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Cain, Howard Return Home and Postwar
After 16 months on Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: Okinawa, Japan], Howard Cain was ordered to pack his things and prepare...
Lewis, Karen Return Home and Postwar
After Karen K. Lewis and her parents were liberated from the Santo Tomas Internment Camp [Annotator’s Note: Santo Tomas...
Gambino, Elroy Return Home and Postwar
fter occupation in Japan, Elroy Gambino and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment,...
Willford, Sandford Return Home and Postwar Life
Sandford Robert Willford [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, Fifth...
Wackerman, Clark Return Home and Reflections
After 13 months in occupied Japan, Clark Wackerman was able to return home. The return home was much worse than the...
Wilterdink, Virginia Return Home, Discharge and Beyond
After the war ended, Virginia Wilterdink had enough of the island climate, and elected to work on the hospital ship USS...
Marcus, Bernard Return to Active Duty
Bernard Marcus received a call from the commander of Fort Monmouth [Annotator’s Note: in New Jersey]. Marcus was told...
Casebonne, Louis Return to America
Louis E. Casebonne, assigned to the CIC office [Annotator’s Note: 970th Counter Intelligence Corps] in Wiesbaden,...
Alexander, Samson Return to Being a Nobody
Samson Alexander had it made in the Air Force. In Japan, he had clothes made for him by Japanese women and he...
Marks, James Return to Land Duty
James Marks was at Attu Island, Alaska but did not go ashore. He recalls seeing the American soldiers going ashore, up...
Ray, Sammy Return to the United States and Postwar Life
In November 1945, Sammy Ray was discharged from the Navy in New Orleans, Louisiana. It took him about a year to adjust...
Armstrong, James Return to the United States, Education, Marriage and Reflections
James Armstrong first spoke to his family upon his return to Tampa, Florida. It was a great relief to see his mother...
Danegger, Alfred Returned to the Army
Relocated to Santa Anna, California, Alfred "Al" Danegger, waited for assignment. The Air Corps had to make personnel...
Stahl, Floyd Returning Home
When the war ended, the Sway [Annotator's Note: USS Sway (AM-120)] swept mines off Formosa [Annotator's Note: Republic...
Downs, Raymond Returning Home
Raymond Downs and his family were taken to a hospital in Morgan City, Louisiana. They were not allowed to call their...
Lafleur, Richard Returning Home
Richard Lafleur [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty in Tokyo, Japan with 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division]...
Beverstein, Jack Returning Home
When Jack Beverstein returned home, the point system existed. [Annotator's Note: Following the end of the war, military...
Creekmore, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
White, Dee Returning Home
Dee Wayne White was discharged from Camp Kilmer, New Jersey in January 1949 with the rank of T/5 [Annotator’s Note:...
Tipper, Edward Returning Home
Edward Tipper arrived at Crile General Hospital in Cleveland after his flight from a hospital in England. [Annotator’s...
Goebel, Robert Returning Home
Robert J. "Bob" Goebel's last mission [Annotator's Note: with the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 12th Air...
Buckley, James Returning Home
After the war ended, James Buckley got off the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-1013] five times. One was in San...
Bodson, Henry Returning Home
Henry Bodson [Annotator's Note: with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division] got leave [Annotator's...
Jordan, James Returning Home
James Jordan returned to the United States in December 1946. They took a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of...
Geary, Joseph Returning Home
Joseph Geary returned to the United States in June 1945. It was great to come home. He left a few letters for his...
London, James Returning Home
James Harvard London returned to Boston [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] on the same ship that took him to...
Anschau, Martin Returning Home
Martin J. Anschau was seasick 12 of 13 days returning home on the ship. He could not eat anything. Food smelled bad. He...
Wold, Vernon Returning Home
Vernon Wold came home by ship [Annotator's Note: on 1 May 1946]. He went to Fort Sheridan, Chicago [Annotator's Note:...
Heany, Mary Returning Home
Mary T. Heany was being romantic with an officer. It was against the rules for officers and enlisted people to...
Dunlavy, Jack Returning Home
Jack Dunlavy came back for Navy Day [Annotator's Note: 27 October 1945]. He thought he wanted to stay in the Navy but...
Kays, George Returning Home
George Kays had completed five years of service and had a wife and child at home. He was sent a telegram in Germany...
Dyer, Jimmie Returning Home
Jimmie Dyer returned to the United States in July 1946. He wanted to surprise his family. His uncle was the undertaker...
Sartori, Paul Returning Home
Paul Sartori Jr. returned home in January 1946. His father was waiting for him. He needed him to go to work. He was a...
Carlson, Donald Returning Home
Donald Albert Carlson did a lot of training and was assigned an airplane and a crew [Annotator's Note: in preparation...
Wilkins, Byron Returning Home
Byron Othello Wilkins stopped at a gasthaus while traveling on a bicycle with other ex POWs. Wilkins saw an American...
Sapp, Walter Returning Home
Walter Sapp returned to the United States in April 1946. He tried to go to school. He selected four or five colleges he...

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