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Hanning, David Civilian Life to Military Training
David Hanning was born in May 1927 in Saranac Lake, New York. His mother, a nurse from Montreal [Annotator's Note:...
Gilmore, Selwyn Civilian Regrets
Selwyn Gilmore fit back in when he got home. He did not go to work right away. He regrets not going to college when it...
Crews, Lorenzo Civilian to Military Training
Lorenzo Dow Crews was born in April 1924 in Memphis [Annotator's Note: Memphis, Tennessee]. His father worked as a...
Halloran, Walter Close Calls with Death
Walter Halloran was often in combat. During the Battle of the Bulge, he was with an outfit trying to recapture a town...
Wombacher, Delbert Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Delbert Wombacher how World War 2 changed his and his life.] That is the...
Tyson, Marvin Closing Thoughts
Marvin Tyson served because he would serve his country any time and was drafted. He doubts he would have served if not...
Wolf, Robert Closing Thoughts
Robert Wolf returned to the United States from the Philippines and went back to school. He graduated in 1949. He...
O'Rorke, James Closing Thoughts
After the war, James Richard O'Rorke stumbled into various events that made his career what it was. That included some...
Twigger, William Closing Thoughts
There has not been three and a half years of William J. Twigger's life that have had such a profound effect on him as...
Browning, Earl Closing Thoughts
Earl Dean Browning holds up a book and shows a page about the fighting at Balete Pass [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Spaulding, Arthur Closing Thoughts
Arthur Spaulding reads World War II magazine [Annotator's Note: published by History-Net], and it has been his ambition...
Hayward, David Closing Thoughts
David K. Hayward did not continue flying after the war. He did fly once while working for Texaco [Annotator's Note:...
Tognoli, Paris Closing Thoughts
Paris Tognoli wonders how he made it. He pondered that many times in his life. He got to go home. When he landed in the...
Doroff, Lorraine Closing Thoughts
Lorraine Doroff's most memorable experience of World War 2 is signing up and training [Annotator's Note: with the...
Wiswell, George Closing Thoughts
George Wiswell says the past is a prologue to the future. What you learn is important. The Navy taught him to pay...
Loges, Richard Closing Thoughts
Most Americans today do not know much or care very much about World War 2. The education system does not teach children...
Harris, Rufus Closing Thoughts
Rufus Harris does not recall celebrating the atomic bomb [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Closing Thoughts
Herbert Yudenfriend did not find it difficult to adjust to civilian life. The G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I....
Sinise, Jack Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with an extremely close shot of Jack Sinise's face and he is mid-sentence talking...
Eshelman, Raymond Closing Thoughts
Ray Eshelman did not take long to transition back to civilian life. He was looking forward to it. He did not miss the...
Weber, Ed Closing Thoughts
Ed Weber is proud to have been in the Marine Corps. He loves his country and the Marine Corps. It upsets him greatly to...
Dietrick, Alfred Closing Thoughts
Many times when Alfred Dietrick was on the front lines, he said that if he ever got out alive, he would not complain...
Wilson, Bobby Closing Thoughts
Bobby C. Wilson was in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] when the bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
McDonald, Robert Closing Thoughts and Postwar Life
There was no way to avoid the war. Japan attacked a US territory [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
George, Carroll Coast Guard and A Wife
Carroll George enlisted in the Coast Guard because it is always looking out for the welfare of others. It saves lives...
Noll, Eilleen Coast Guard and Navy Duty
After joining the Coast Guard [Annotator’s Note: in 1944], Eileen Noll was sent to West Palm Beach [Annotator’s Note:...
Stumpfa, James Coast Guard Work in Bermuda
Jim Stumpfa sang the US Coast Guard song while they were marching. He enjoyed the exercise. He did not like the middle-...
McDowell, Bowdre Code Training and Duty in Hawaii
In early January [Annotator's Note: January 1944], Bowdre McDowell went to Great Lakes, Illinois [Annotator's Note:...
Lafferty, Ralph College
After high school, Ralph F. Lafferty went mountain climbing with his brothers. During that summer, he worked at a ranch...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" College and Boeing Aircraft
Betty Peak had one year of college when the war started. She was 14 in October [Annotator's Note: 1937] and the war...
Fitts, Charles College and Commission
Charles Fitts, Jr. had stashed a watch in the one place that the Germans did not search. It was an automatic wristwatch...
Ray, Sammy College and Meeting Charlotte
After graduating from high school, Sammy Ray started college at a junior college [Annotator's Note: Sunflower Junior...
Smith, Rothacker College and the Draft
Rothacker Smith attended North High School in Detroit, Michigan after his family moved back to the city from the...
Belliard, Diana College and the Marshall Plan
During the war years, Diana Belliard was in the United States. She lived in Chicago until 1940 then left to go to...
Marks, James College in Boston
James Marks arrived in Boston, Massachusetts from New York. He was shown to his room and was given a basketball. He...
Freeman, Leslie "Vincent" College, Mountain Training and Overseas Deployment
After basic training, Leslie V. Freeman went on maneuvers near Sacramento [Annotator's Note: Sacramento, California]....

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