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Murman, John Ready to Join the Navy
John Edmund Murman was born in March 1926 in Brooklyn, New York as an only child. His father served in the Marines...
Manasse, Fred Realizing His Goal
Coming up in America, Fred Manesse said he didn't know much about the Holocaust, or that he was a victim of the war....
Kelley, Archie Reassigned to the USS Gansevoort (DD-608)
While preparing the West Virginia [Annotator's Note: the USS West Virginia (BB-48)] to go into drydock, Archie Kelley...
Danegger, Alfred Reassignment to the Air Corps
Alfred "Al" Danegger’s father was a German immigrant, and the family spoke a little German at home. Danegger had...
Ray, Sammy Recalling Pearl Harbor and Pre-Enlistment Life
Sammy Ray was born in February 1919. After two years of courses at a junior college [Annotator's Note: Sunflower Junior...
Bachmann, George Recalling the War
The most memorable experience of the war for George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th...
Soong, Tsuyin Reclaiming China
Tsuyin Soong did not encounter any Japanese soldiers until after the war ended. When he first saw them, he pitied them...
Horton, Alan Recognition and the G.I. Bill
Allen Horton was called back to Navy headquarters in New York to pick up a Silver Star. The citation was for his work...
Gallo, Peter Recollections
Peter Gallo never got hit, but while he was on Leyte, he contracted malaria. He ran a high fever and was throwing up,...
Wesselhoeft, Adolf "Wes" Recollections
After Adolf Wesselhoeft retired from the U.S. Air Force, he worked on the Strategic Petroleum Reserves along the coast...
Hackler, Maurice "Hack" Recollections
Maurice Hackler eventually made it home to marry on 14 July 1945 and was later discharged from the Army Air Forces on...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Recollections
Louis Conter started to talk to school students about Pearl Harbor in 1991. He and other Pearl Harbor attack survivors...
Saik, Ogden Recollections
Retracing his steps, Ogden Saik recalls that he was in high school and hanging around with the guys in the neighborhood...
Pritchett, James Recollections and Impressions
Asked by the interviewer to recall his voyage across the Atlantic [Annotator's Note: Atlantic Ocean], James Pritchett...
Flynn, David Recovering from the War, College, Family and Reunions
It was several weeks before David Flynn got back to the United States. He ended up at St. Albans Hospital in New York...
Murphy, Paul Recovery
Paul J. Murphy reached Samar [Annotator’s Note: Samar Island in the Philippines] and a hospital that was newly built in...
Willhour, Dick Recovery and Discharge
Richard "Dick" Willhour was withdrawn from the front after being wounded [Annotator's Note: in Bitche, France with the...
Ericson, John Recovery and Home
John Ericson spent time in the hospital [Annotator's Note: after being wounded during the Battle of the Bulge or German...
Max, Robert Recovery, Back to School and Getting Married
From that point on Robert Max became somewhat delirious. He was taken to a field hospital where doctors were working...
Upham, Peggy Recruited by the Curtis Wright Corporation
Peggy Upham was in an accelerated program [Annotator's Note: in the Curtiss-Wright Engineering Cadettes at Purdue...
Lehker, Roland Recruitment and School
While in high school, a Marine recruiter came to Roland Lehker's class. The recruiter convinced Lehker and his friends...
Paulk, William Reflections
William Morris Paulk was relieved to return home and adjusted back to civilian life with ease. He wanted to go back to...
Vallas, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Vallas was one of the first pilots to be catapulted off an aircraft carrier. There was risk in the water ahead...
Rosenbloom, Myers Reflections
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom says that serving in the war was the greatest part of his life. He has a lot of pictures and...
Stewart, Roy Reflections
After the war, Roy Stewart stayed in touch with Jack Sims [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling]. Sims wanted to get a...
Dyson, Freeman Reflections
Freeman Dyson feels that the atomic bomb and the consequential generation of nuclear power were the most important...
Fisher, David Reflections
David Fisher loved and admired the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber]. The...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" Reflections
Betty Peak's most memorable experience of the war years is when the plane took off at Boeing [Annotator's Note: the...
Courtney, Melbourne Reflections
Melbourne Sanford Courtney had a lot of experience in combat in his one year of war. His unit [Annotator's Note:...
Alexander, Vernon Reflections
Vernon Alexander feels The National WWII Museum is important. He has made four trips to the Museum and brought his...
Henry, Margaret Reflections
Margaret Brewer Henry remembers prosperity after the war. There were more jobs and people had money for cars and other...
Neyland, Leedell Reflections
Leedell Neyland thinks sweeping for mines was his most memorable moment of the war. They swept the mines, and they knew...
Whitaker, Fred Reflections
Fred Whitaker learned to make lists of things to do from the Army. The Army had an intensity he had never experienced...
McCarthy, John Reflections
World War II changed John McCarthy and his life tremendously. Without the war, he might have been a factory worker....
Zeringer, Harold Reflections
Harold Zeringer could not keep up with the European War because he devoted his attention to the war in the Pacific. The...
Cale, Sterling Reflections
Sterling Cale served in World War 2 because he got caught up in it while he was in the service. While Cale was in...

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