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Campbell, John Postwar
After joining the Marine reserves following World War 2, John Edward Campbell found work for a pharmaceutical company...
Langsam, Dora Postwar
Dora Langsam was sent to Sweden by the Red Cross. She was provided shelter and help as well as clothing and other...
Rendelman, Ed Postwar
Ed Rendelman stayed in the Army after the war. After being wounded, he was sent to a hospital in Bristol, England. It...
Mason, Alfred Postwar
Heywood Mason [Annotator's Note: assigned to a Machine Records Unit] was guarding German prisoners of war at Camp Lee [...
Delaune, Lawrence Postwar
Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. returned home [Annotator's Note: in February 1946 after serving occupation duty in Japan] and...
Daniel, Randolph Postwar
Randolph Daniel headed back to the farm [Annotator’s Note: home was in Marshall County, Alabama] but could not find a...
LaNier, Joseph Postwar
Joseph LaNier did not know what he would do after the service. He was reserve and not regular Army. Consequently, his...
McDowell, Bowdre Postwar
After Easter 1946, Bowdre McDowell returned home and pursued a college education. He graduated with a marketing degree...
Fadem, Leroy Postwar
After the war, Leroy Fadem's ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-871] was in the first task group to enter Nagasaki harbor...
Pike, Henry Postwar
Henry Quinton Pike returned to the United States to be trained as a platoon instructor but he did not like that duty....
McKeel, Sam Postwar
After World War 2, Sam S. McKeel was assigned as quartermaster on LST-492 [Annotator's Note: a Landing Ship, Tank]. He...
Nicholas, John Postwar
After Okinawa, John Nicholas and the USS Gayety [Annotator's Note: USS Gayety (AM-239)] were sent to sweep for mines in...
Carson, Benjamin Postwar
Benjamin Carson was on Guam when the war in the Pacific came to an end. All of the ship whistles and horns were blowing...
Maxwell, Robert Postwar
Robert Maxwell stayed in the military shortly after recuperating from his foot wound. [Annotator's Note: Maxwell...
Espree, Elmo Postwar
At the end of the war, Elmo Espree was transported through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
Arrow, Kenneth Postwar
Following World War 2, Dr. Kenneth Arrow pursued his PhD in Economics from Columbia University. During this time, the G...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Postwar
Walter Amoss reached the Imperial Hotel [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo, Japan] where the headquarters for MacArthur [...
Brannan, Joseph Postwar
Joseph Brannan was changed by the Second World War. He had started college prior to the war, but was not enthusiastic...
Villarrubia, Forrest Postwar
Forrest Villarrubia was home from the Pacific by December 1945, but he had to continue in the service because he did...
Grapes, Opal Postwar
Opal Grapes returned to the United States to study tropical medicine. She spent several months at Camp Siebert, Alabama...
Ratcliff, Henry Postwar
Henry Ratcliff almost arrived home after his outfit did [Annotator's Note: 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion, 5th Air...
Rinas, Bruno Postwar
Bruno S. Rinas began working on a rented farm and eventually got better. He believes that if you leave many things...
Tyner, Grover Postwar
After Grover Tyner left the Army and signed up for the Reserves, he attended seminary school in the fall of 1946 on the...
Glass, Murray Postwar
Murray Glass hated the Nazis. For years after the war, he had no use for Germans. The German denial of the Holocaust...
Celaya, Adolfo Postwar
Adolfo V. Celaya returned to the United States and joined his father in a one-bedroom apartment in Tucson [Annotator’s...
Wheeler, Berle Postwar
Berle Wheeler attended college at the University of Oklahoma [Annotator's Note: in Norman, Oklahoma] and then...
Gillis, Jack Postwar
Jack A. Gillis returned home and used the G.I. Bill to go to college. He had problems with English in college [...
Cole, Homer Postwar
When the war ended in Europe, Homer Cole was sent to Alexandria, Louisiana to begin training on B-29s [Annotator's Note...
Peterson, Cleveland Postwar
Cleveland Peterson did not take advantage of the GI Bill for education, but he did use it to build a house. After the...
Addison, Robert Postwar
Following departure from New Georgia, Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] reached...
Frongello, Arthur Postwar
When the war started, Arthur Frongello was still in high school, but joined the Navy anyway. When he left the Navy,...
Malec, Henry Postwar
Henry Malec did not have sufficient points to return home immediately after the war ended. He was subject to being...
Lombardo, Samuel Postwar
Samuel Lombardo did not think much of the German people. He felt they were negligent in allowing Hitler's [Annotator's...
Bianconi, Anthony Postwar
Anthony Bianconi [Annotator's Note: a musician and ammunition loader on the cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41)] was...
Brainard, William Postwar
After William White Brainard returned home and was discharged from the Air Force in San Antonio [Annotator’s Note: San...
Madden, Jack Postwar
Jack Madden was in Europe when the war ended. He was delighted. He had not followed the course of the war too closely...

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