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Brown, Charles Returning Home and Postwar
About two weeks after war in Europe ended, Charles R. Brown [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 66th Armored...
Krause, Joseph Returning Home and Postwar
Joseph Krause describes the medical conditions from which he suffers, some of which he attributes to his military...
Cook, Edward Returning Home and Postwar
Edward J. Cook was transferred to a Red Cross hospital ship somewhere in France. His arm was amputated because shrapnel...
Bala, Walter Returning Home and Postwar
Walter Bala completed 35 missions before he returned home. He had one mission where he thought for sure he was going to...
Hillenbrand, Bernard Returning Home and Postwar
Bernard Hillenbrand was moved back to England into a hospital [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Battle...
Engel, Robert Returning Home and Postwar Life
The day the war ended, Robert Engel was in a town in Germany. The manure and urine from cows were kept in the town for...
Biondo, Frank Returning Home and Postwar Life
Frank Biondo was not doing much after the war was over. He took a furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for...
Rugeley, Robert Returning Home and Postwar Life
Robert S. Rugeley [Annotator's Note: with the 285th Signal Pigeon Company] oversaw prisoners at Dachau [Annotator's...
Raaen, John Returning Home and Promotions
John Raaen returned to the United States for recovery in early February [Annotator’s Note: February 1945] after being...
Davis, Romay Returning Home and Racism
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis [Annotator's Note: a Private in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the...
Stachel, Robert Returning Home and Recollections
Robert A. Stachel [Annotator's Note: a tail gunner in the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group] flew 19...
Tallon, Donald Returning Home and Reflecting on the War
Don Tallon [Annotator's Note: a liberated former prisoner of war in Magdeburg, Germany] saw of couple of his former...
Dabney, William G. Returning home and reflections
[Annotators Note: Because of audio problems the interview is picked up mid story.] William Dabney was able to marry his...
Forstall, Earl Returning Home and Reflections
Earl Forstall landed in Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] when he returned home. They gave him a steak...
Andry, Robert Returning Home and Reflections
Robert Andry was discharged from the Army in August 1945. He was told he would be able to go on leave [Annotator's Note...
Forcinella, Frank Returning Home and Reunions
Frank Forcinella was going to go to Japan, and he made a mistake not doing it [Annotator's Note: the story is unclear...
Feldman, Henry Returning Home and the Planned Invasion of Japan
After fighting through France, Luxembourg, and Germany [Annotator's Note: as a member of Cannon Company, 121st Infantry...
Gierka, Eugene Returning Home and the War Ends
A 109 Focke-Wulf [Annotator's Note: either a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft or a Focke-Wulf Fw 190...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Returning Home and V-J Day
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] When the war in Europe ended, Seymour...
Boeke, Robert Returning Home then off to the Pacific
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] was leading the division in his...
Reitman, Seymour Returning Home to Racism
Seymour Reitman returned to the United States on the SS George Washington [Annotator's Note: USAT George Washington]....
Brewer, Chester Returning Home, Court Martial, and Medals
[Annotator's Note: Chester Brewer returned home after his 27th mission in Europe as a tail gunner on a Boeing B-17...
Sellars, Arnol Returning Home, Family and Korea
Arnol Sellars was in the hospital when President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President...
Jenkins, Samuel Returning Home, Service Discharge and Reflecting on the Battle of Lanzerath
For Samuel Jenkins, returning to the United States was much easier than going to Europe. He just laid in his bunk and...
Duhon, Larris Returning to America
After the Germans surrendered [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], Larris Duhon was given a 15-day...
Shawn, Gilbert Returning to American Lines
Eventually, Gilbert S. Shawn was brought to the American lines [Annotator's Note: by the Belgian Resistance or...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Returning to American Lines
Joseph Yourkavitch and his comrades usually ate k rations but sometimes got food from the local German population....
Riggsby, Norman Returning to Civilian Life
Norman Riggsby returned to the United States through New York and Camp Kilmer. It was great. He went to Michigan even...
Field, Edward Returning to Combat
After surviving ditching [Annotator's Note: in a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber], Edward Field returned to his...
Grant, Edward Returning to Europe
Edward Grant did not think he would be sent to the Pacific. He remained in England for 60 days after the end of the war...
Gerhard, Winnecken Returning to Germany
Winnecken Gerhard returned to his homeland after the war. He sailed on a Liberty Ship which took much longer than his...
Sakato, George Returning to Hill 617 After the War
George Sakato would hear different things while out on patrols. Once a Tiger [Annotator's Note: German Mark VI main...
Williams, Kenneth Returning to His Squadron and Home
Kenneth R. Williams [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Schloss, Eva Returning to Holland After the War
Eva Schloss feels that they were wonderful people [Annotator's Note: the Russian soldiers after her liberation from...
Schafer, Leon Returning to Home Port
Leon Schafer and the crew [Annotator's Note: of the USS LST-502] got orders home in November 1944. They could not wait...
Lewis, Donald Returning to the United States
Donald Lewis was taken to Glasgow [Annotator's Note: Glasgow, Scotland]. They were issued gas masks. In World War 1,...

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