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Tipper, Edward Returning Home
Edward Tipper arrived at Crile General Hospital in Cleveland after his flight from a hospital in England. [Annotator’s...
Medway, Irwin Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and reads statistics from...
Belcher, Lewis Returning Home
Lewis E. Belcher [Annotator's Note: wounded in action in Germany as a tank commander in Company B, 11th Tank Battalion...
Smith, John Returning Home
John Smith was out on a patrol miles into enemy territory when he was "relieved of all hazardous duty" and told he was...
Armentaro, Louis Returning Home
Louis J. Armentaro did not participate in the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953],...
Jones, Harold Returning Home
Harold Jones [Annotator's Note: serving on occupation duty in Japan with the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 11th...
Burnett, Marshall Returning Home
Marshall Burnett does not remember much excitement on the occasion of VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day...
Bodson, Henry Returning Home
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] got leave [Annotator's...
Jordan, James Returning Home
James Jordan returned to the United States in December 1946. They took a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of...
Holleman, Louis Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] Malcolm Louis Holleman returned to...
London, James Returning Home
James Harvard London returned to Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] on the same ship that took him to...
Anschau, Martin Returning Home
Martin J. Anschau was seasick 12 of 13 days returning home on the ship. He could not eat anything. Food smelled bad. He...
Malta, Samuel Returning Home
Samuel Malta and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division]...
Tsubota, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota was given credit for his service [Annotator's Note: with Merrill's Marauders, the 5307th...
Scherer, Monroe Returning Home
On 31 December 1945, Monroe Scherer landed in Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan; after leaving occupation duty in...
Wold, Vernon Returning Home
Vernon Wold came home by ship [Annotator's Note: on 1 May 1946]. He went to Fort Sheridan, Chicago [Annotator's Note:...
Roed, Harold Returning Home
Harold Roed [Annotator's Note: with the 515th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 13th Airborne Division] had a furlough [...
Riedl, Edward Returning Home
Edward Riedl had to count his points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of factors that...
Bourg, Alton Returning Home
Alton Bourg does not remember where he heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Albertson, Arthur Returning Home
Arthur Albertson spend all his time trying to figure out how he was going to get through the war. He had to let...
Heany, Mary Returning Home
Mary T. Heany was being romantic with an officer. It was against the rules for officers and enlisted people to...
Kays, George Returning Home
George Kays had completed five years of service and had a wife and child at home. He was sent a telegram in Germany...
Trauner, Walter Returning Home
Walter Trauner remembers the people were nice. They were taken over by the Nazis. He had cousins who were in the German...
Higgins, Gordon Returning Home
While waiting to go home, Gordon Higgins drove a jeep and an ambulance. He also ran a "pro station," where soldiers...
Mero, Robert Returning Home
Robert Mero's decoration [Annotator's Note: see clip titled Earning the Bronze Star] gave him an advantage in the...
Asher, Adolph Returning Home
Adolph Edward Asher was transferred back from Germany. A colonel had known him in the States [Annotator's Note: United...
Wilkins, Byron Returning Home
Byron Othello Wilkins stopped at a gasthaus while traveling on a bicycle with other ex POWs. Wilkins saw an American...
Sapp, Walter Returning Home
Walter Sapp returned to the United States in April 1946. He tried to go to school. He selected four or five colleges he...
Leonard, Edward Returning Home
Edward J. Leonard asked about submarines getting the Queen Mary because the war was still going on when he was sent...
Keller, Richard Returning Home
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] got evacuated after...
Jaccarino, Richard Returning Home
Once he was back in the United States, Richard Jaccarino traveled by train, dropping off soldiers and train cars all...
Williams, Earl Returning Home
Earl Williams used to play baseball and softball with his unit [Annotator's Note: 318th Port Company, 512th Port...
Smithson, Jack Returning Home
Jack A. Smithson was not in Europe for too long after the war was over. When he had enough points [Annotator's Note: a...
Berkman, Harold Returning Home
Harold Berkman returned to the United States via New York harbor. He arrived at night with the Statue of Liberty and...
Motil, Joseph Returning Home
Joseph Motil had a feeling that the soldier he was next to was run over by his own tank. Motil got to England and he...
Lopez, Lionel Returning Home
Lionel Lopez was shot in the back and it came out of his chest. He was taken to a field hospital. The doctor stitched...

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