Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO)

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Neyland, Leedell Postwar Career
Leedell Neyland returned home and he could not get into the school where he wanted to. He had to wait until the next...
Shaw, Roger Postwar Career
Roger Shaw decided to be a doctor after his service because he wanted more education. He quickly finished his...
Ehlers, Walter Postwar Career and World War 2's Legacy
Walter Ehlers' life didn't end with his military service. He spent 29 years working for the Veterans Administration....
Smith, Arthur Postwar Education
[Annotator's Note: Arthur Smith was serving as chief engineer aboard the USS SC-1267 (SC-1267) in the Sulu Sea,...
Madison, Robert Postwar Experiences
Since there was a war, Robert Madison said, he was grateful that he got to serve, even though there was discrimination...
Amore, Frederick Postwar Experiences
The only negative thing Frederick Amore heard about the American warfare in the Pacific was when "they used that bomb...
Duffy, Gowan Postwar Life
Gowan Duffy saw the French resistance fighters. They did not associate with them. He assumed they were finding hidden...
Smith, Rothacker Postwar Life
Rothacker Smith felt the joy of liberation sweep over him when he saw American soldiers hoist the Stars and Stripes...
Yatsu, Lawrence Postwar Life
Lawrence Yatsu got a medical discharge. He had been in the hospital for over six months when he got his CDD, or...
Ngai, Johnny Postwar Life
Johnny Ngai says the trouble is that they [Annotator's Note: the Veterans Administration or VA] do not help you if you...
Mahoney, Timothy Postwar Life
Timothy Mahoney kept up with his friends for some time after the war. One of his friends became a doctor. Another man...
Yoshihashi, Tokuji Postwar Life
Tokuji Yoshihashi returned home in June 1946. The colors for the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat...
Shirley, John Postwar Life
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: who had served with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division from Italy to...
Horn, Arnold Postwar Life
Arnold Horn remembers that they [Annotator’s Note: the 45th Infantry Division] went through Munich [Annotator’s Note:...
Stumpfa, James Postwar Life
After the war, Jim Stumpfa got Grace [Annotator's Note: a Navy girlfriend] a hotel room when she came to visit [...
Rogers, Lloyd "Frenchie" Postwar Life
Lloyd Rogers remembers the new B-25 [Annotator's Note: North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber] was a better...
Stevenson, Thomas Postwar Life
After his service, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. took advantage of his G.I. Bill benefits [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill,...
Smith, Arthur Postwar Life
Arthur Smith was discharged in May 1946 at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago,...
Pugh, Glover Postwar Life
Glover Pugh was selected for his job because he was so small, only weighing 120 pounds. The sergeant took him under his...
Jagers, Robert Postwar Life and Career
Robert Jagers used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
Baughman, Harry Postwar Life and Military Decorations
Harry Boughman's division [Annotator's Note: 88th Infantry Division] was about eight miles south of Bologna, Italy,...
Carter, Paul Postwar Life and Reflections
When Paul Carter arrived in the United States and learned that he would be getting 60 days of leave, he was overjoyed....
Kirk, James Postwar Life and Reflections
James Read Kirk got out of the war as a staff sergeant in September 1945. He immediately went to college. He used the...
Stumpfa, James Postwar Life and Reflections on the War
Jim Stumpfa was fortunate after he lost his wife Grace. He found a place to ballroom dance. He visited with the band....
McCowen, William Postwar Pilot Training
William McCowen [Annotator's Note: in pilot training in Texas after the war] was on the honors committee in the cadets...
Thompson, Thomas Postwar Political Life
Thomas D. Thompson met a girl in Florida before he left the country. When he was home on leave [Annotator's Note: an...
Holt, Thomas Postwar Reflections
Thomas Michael Holt [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] had access to a hidden radio. With the new POWs [Annotator's...
Poliseno, Dominick Postwar Stress
Once he was discharged and got home, Dominick Frank Poliseno could not go out for two weeks. He didn't want to meet...
Doundoulakis, Helias Postwar Work
Helias Doundoulakis [Annotator's Note: with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Salonika, Greece,] eluded the...
Leonard, Edward POW Experience
Edward J. Leonard was in a German half-track [Annotator's Note: M3 half-track; a vehicle with front wheels and rear...
Ledford, Robert POWs and Combat
When Robert Ledford was stationed in Italy [Annotator's Note: with the 3rd Infantry Division] he was issued a Thompson...
Broll, Walter Prelude to the Attack on Bari
Walter Broll and his ship the Grace Abbott were in the harbor of Bari, Italy for two weeks before the attack took place...
Gilbert, Lawrence Preparing for Combat
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert was sent overseas. His passage lasted four days then he landed in Casablanca [Annotator'...
Duffy, Gowan Preparing for D-Day
Gowan Duffy was stationed in Northern Ireland [Annotator’s Note: with the 141st Field Artillery Battalion]. They...
Smith, William S. Preparing for D-day
William C. Smith, Junior [Annotator's Note: with the 1st Infantry Division] looked at a close-up of the barbed wire [...
Reynolds, Harley Preparing for Normandy
Harley Reynolds and his unit disembarked from Sicily near the beach where they landed. There was a convoy on the way...

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