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Robinson, Theodore "Ted" Rescuing Kennedy
[Annotator's Note: Theodore M. "Ted" Robinson served in the Navy in Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 6 (MTBRon 6) and took...
Winslow, Lawson Reserve Navy and Postwar Careers
Lawson T. Winslow, Junior really enjoyed the Navy and would have been happy if they told him he had to stay on another...
Hanning, David Reserves and Reflections
David Hanning retired after 32 years in the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses the...
Lebow, Cleatus Results and Reactions
Cleatus Lebow was kept in the hospital ward for four weeks, then flew from Samar Island [Annotator's Note: Samar Island...
Hoff, Donald Results of the Battle of Midway
[Annotator's Note: Donald Hoff served in the Navy as a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless...
Culpepper, George Retaking the Philippines
George Culpepper [Annotator's Note: as the communications officer aboard PC-1122] saw a plane on 21 October [Annotator'...
Barnes, William Retirement from the Navy
William Lee Barnes never had occasion to use the G.I. Bill. He had a job waiting for him after he took two weeks off...
Hoff, Donald Return Home
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Hebert, Peter Return Home
Upon turning 21, Peter Hebert‘s enlistment was up, and he tried to reenlist while he was still in the Philippines...
Metcalf, James Return Home & Postwar
After returning from his leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], James W. Metcalf...
Gilman, John Return Home and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Muffled talking can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] John Sanford Gilman ended...
Chatterton, Charles Return Home and Reflections
Charles Chatterton was relieved to be back in the United States. On his return, they stopped in Honolulu [Annotator's...
Ettinger, Hugh Return Home Odyssey
In the spring of 1946, Hugh Ettinger was stationed at Rongerik Atoll [Annotator’s Note: Rongerik Atoll, Marshall...
Cale, Sterling Return to Hawaii, Marriage, and Deployment to Korea
Sterling Cale returned from the various Pacific islands where he was stationed to Honolulu and the hospital at Fort...
Hoff, Donald Return to Pearl Harbor
Donald Hoff [Annotator's Note: a rear seat gunner and radio operator on Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers in Scouting...
Stahl, Floyd Returning Home
When the war ended, the Sway [Annotator's Note: USS Sway (AM-120)] swept mines off Formosa [Annotator's Note: Republic...
Peterson, Dale Returning Home
Dale Peterson returned to the United States aboard his cruiser, the USS San Juan (CL-54). She was decommissioned in...
Wade, Nelsyn Returning Home
While off the coast of Washington state, there were large logs floating in the water. Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade tried...
Morgan, George Returning Home
George Morgan mentioned Kauffman as being the only superintendant of the Naval Academy who followed his father in that...
Buckley, James Returning Home
After the war ended, James Buckley got off the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-1013] five times. One was in San...
Fisher, Clayton Returning Home
Clayton Fisher thinks that the SBD [Annotator's Note: Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber] was the great equalizer. The...
Shaner, Robert Returning Home
Coming back to the United States was kind of boring for Robert D. Shaner. They [Annotator's Note: Shaner and the crew...
Littig, Charles Ross Returning Home
Charles Littig rode an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship Tank] back to the United States [Annotator's Note: after the...
Hartman, Joseph Returning Home
Joseph Hartmann was shipped back to England. They were going to be court-martialed and do their time in England. The...
Bertucci, George Returning Home
George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) were anchored too far away from the surrender ceremony to be...
Dunlavy, Jack Returning Home
Jack Dunlavy came back for Navy Day [Annotator's Note: 27 October 1945]. He thought he wanted to stay in the Navy but...
Trahan, Horace Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Horace Trahan served in the Navy on occupation duty outside of Tokyo, Japan.] He stayed aboard ship...
Sartori, Paul Returning Home
Paul Sartori Jr. returned home in January 1946. His father was waiting for him. He needed him to go to work. He was a...
Hutchinson, Louis Returning Home
Louis Hutchinson was discharged from the Navy on 16 April 1946, in Bainbridge [Annotator's Note: Bainbridge, Maryland...
Stevens, Phineas Returning Home
When Phineas Stevens left Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of Leyte, Philippines, 17 October to 26 December 1944]...
Martin, Robert Returning Home
Robert Martin was in the service from August [Annotator's Note: 14 August 1945] until the day before he was 21 years...
Dye, Jack Returning Home
Jack Dye was still in the Navy when the war was over. They took their load of fuel to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan...
Kopp, Alois Returning Home
Alois Kopp and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] left Saigon on a boozy flight to Calcutta. The POWs...
Lewis, Noah Returning Home
Noah Lewis could not believe how many people were killed by the atomic bomb. He was shown a before and after picture of...
Thomason, David Returning Home
They [Annotator's Note: David Thomason and the other survivors of the USS Mannert L Abele (DD-733) which had been sunk...
Rothenheber, Paul Returning Home
Paul Rothenheber was excited to be back home. He smoked alot of cigarettes at the time. When he would go home, he gave...

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