European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Ryan, John Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] After his discharge [Annotator's Note: in May 1946...
Edwards, Marvin Postwar Life and Career
Marvin Raymond Edwards returned to the United States around October 1946 via a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class...
Hurley, Wallace Postwar Life and Career
Wallace Hurley was discharged as a Private First Class in 1946. He never used the G.I. Bill for education because he...
Medway, Irwin Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip Irwin Medway looks at photographs, mostly off-camera, and reads statistics from...
Yeagley, Richard Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: Richard Yeagely was part of the Army of Occupation in Europe after the war ended.] They had food and...
Pritchett, James Postwar Life and Career
After his discharge, jobs were hard to find, so James Pritchett took advantage of the G.I. Bill and went back to...
Wofford, Jesse L. Postwar Life and Career
Jesse Wofford wanted to go to medical school when he got out of the service so he spent a year before his discharge...
Hamilton, Richard Postwar Life and Career
Richard Henry Hamilton was discharged on 29 October 1945 and used the G.I. Bill to attend the Fannie Farmer's School of...
Woodworth, Newell Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: There is a buzzing sound throughout this clip.] The war ended and Newell Bertram Woodworth went back...
Jameson, Andrew Postwar Life and Career
Andrew George Jameson's objective was to continue his education [Annotator's Note: after the war]. He had been drafted...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Postwar Life and Career
When Robert W. "Doby" Gibson got out of the service in 1946, he reenlisted for three more years. He was not sent to the...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Seymour Nussenbaum got out of the service in...
Koone, Carl Postwar Life and Career
After leaving the service, Carl Koone went home to visit his family, and "fiddled around on the farm" with his father....
Frothingham, Richard Postwar Life and Career
Because Richard Frothingham didn't get along with his stepmother, he had some problems returning to civilian life, but...
Raby, Glynn Postwar Life and Career
When Glynn G. Raby, Jr. came home, he could not enjoy his 30-day leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a...
Klimas, Irvin Postwar Life and Career
Irvin C. Klimas' interest was in college, and he applied to a few colleges. He was accepted at Carnegie Tech [Annotator...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Postwar Life and Careers
After the war, Floyd Horne got into investigations. This was in 1946. He got out of the service as a First Lieutenant....
Roed, Harold Postwar Life and Education
Harold Roed [Annotator's Note: with the 82nd Airborne Division after the war ended] returned to Fort Bragg [Annotator's...
Pilcher, Joseph Postwar Life and Flying During the Cold War
Joseph Pilcher said that when the war ended in Europe, it seemed like every aircraft in the 9th Air Force went airborne...
Carder, Theodore Postwar Life and Reflections
Theodore Noel Carder stayed there [Annotator's Note: in a hospital in Van Nuys, California after returning to the...
Grabhorn, Edgar Postwar Life and Reflections
Before the war, Edgar A. Grabhorn had gone to Purdue [Annotator's Note: Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana] to...
Terrebonne, Leo Postwar Life and Reflections
Leo Terrebonne was discharged as a Private First Class [Annotator's Note: PFC] in 1946, and went back into the...
Cohen, Benjamin Postwar Life and Reflections
Benjamin Wolf Cohen returned to the United States right before the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Siebert, Julian Postwar Life and Reflections
Julian Siebert was asked soon after the war in Europe if he was ready to go back home. He boarded a ship and returned...
Van Matre, Russell Postwar Life and Reflections
Russell Van Matre [Annotator's Note: who had served in the 2nd Infantry Division in Europe, discharged in October 1945...
Fallon, John Postwar Life and Reflections
After the war, John T. Fallon was asked to stay in. He considered it but would have had to stay in Germany. He decided...
Swift, Robert Postwar Life and Reflections
When Robert Swift had gone into the war he was a farm boy. While he was overseas his brother-in-law talked his father...
Benson, Norman Postwar Life and Reflections
Norman Gustaf Benson used the G.I. Bill after the war to attend the University of Maine [Annotator's Note: in Orono,...
Zerphey, Winfield Postwar Life and Reflections
Winfield Zerphey was reunited with his family in Pennsylvania following his separation from the Navy. He had a brief...
Freedman, Henry "Hank" Postwar Life and Reflections
After his homecoming, Henry Freedman met a man at Auburn who was from Atlanta. The two men would hitchhike to Atlanta...
Griffis, James Postwar Life and Reflections
James A. Griffis recently started to think about all the guys that did not get to live a life. He has been retired for...
Gabour, James Postwar Life and Reflections
After VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], James Anthony Gabour was going on his fourth year...
Chambers, Eugene Postwar Life and Reflections
Eugene W. Chambers found it easy to readjust to civilian life [Annotator's Note: after serving with the Army Air Forces...
Gordon, Fred Postwar Life and Reflections of World War 2
Fred Gordon was enjoying life after the war. He was in Czechoslovakia waiting to be sent home. In the meantime, he was...
Griffenhagen, George Postwar Life and Returning to Europe
After the war, George Griffenhagen went back to pharmacy school. He went to Fresno State for one year then went to the...

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