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Lovell, James Naval Academy Education, Deployment and Flying Navy Fighters
The war ended while James Lovell was a senior in high school and he remembers V-J Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over...
Downing, James Naval Instructor and Postwar
James Downing did not return to the USS West Virginia (BB-48) after it was repaired. He served on the USS South Dakota...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Naval Training, Combat, War's End
Walter Amoss was 17 years of age when the war started. Like his fellow students, he wanted to join the military and go...
Bueker, Robert Navigation Training to Italy
Robert Bueker had navigation training in Hondo, Texas. He was in San Antonio [Annotator's Note: San Antonio, Texas] on...
Ashton, Jackson Navy Assignments and Postwar
Jackson Augustus "Jack" Ashton, Senior served at many bases during the war [Annotator's Note: as a member of (MTB RON...
Wiswell, George Navy Enlistment
George Wiswell enlisted in the Navy because he wanted to fly and go to war. He and his friends discussed it. The kids...
Rupp, William Navy IBM Specialist
William Rupp was trained to maintain, repair, and operate IBM machines by the Navy. He also attended night school...
McKeel, Sam Navy Life
Sam S. McKeel dropped out of high school at age 16 to enlist in the Navy during World War 2. He knew he was going to...
Taylor, Charles Navy Man to Secret Service Agent
[Annotator's Note: After his brother was killed on active duty, Charles Taylor was transferred off of the USS Absecon (...
Kreutzberg, John Navy Occupation Duty
John Kreutzberg was born in July 1927 and grew up in Lake Bluff, Illinois. He lived with his parents and aunt. He...
Pierce, Jack Navy service
Jack Pierce went to boot camp for six weeks in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]. Then he went to L.A...
Walker, Charles Navy Service to Korean War
[Annotator's Note: Charles Walker enlisted in the Navy in January 1945.] He went into the V-5 Program [Annotator's Note...
Hussey, William Navy Submarine Service
William Hussey enlisted in the Navy because he grew up with it, and it seemed the thing to do once he reached adulthood...
Hall, Meda Navy Training
Meda Royce Hall was born in November 1923 in Emanuel County, Georgia. He was the youngest of seven children. During the...
Winslow, Lawson Navy V-12 Program
Lawson Tracy Winslow, Junior was at the lowest enlisted rank - E1 - when he participated in the Navy V-12 program [...
Wellford, Harry Navy V-12 Program and Okinawa
Harry Walker Wellford attended the Navy V-12 program [Annotator’s Note: V-12 US Navy College Training Program, 1943 to...
Klepper, Manfred Nazi Persecution
In the early part of 1939, Manfred Klepper and other Jews were made to wear the Star of David on their clothes. Some...
Weinthal, Siegfried New Life in America
Siegfried Weinthal was born in February 1929 in Esens, Germany, a small town in Northern Germany. His childhood did not...
Gross, Ernest New Life in America
When the war was over, all that remained of Ernest Gross' family were three brothers and a sister. He arrived in New...
McKeel, Sam Newspaper World
Sam S. McKeel graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a degree in journalism and was offered...
Bass, Leon Non-violence
Leon Bass's mother always told him he did not need to use violence to solve a problem. His friends were tough guys....
Dixon, Leon North Africa to Europe
After training, Leon Dixon headed to Europe. He was going to defend his country. He went to North Africa and landed in...
Sharp, Horace Nuremburg Prisoners
Horace Sharp had communications with the German defendants at the Nuremburg Trials. [Annotator's Note: Sharp was a...
Morrison, Leila Nursing School
Leila Morrison attended a nursing program in Chattanooga, Tennessee [Annotator's Note: at Baroness Erlanger Hospital,...
McCalla, Anna Nursing School
Anna McCalla Noren was born in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1921. She grew up on a farm with her parents and four siblings...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Nursing School and Deaths
Ora Hicks went to Kansas [Annotator's Note: Kansas City, Missouri] for nursing training in 1933. She had taught school...
Occupation and Postwar
Marvin Martin [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the 3475th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company] was sent to a...
Pratt, Robert Occupation and Postwar
After the conclusion of World War 2, Robert W. "RW" Pratt, [Annotator's Note: assigned as the gunnery officer aboard...
Greene, Whayland Occupation and Returning Home
Whayland Harvel Greene [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division] was assigned...
Latiolats, Walter Occupation Duty
Walter J. Latiolais, Sr. landed in Yokohama, Japan [Annotator's Note: following the end of the war in September 1945]....
Lepore, Louis Occupation Duty
While on occupation duty, Louis R. Lepore first stayed on the water front in Sasebo [Annotator's Note: Sasebo, Japan]....
Stone, Leno Occupation Duty
The Army moved Staff Sergeant Leno E. Stone and the section [Annotator’s Note: of the 44th Infantry Division] he...
Carter, Donald Occupation Duty
Word of the German surrender reached Don Carter. The end of the war signals its most dangerous phase as, although the...
Bannai, Paul Occupation Duty
Paul Bannai interrogated Japanese soldiers and read Japanese documents during the war. When the war ended, Bannai was...
Power, James Occupation Duty & Return Home
James Moore Power [Annotator’s Note: with the 55th Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division] was still in a...
Mero, Robert Occupation Duty and Going Home
From the area of the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River], Robert Mero was sent Marseilles, France among all the...

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