on the USS South Dakota...
Rupp, William Navy IBM Specialist
William Rupp was trained to maintain, repair, and operate IBM machines by the Navy. He also attended night school...
Winslow, Lawson Navy V-12 Program
Lawson Tracy Winslow, Junior was at the lowest enlisted rank - E1 - when he participated in the Navy V-12 program [...
Addison, Robert New Georgia, Going Home and Future Generations
[Annotator's Note: Robert Addison served in the USMC as a mortar man in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] After Bloody...
Campbell, Donald Observations and War's End
The officers would "talk a lot about things," Donald Campbell says, it was a furious campaign [Annotator's Note: the...
Spinelli, Gabriel Observations on China and India
A regular day for Gabriel Spinelli started early, and was usually spent driving the lines to check wires and repeater...
Zunno, Frank Occupation and Returning Home
From June 1945 to November 1945, Frank Zunno was assigned to occupation duty [Annotator's Note: in Berlin, Germany with...
Wackerman, Clark Occupation Duties in Japan
After graduating from Officer Cadet School [Annotator's Note: at Fort Benning, Georgia], Clark Wackerman was sent to...
McKay, Wallace Occupation Duty
When the war ended, Wallace McKay was sent to Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], where he worked in a beach...
Franklin, Paul Occupation Duty
When the Japanese surrendered on Luzon [Annotator's Note: Luzon, Philippines], Paul Franklin's unit [Annotator's Note:...

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