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Pickens, Olin Returning Home
After being approved to go home [Annotator’s Note: following liberation from a prisoner of war camp in Germany], Olin...
Yates, Herman Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Herman Yates recovered from the surgery he underwent after being hit by a mortar round in France.]...
Larson, William Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Larson to talk about the process of returning to the United States.] A...
LaRose, Bruce Returning Home
Bruce LaRose [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, veteran of North Africa...
Heinly, Robert Returning Home
Robert Harvey Heinly [Annotator's Note: with the 3463rd Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company] got orders to turn all his...
McCalla, Anna Returning Home
In November 1945, Anna McCalla Noren boarded a transport plane and flew from Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern...
Blakey, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas J. Blakey worked for eight months in Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] and then was sent home. He [...
Alspaugh, James Returning Home
James Alspaugh [Annotator's Note: in the 102nd Infantry Division] ran into a friend of his who had been a classmate and...
Light, Carl Returning Home
Carl Light returned home after the first of the new year [Annotator's Note: in 1946]. As an 18 year old, Light did not...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Returning Home
Herbert Yudenfriend left [Annotator's Note: from Manila, Luzon, Philippines on 23 September 1946] on the tail end of...
Maziarczyk, Michael Returning Home
Michael Maziarczyk was ready to return home. It took them 12 hours to get from Hawaii to San Francisco [Annotator’s...
Lafferty, Ralph Returning Home
Ralph F. Lafferty was shipped back home after being wounded. He departed through the port at Naples [Annotator's Note:...
Weller, James Returning Home
After James Weller’s 14 day leave in Paris, he was trucked back to his original base in Czechoslovakia. He received...
Jucksch, William "Bill" Returning Home
The first thing the Americans did was open the German breweries, according to William Jucksch. They established...
Tunnicliff, Ed Returning Home
Ed Tunnicliff was put on a hospital ship and sent home. It was nice with white sheets. When he returned to the United...
Lesniewski, Joseph Returning Home
Joseph Lesniewski got on a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship]. There were only 19...
Sherman, Joyce Returning Home
Joyce Sherman left the service and got married. She does not think she was really any different due to the war. Maybe...
Shapiro, Lester Returning Home
Lester Shapiro could have stayed in the service and been a Warrant Officer. He was discharged at Fort Dix [Annotator's...
Seltzer, Arthur Returning Home
Arthur Seltzer and his unit [Annotator’s Note: Seltzer served in the 4th Signal Battalion and was attached to the 20th...
Langrehr, Henry Returning Home and Acknowledging Those Who Helped
Henry Langrehr returned to the United States and got a 60 day furlough home. He met his parents and he got married...
Freeman, Bradford Returning Home and Band of Brothers
Bradford Clark Freeman had the points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of factors that...
Dorsey, Mason Returning Home and Concentration Camps
When Mason Dorsey was returning to the United States, he says that if they would have said they were returning to...
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" Returning Home and Discharged from the Army
[Annotator's Note: Clifford Suthern Hayes served on occupation duty in Austria after the war ended.] Clifford Suthern...
Fulco, Joseph Returning Home and Experiences in Germany
Joseph P. Fulco returned to New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York], where he entered a hospital before being...
Pigott, Terrell Returning Home and Postwar
Terrell Lavern Pigott sailed home on the the West Point [Annotator's Note: USS West Point (AP-23)], which was a sister...
Martin, James Returning Home and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout...
Brasel, Robert Returning Home and Postwar
Robert J. "Bob" Brasel and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 1st Platoon, Battery C, 389th Antiaircraft Artillery (...
Brown, Charles Returning Home and Postwar
About two weeks after war in Europe ended, Charles R. Brown [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 66th Armored...
Cook, Edward Returning Home and Postwar
Edward J. Cook was transferred to a Red Cross hospital ship somewhere in France. His arm was amputated because shrapnel...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Returning Home and Postwar
Bernard Hillenbrand was moved back to England into a hospital [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Battle...
Hever, John Returning Home and Postwar Life
John Hever noted that when they got to Seattle, Washington, there was no parade. The returning soldiers and sailors...
Radford, Charles Returning Home and Postwar Life
Charles Radford was put in a tent with a bunch of wounded guys after the surgery [Annotator's Note: after being wounded...
Inoshita, Masaji Returning Home and Postwar Life
Masaji Inoshita asked for early retirement [Annotator's Note: early release from the Army]. He was told that he was...
Howard, William Returning Home and Postwar Life
After the war ended, William Edwin Howard started a newspaper. He was sent to Darmstadt, Germany for a long time. He...
Engel, Robert Returning Home and Postwar Life
The day the war ended, Robert Engel was in a town in Germany. The manure and urine from cows were kept in the town for...
Biondo, Frank Returning Home and Postwar Life
Frank Biondo was not doing much after the war was over. He took a furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for...

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