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Phillips, Robert Home and the Korean War
Robert Philips came home, took advantage of the G.I. Bill and went to the University of Oregon [Annotator's Note: in...
Dearman, Alfred Home and the Korean War
Alfred Dearman had never seen a tv [Annotator's Note: television] and kept reading about them. Another of his buddy and...
Guitard, Robert Home Community Hit Hard
Robert Guitard took a Baltic [Annotator's Note: Baltic means relating to the Baltic Sea in Europe] trip and went to...
Ridyard, Herbert Home, Marriage, and Education
When Herbert W. Ridyard sailed the Atlantic [Annotator's Note: Atlantic Ocean] back to the United States, he never was...
Guidry, Lewis Homecoming
Lewis Guidry returned home aboard a ship. He sailed on New Year's Day [Annotator's Note: 1 January 1946] from northern...
Harris, Oran Homecoming and Reflections
Oran Harris remembers that he served with people from all over United States. The Soutern boys didn't like the way the...
Labat, Ubert Homecoming Memories
When Ubert Labat was on his way to get his discharge from Camp Shelby, Mississippi, the train he traveled on was...
Lesniewski, Joseph Honoring His Friends
Skip Muck [Annotator's Note: Sergeant Warren H. "Skip" Muck] and Alex Penkala [Annotator's Note: Private First Class...
Medicine Crow, Joseph Honors
Joseph Medicine Crow's grandfather, White Man Runs Him, met Theodore Roosevelt. The Crow nation felt comfortable in...
Ornelles, Emory Horrible Combat Experience
Emory Maurice Ornelles [Annotator's Note: in the 90th Infantry Division] was working with tanks when a driver asked him...
Armstrong, Henry Horrors of Combat
It was not Henry Armstrong's first time in combat [Annotator's Note: when his Battery B, 607th Field Artillery...
Kerner, John Horrors of War
John Kerner was still in Normandy, when he was told of injured civilians nearby. He took a jeep and some men and went...
Blunt, Rockie Horrors of War
Rockie Blunt served with the 333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division in World War 2. After their support in the...
Jennings, Edward Hospital Duty
Edward Bruce Jennings remembers that on their way to Japan, a typhoon came up. The ships had to get out of the bay to...
Blank, Calvin Hospital Duty
Calvin Blank was drafted into the Army [Annotator's Note: in 1945]. He was five foot six and weighed 118 pounds. When...
Pena, William Hospital Experiences
William Pena arrived at the aid station. The medic that had been attached to him and his men joked that they had...
Quinn, Harry Hospital Recovery
Harry Quinn arrived at the hospital on 19 June [Annotator’s Note: 19 June 1944] and remained there until the middle of...
Fraser, Rodney Hospital Recuperation
Rodney Charles Fraser used to have wheelchair races down the hospital hallways [Annotator’s Note: he laughs]. The young...
Simons, F.M. Hospital Stay
Looking back, F.M. Richard Simons and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 87th Mountain Infantry...
Field, Richard Hospital Stay and Postwar Berlin
[Annotator's Note: Richard Field served in the Army as a paratrooper with the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion, then...
Slomka, Edwin Hospital Stay and Postwar Life
Edwin Slomka was in the hospital until June [Annotator's Note: June 1945], when he was shipped down to the George...
Breard, Reneau Hospital Stay and the Mountains of Italy
[Annotator’s Note: There is a video break at 1:03:53.000.] While stationed in Naples, Italy, Reneau Breard [Annotator’s...
Nannini, James Hospital Stay in England
James Nannini says it was freezing in Europe. They never went inside and had to endure the frigid weather. [Annotator's...
Richards, Richard Hospital Stays
Richard Richards [Annotator’s Note: fighting in Europe with the 395th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division]...
DeForest, Harold Hospital Stays and Detached Duty
That was the end of combat for Harold DeForest. After DeForest got out of the hospital he was supposed to go back to...
Williams, Robert Hospital Stays and Leaving the Military
The medics tagged Robert L. Williams with stating that he was suffering from combat exhaustion and he was brought to...
Ehlers, Walter Hospital Stays, Stars and Stripes and Going Home
Walter Ehlers rejoined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company L, 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry...
Zarger, Edward Hospitalized
One day, Edward Zarger's outfit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry...
Scheerer, Richard Hospitalized
The following day, Richard Scheerer was sent to a hospital on shore. One day Scheerer had to have his lungs aspirated....
Squire, Vernon Hospitalized and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Vernon Squire was wounded in a tank battle near Jülich, Germany on 25 February 1945.] His hands were...
Evans, Donald Hospitals at Home
Donald Evans had a couple of operations and could see [Annotator's Note: after being wounded when his armored car was...
Alaniz, George Hospitals Back Home
[Annotator's Note: George Alaniz arrived in San Diego, California after being severely wounded on Attu Island, Alaska...
Sherman, Joyce Hospitals in Africa
Joyce Sherman formed some close friendships and they kept in touch. Most were from Pennsylvania [Annotator's Note: like...
Scully, William Hosptial Stays then back to the Front
William Scully [Annotator’s Note: serving in Company C, 1st Battalion, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division...
Moskin, Alan How Did This Happen?
[Annotator's Note: Alan Moskin took part in the liberation of Gunskirchen Lager, a subcamp of the Mauthausen-Gusen...
Sapp, Walter How Did We Ever Win
Walter Sapp was in a very difficult battle at the Remagen Bridge [Annotator's Note: Ludendorff Bridge in Remagen,...

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