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Gooch, James Reflections
As a kid, everything James Gooch knew about the military was through movies. As an adult, he stopped in a shop on base...
Tinker, June Reflections
June Tinker met her husband when she was 16 years old. He was a neighbor near the water pump where Tinker had to draw...
Noll, Eilleen Reflections
The Navy made Eileen Noll a different person. She wanted to be better so that went along with the role the Navy played...
Benjamin, Adelaide Reflections
Adelaide Benjamin knows the preservation of the memory of the war by The National WWII Museum is important. She has...
Klinepeter, David Reflections
David Klinepeter does not think that young people know enough about World War 2. He thinks young people need to know...
Mather, James Reflections
James Mather's most memorable experience of World War 2 was learning about the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note:...
Befera, Victor Reflections
Victor Befera looks upon himself as just a footnote of World War 2. He did not collect any medals or commendations. His...
Vanderpool, Mildred Reflections
Mildred Loscalzo Vanderpool heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima, Japan...
Rougas, Beverly Reflections
Beverly Coleman Oates Rougas was relieved when the war ended. Everyone felt safe and happy. Rougas thinks it is...
Clancey, Michael Reflections
Michael Clancey thinks that the Vietnam War should be taught, but with the proper perspective. He hopes the focus will...
Cyr, Zeno Reflections
Zeno St. Cyr reflects on his 92 years of life and takes stock of surviving World War 2 without physical injury. His...
McCreery, Jean Reflections
During her tenure as newsletter editor [Annotator's Note: for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial...
Stern, Debra Reflections
Debra Stern's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being busy all the time at Camp Shanks [Annotator's Note: in...
Haggerty, June Reflections
June Catherine Elliott Haggerty does not feel that the war changed her even though some of the times were a bit scary....
Arrow, Kenneth Reflections
Dr. Kenneth Arrow sees the most important lesson of World War 2 as it is related to the costliness of war. War can be...
Welty, Orrin Reflections
After the war, Orrin Welty went back to Ohio worked for a Ford company where his father was the sales manager. He took...
Courant, Hans Reflections
Hans Courant has many fond memories of going skiing on Sundays with his Army buddies while at Los Alamos. One of his...
Ehlers, Helen Reflections
Helen Ehlers started working before she joined the service. She went back to work for Western Electric after her...
Wronka, Gretchen Reflections
Gretchen Wronka’s father, Loren Hintz, was killed in action while serving in the Army Air Corps during World War 2....
Dennis, Bettylu Reflections
Bettylu Dennis served in the WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service; United States...
McHardy, Helmi Reflections
Helmi McHardy thinks it is important for young women to know what she did. It should be the man and woman working...
Dawson, David Reflections
David Dawson used to listen to the radio. He would listen to the news program every day. A lot of the bad news was...
Hope, Linda Reflections
Linda Hope saw the tremendous feelings her father had toward service people and those that worked so hard to give back...
Pesky, John Reflections
John “Johnny” Pesky learned to show up on time and be on time in the Navy. He found tough decisions when choosing...
Gillis, Jack Reflections
Jack A. Gillis' most memorable event of the war was an errant landing of a disabled aircraft that was nearly wrecked....
Russo, Alvin Reflections
Alvin Russo was 62 years old when he retired. During World War 2 he was in the Army. During the Korean War [Annotator’s...
Trotter, Bernice Reflections
Bernice Trotter's brother died in April 1945. She was in Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Moret, Calvin Reflections
Calvin Moret admits that the Tuskegee Airman flying experiences did not affect his life until the movie was released [...
Ward, Albert "Jim" Reflections
Albert James "Jim" Ward thinks the Museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana] does a...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Reflections
The war was a new experience for Clarence Herbert Weatherwax. During the Vietnam War young people going to college were...
Ehlers, Dorothy Reflections
Dorothy Ehlers wants future generations to remember how the soldiers of World War 2 loved their country as much as her...
Yancey, Spencer Reflections
Spencer Yancey was older and he had a wife. He enjoyed the service magazines. He supported them over the years. He...
Landry, Marian Reflections
Jean "Marian" Alva Yancey Landry had a friendship with a future famous photographer, George Tames. Tames went on to...
Cook, Bane Reflections
Bane Cook lived a good life. His time in the service does not really cross his mind. [Annotator’s Note: Cook becomes...
Rippin, Elsie Reflections
Elsie Marie "Kitty" Rippin's her most memorable experience from World War 2 was getting out and meeting her husband at...
Libby, Dolores Reflections
Dolores McInnis Libby would tell future generations to always defend and love America and its freedom, and to trust in...

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