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Heuer, Frank War's End
Frank M. Heuer Sr. was assigned to the crew of a crash boat and deployed to Tarawa [Annotator’s Note: Tarawa Atoll,...
Bianconi, Anthony War's End
Anthony Bianconi [Annotator's Note: a musician and ammunition loader on the cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41)] and his...
Huggins, Warren War's End
Warren Huggins went back to the Philippines and then went to Kobe [Annotator’s Note: Kobe, Japan]. Then he went back to...
Sartori, Paul War's End
Paul Sartori Jr. was in the Philippines when the atomic bombs were dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped...
Hill, William War's End
William Hill was assigned to the USS Entemedor (SS-340) in the role of quartermaster. After the commission of the ship...
Cook, Bane War's End
Bane Cook went to Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in Lake County, Illinois] for...
Wood, Edward War's End
Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the submarine tender, USS Holland (AS-3), as a replacement radio man. Their main...
O'Brien, William L. War's End
William O’Brien remembers that they ate well on the battleship. They had a small refrigerator. They checked all the...
Chatterton, Charles War's End
While in the Philippines, Charles Chatterton's vessel [Annotator's Note: LCI(L)-334, Landing Craft Infantry (Large)]...
Holder, Jack War's End
Jack Holder [Annotator’s Note: serving with Patrol Bombing Squadron 103 (VPB-103)] flew missions across the English...
Eddy, Sherwin War's End
Sherwin Lansing Eddy and his squadron [Annotator’s Note: Composite Squadron 94 (VC-94) flying from USS Shamrock Bay (...
Balfour, Fred War's End
Fred Arthur Balfour [Annotator's Note: with SHAEF – Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force] thought the war...
Johnson, Raleigh War's End
Raleigh W. Johnson Jr. served in the Navy near the end of World War 2. He attended Wright Junior College [Annotator’s...
Labauve, Marion War's End
Marion Labauve went to Avondale Shipyard [Annotator's Note: in Bridge City, Louisiana] after the war. It was dangerous...
Owen, Jack War's End
In the early summer of 1945, Jack D. Owen [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the USS Colusa (APA-74) as the radar striker]...
Burch, Ralph War's End
Ralph Burch remembers they had to be out on watch. [Annotator’s Note: The video starts to have audio problems.] He...
Mitchel, Lyle War's End
Lyle Mitchell remembers his wife had to work when she was brought to Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor,...
Van Wart, Fergus War's End
[Annotator's Note: Fergus Van Wart served in the Navy as coxswain aboard the USS Bergen (APA-150).] Van Wart brought...
Burr, John War's End
John Burr remembers they went into the Sea of Japan as a group of nine submarines. They were surprised to see the...
Werner, Morton War's End
Morton William Werner [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the USS PC-1220 Patrol Craft] was in the Gulf of Mexico near Key...
Bennett, Richard War's End
After the Japanese surrendered, Richard Bennett was last to leave PT-470. He skippered the boat through bad weather...
Rasmussen, Ervin War's End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Ervin Lloyd Rasmussen where he was when the atomic bombs were dropped on...
Nelson, Philip War's End
During the invasion of Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, 1 April to 22...
Alvarez, Charles War's End & Postwar
Charles J. Alvarez Sr. was assigned to the USS Guam (CB-2) as a fireman during his service in World War 2. When the...
Barber, Ernest War's End & Reflections
After the war, Ernest Barber went back to school using the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Brennan, Lincoln War's End & Return Home
Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. was deployed to the Pacific Theater as an aviation metalsmith with Aircraft Repair Unit 145 (ARU...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" War's End and Beyond
Olaf Rose became acquainted with, and courted, his future wife by mail from the Pacific. When he came home on a 30 day...
Shaw, Claude War's End and Beyond
As the United States Armed Forces got closer to Japan, Claude Bufford Shaw felt more vindicated for the loss of his...
Morgan, Dorothy "Dorothy Wuestner" War's End and Closing Thoughts
Dorothy Wuestner Morgan had no trouble adjusting to civilian life. Her daughter is now 70 years old. She has three...
Tarkington, Frank War's End and Home
The most wonderful story that Frank V. Tarkington [Annotator's Note: a radioman in the US Navy] can tell is that he was...
Zuras, Nicholas War's End and Homecoming
Nicholas J. Zuras made his way through Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], and proceeded to join an...
Wergin, Earl War's End and Occupation Duty
On VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945], Earl Wergin [Annotator's Note: with the USS...
Ashton, Harold War's End and Patrol Details
Harold Ashton's crew flew over 100 missions including his missions in the Atlantic. He was sent back to the United...
Mittleman, Harvey War's End and Post War
Harvey Mittleman and his unit [Annotator's Note: with the 58th Naval Construction Battalion, also known as Seabees] was...
Currier, William War's End and Post War
William Currier [Annotator's Note: while serving as a radarman aboard the USS Hall (DD-583)] headed back to the United...
Miller, Sam War's End and Postwar
Sam L. Miller was discharged from the Navy as a Yeoman 3rd Class [Annotator's Note: at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard...

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