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Keulegan, Emma War's End
During the war, Washington, DC was crowded. They had food rationing and gasoline rationing. Emma Keulegan and her...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph War's End
Joseph Mittelsdorf was assigned to the 5th Marine Division. He was in the rear echelon for the Battle of Iwo Jima [...
Mineta, Norman War's End
Norman Mineta, his mother, father, and two sisters moved to Evanston, Illinois rather than living in Chicago where his...
Clayton, Orville War's End
Orville Clayton was interning at the hospital when he heard the atomic bombs were dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
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...
Evensen, Janice War's End
Janice Evenson was proud that she could teach the pilots. [Annotator’s Note: Evenson was stationed in Marietta, Georgia...
Frankel, Art War's End
[Annotator's Note: A dog can be heard whining in the background throughout this segment.] The Army Air Forces assigned...
Malone, Dorothy "GiGi" War's End
Dorothy Malone remembers that they partied when they heard the war was over. She was married and lived on a boat. She...
Nygren, Karl War's End
Carl Nygren was delighted that the bombs were dropped on Japan [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima...
Ward, John War's End
John F. Ward was stationed at San Angelo Airfield [Annotator's Note: San Angelo, Texas] when the war ended with Europe...
Konen, Mary War's End
Mary Konen worked for a Jewish dentist who performed dentistry work on German POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war...
Broussard, Willis War's End & Return Home
[Annotator’s Note: People in the background talk throughout the segment.] In August 1945, the Japanese surrendered...
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...
Gruen, Dieter War's End and Continuing Nuclear Research
Dieter Greun tries to talk to veterans of the war, particularly those that fought in Europe then went to the Pacific....
Gillette, Thomas War's End and Education Experience
At the conclusion of World War 2, there were celebrations, but Thomas W. Gillette did not participate because he had...
Schulman, Shirley War's End and Postwar
Shirley Sandy Schulman and her husband, Hyman, corresponded daily through letters while he was deployed overseas in...
Dahlstrom, Russell War's End and Postwar
The V-12 program [Annotator’s Note: V-12 US Navy College Training Program, 1943 to 1946] disbanded when the war was...
Taylor, Amelia War's End and Postwar Careers
At San Diego [Annotator's Note: Naval Medical Center San Diego, California], Amelia Taylor was out shopping when she...
Meyer, Henry War's End and Postwar Life
Henry T. Meyer took boxing lessons under Jack Dempsey [Annotator's Note: William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey; American...
Smith, Lamar War's End and Postwar Service
Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith joined the Navy in late 1945. He was in boot camp [Annotator's Note: San Diego,...
Smith, Bernie War's End and Reflections
Bernie Smith’s husband was United States Army Captain William “Bill” Smith, an officer in an artillery battalion in the...
Stricklan, Mary War's End and Reflections
Mary R. Stricklan celebrated V-E Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945] with her future husband. His...
Overby, Nita War's End and Reflections
Nita Fay Overby worked for an aircraft plant [Annotator's Note: The Midwest City Douglas Aircraft Company Plant in...
Lotter, Jean War's End and Reflections
Jean Lotter served as a WAC [Annotator's Note: Women's Army Corps; women's branch of the United States Army, 1942 to...
Hoover, Lillian War's End, Postwar, and Reflections
Lillian Hoover was kept informed of what was going on in the war. Her base [Annotator's Note: Naval Air Technical...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Wars are Terrible
President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] passing away was...
Negrotto, Constance Wartime Activities
Constance Negrotto worked on the PBY Catalina flying patrol bomber [Annotator’s Note: Negrotto was a technical...
Constant, Nelson Wartime Rationing
[Annotator's Note: Nelson Constant was working in oil exploration for the Humble Oil Company in Louisiana and had his...
Cyr, Zeno Wartime Service
Zeno St. Cyr was secretary for the CDD Board [Annotator's Note: the Certificate of Discharge for Disability Board at...
Arrow, Kenneth Wartime Service
Dr. Kenneth Arrow was surprised when war came with Japan. Japan's actions had been terrible but the anticipation was...
Smith, Bernie Wartime Wife
Bernie Smith was born in March 1919 in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from high school and took some college courses at...
Kruse, Shirley WASP Assignments and Deactivation of the Group
[Annotator's Note: After graduating from the Women Airforce Service Pilot's program, Shirley Chase Kruse was assigned...
Halberg, Norma WASP Flight Training
Norma Halberg does not recall how many hours of primary training she had. She went from the Stearman [Annotator's Note...
Kruse, Shirley WASP Training
Shirley Chase Kruse was taking flying lessons and she met a lady who she became friendly with. Her friend recommended...
Halberg, Norma WASPs Disbanded
[Annotator's Note: The Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASPs were disbanded on 20 December 1944, which came as a...
Lee, James Watching the Pearl Harbor Attack
James Lee was born in 1930 on Oahu [Annotator's Note: Oahu, Hawaii] in a little community called Kalauao. It is no...

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