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Raby, Glynn Reflections
When Glynn G. Raby Jr. first considered enlisting, he wanted to join the Air Corps. He was young, and aviation was...
Dunne, Edward Reflections
Edward Dunne's most memorable experience of the war is seeing dead people. It is bad, especially when it is a lot of...
Marcantel, Bernard Reflections
After his discharge, Bernard Marcantel signed up for the reserves. He was afraid he would be called up during the...
Collie, C. Reflections
C. Charles Collie remembers the typhoon of 18 and 19 December 1944 as being his most memorable experience in World War...
Block, Louis Reflections
Louis Block used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was enacted...
Fontenot, Herbert Reflections
Herbert Fontenot joined the Navy because it was the only branch that would accept him at 16 years of age. He loved his...
Saik, Ogden Reflections
Heading out, Ogden Saik said his ship flew the going home flag, like a long pennant, and it was a wonderful sight. He...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Reflections and Closing Thoughts
Sara "Sally" Manning's life would have been completely different had she not volunteered for the Navy. It gave her the...
Luers, Harold Reflections and Final Thoughts
The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December 1944...
Lux, Gerald Reflections and Iwo Jima
Gerald Wayne Lux joined the service to give the Japanese what they had coming to them after Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Rupp, William Reflections and PT-305
William Rupp felt there were no particularly memorable experiences during World War 2 for him. He showed up and did his...
Duncan, Lloyd Reflections and the G.I. Bill
Lloyd Duncan feels that the veterans of World War 2 and Korea received the respect and appreciation they deserved....
Gilmore, Selwyn Relatives Who Served
Selwyn Gilmore was drafted and was given a preference. He just missed being eligible for OCS [Annotator's Note: officer...
de Marcken, Christian Relocating in America
The retreating Germans destroyed Belgium villages, Christian de Marcken said, and murdered as many people as possible....
Czaban, Waldeman Reserves and Post War Career
Waldeman Czaban was glad to be out of service, but when Korea started he joined the Army Reserves. He had earned a...
Keller, Jack Restoring My Gal Sal
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
Cale, Sterling Return to Hawaii, Marriage, and Deployment to Korea
Sterling Cale returned from the various Pacific islands where he was stationed to Honolulu and the hospital at Fort...
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...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph Returning Home
Nagasaki [Annotator's Note: Nagasaki, Japan] was devastated [Annotator's Note: by the nuclear weapon dropped on...
Jaber, Anton Returning Home and Joining the Air Force
After the Germans surrendered, the units moved back gradually. Anton Jaber thinks he went through every one of the...
Johnson, Alfred Returning Home and Reflections
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. returned to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: near Hattiesburg, Mississippi] with some of his...
Tate, Gary Reunions and Travel
Gate Tate knew he would be drafted so he volunteered in order to be able to select the branch that he would serve in....
Callender, Alvin Review of His Military Service
Alvin Callender went from second lieutenant to captain, and was appointed Operations Officer of the 308th Squadron [...
Tinker, June Rosie the Riveter
Older male workers would cater to the young women like June Tinker who came into the work force. The men would flirt...
Kough, Edward Rough Childhood to Air Force Pilot
[Annotator's Note: Ed Kough refers to a paper for dates and holds it up in front of his face throughout the segment.]...
Greene, Whayland Rural Life to Army Life
[Annotator's Note: Video pauses frequently throughout segment.] Whayland Harvel Greene was born in February 1925 in...
Brooks, James Rural Life to Fighter Pilot
James "Jim" L. Brooks was born in January 1921 in Vinton, Virginia which was a rural area. Though his family lived on a...
Morris, Joe Rural Life to Marine Corps
Joe Morris was born in Daisy, Georgia in September 1925. Two years later, he and his family moved to Jacksonville [...
McCowen, William School Boy to Air Force Gunner
William McCowen was born in 1926 in Elmsford, New York. His family moved around frequently because his father worked...
Dyson, Freeman Scientific Service in the Royal Air Force
Freeman Dyson was an admirer of the pre-World War 1 physicist Henry Moseley. The British Army was all volunteer until...
Casebonne, Louis Secluded Life
Louis E. Casebonne was born in January 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His mother died when he was five years old and...
Johnson, John Second Navy Career
John E. Johnson's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Liddle (APD-60)] stayed in China for a few weeks, mostly for rest and...
Wesighan, Fred Securing the Aleutian Islands
Fred Wesighan enlisted in the Army after he graduated in high school because he "did not like people kicking around our...
Rupp, Robert Seeing the Coming War
Robert Rupp was born in 1918 in Aurora, Nebraska. He lived there until he went to college. The worst of the Great...
Baker, Vernon Segment 1
[Annotator's Note: video begins with 19 seconds of silence then begins abruptly with Baker in mid-sentence.] Vernon...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 1
[Annotators Note: Interview begins with Theodore Finkbeiner and the interviewer discussing the interview they did three...

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