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James Britt retired in 1961. He was in the Army for 20 years. He had a daughter and a son. He tested equipment in...
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with the interviewer thanking Sidney Lapook for doing the interview.] Sidney...
Wilbur Thomas felt that World War 2 did not change his life but opened his eyes to new experiences. Thomas remarks that...
Eveline Peardon and the Normandy population felt they could live again after the liberation of their region by the...
After returning home, it was easy for Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. to adjust back to civilian life. [Annotator's Note:...
Otto Kirkpatrick talked with some of the guys about how the war affected them after Germany surrendered. Some of them...
Solis “Sol” Kaslow remembers the loss of PT-509 as his most memorable experience during his time at war [Annotator’s...
Erico J. Catalano's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was assigned to the machine shop. He served...
Stanley James Thurston feels it is important for young people to learn the truth about what happened in the Second...
Adolph Edward Asher worked for United Fruit Company importing bananas [Annotator's Note: before the war]. He started...
James Crane would repeat his service in World War II if called upon. The country has been very good to him and his...
Harry Snyder stayed in Berlin until his points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of...
James Livaudais saw that the German troops in Ludwigslust, Germany tried their best not to be taken prisoner by the...
George F. Mills most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he landed on the beaches of Normandy [Annotator's...
Irvin Kennedy was not affected by the war. He did not have a career when he got back. He went to work on a mail train...
To Frank Fontana, going to Paris a week after the city's liberation was the most memorable wartime experience. The trip...
After James Siracuse was shot down he lost track of his friend Petey. Siracuse ended up in Jackson, Mississippi after...
Roger Bertolini served in the Army as a staff sergeant in 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and...
When she returned home, Henrietta Harkness heard the complaints of people about various material things. She compared...
Manuel Ruiz's most memorable experience of World War 2 was at the end of the war, and hundreds of people were going...
Herman Molen spent time in the VA [Annotator's Note: United States Department of Veterans Affairs] hospital in Houston...
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...
Robert Boeke remembers Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany] as the most...
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] felt the war was necessary in order to get rid of the Axis leaders. Miksa...
Wilford E. Hastings was very fortunate to not be in combat during the war. His most memorable experience during World...
Howard Chandler feels it is important to teach the Holocaust so it is not repeated. It is necessary to know the history...
As a result of her wartime experiences, Rosette Goldstein has been made aware of the worth of other people and what...
Russell Hoff has vivid memories of his prisoner of war experiences. He has flashbacks that will probably never leave...
The memory of World War 2 has faded for Paul Wilson. The breakdown of the family unit has caused this to happen along...
Lowell Brueland escorted a 51 [Annotator’s Note: Brueland escorted a North American P-51 Mustang which had been...
Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] was changed by the war. It was an excellent experience. He...
George W. Bachmann, Junior had never left his hometown of Akron [Annotator's Note: Akron, Ohio] before joining the Army...
Robert Bassemir thinks the war was a big life experience for him. He fought for his country and learned how easily he...
Elmer Nicholson, Jr. had to stay in Europe for about six months after the war ended. They went up the Moselle Valley to...
Ralph Francis Hogan was a staff sergeant when he was discharged at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was stationed at...
One of Seymour Reitman's most memorable moments of World War 2 was surviving. He was raised in Atlantic City [Annotator...

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