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Wombacher, Delbert USO Shows and German Prisoners
Delbert Wombacher used the G.I. Bill after the war by attending a school in Omaha, Nebraska. He was working and went at...
Lee, James USO Shows and Japanese Neighbors
During the war years, James Lee went to USO [Annotator's Note: United Services Organization] shows and saw guys like...
Colburn, George USO Shows and the Atomic Bombs
Shows were important to George Colburn. Eddie Bracken [Annotator's Note: Edward Vincent Bracken, American entertainer]...
Hayes, Raymond USS Tortuga (LSD-26)
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Hayes was assigned to the USS Tortuga (LSD-26) as an electrician in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.]...
Raskoph, Jack Utah Beach
Jack Raskoph was transferred to Pier 92 in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York], where people were...
Symons, John Various Reflections
In China, John Symons had one slit trench to take cover in in the event of a Japanese attack. One guy jumped in, hit...
Bucher, Francis Various Tales
Francis Bucher was training pilots for night flying [Annotator's Note: at Naval Air Station Ellyson Field, Pensacola,...
Strait, Donald Victories and Losses
On returning from the flight that achieved Donald Strait his status as an Ace [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with...
Kneflin, Charles VJ Day and Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber in the 53rd...
Boyles, Edward Voyage to the Philippines
After a successful operation on Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands], Edward E. Boyles...
Gust, Darrell Wading in Shell Casings
[Annotator's Note: Darrell D. Gust served in the US Army Air Forces as a navigator aboard Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Goyette, Donald War Comes to a Close
After rejoining his unit [Annotator's Note: 869th Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group, 21st Bomber Command,...
Ellis, Frederick War Ends and Arriving in Yokohama
Everywhere that Frederick Ellis went there was an officer's club. The enlisted men never got that. Every once in a...
Johnson, Kaare War Production
Kaare Allan Johnson lived one lot away from a movie theater, The Victory Theater [Annotator's Note: in New York, New...
Maduell, Audrey War Time in New Orleans
During the war, there were signs all over the city [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. The most impressive to...
London, James War's End
James Harvard London was sent to Holland [Annotator's Note: the Netherlands] after the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle...
Reissig, Floyd J. War's End
Floyd James Reissig was in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California] when the war ended. When he got...
Moore, Charles War's End
Charles Moore was stationed in Orleans, France at the end of the war. He enjoyed the experience there. He had a...
Brandes, Rita War's End
Rita Brandes was in the British Zone of Occupation after the war. Most clothing came from the United States. She had a...
Walter, Louis War's End
Louis John Walter sailed on the James Fallen [Annotator's Note: unable to verify ship name]. A couple of Walter's...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph War's End
Joseph Mittelsdorf was assigned to the 5th Marine Division. He was in the rear echelon for the Battle of Iwo Jima [...
Shirley, John War's End
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division] was not in...
Patterson, James War's End
When James Patterson and his unit went to Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the Philippines], they went into some of...
Balfour, Fred War's End
Fred Arthur Balfour [Annotator's Note: with SHAEF – Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force] thought the war...
Hutchings, Robert War's End
Robert J. Hutchings was assigned as a stenographer under the command of General Eisenhower [Annotator's Note: General...
Baldori, Robert War's End
John Baldori served overseas in the Mediterranean [Annotator’s Note: under US Army General Mark Wayne Clark] and...
Jucksch, William "Bill" War's End
Also memorable to William Jucksch was meeting a Russian field outfit, similar to his own forward element, coming from...
Finkbeiner, Theodore War's End
Theodore Finkbeiner returned to Europe after being on leave. He carried bottles of whiskey with him to provide to his...
Bates, Rex War's End & Postwar
Rex James Bates served with the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in the Pacific. They were based out of Guam [...
Blouin, Joseph War's End and a Family of Fighters
The thing that disturbed Joseph Blouin the most in England was the German putt-putt [Annotator's Note: slang for the V-...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" War's End and Beyond
Olaf Rose became acquainted with, and courted, his future wife by mail from the Pacific. When he came home on a 30 day...
Jacobson, Martin War's End and Decommissioning the Team
Martin Jacobson was back in Pearl Harbor, having just missed the Battle of Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Pocoroba, Joseph War's End and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Pocoroba asks the interviewer to repeat himself several times throughout the interview.] Joseph...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" War's End and Occupation
As the Germans were pushed farther into Germany, they put up less of a fight, according to Robert W. "Doby" Gibson. His...
Johnson, Kaare War's End and Occupation
Kaare Allan Johnson's unit [Annotator's Note: 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company, 517th Parachute Infantry...
Longhoffer, Garland War's End and Occupation Duty
Garland Virgil Longhoffer was at a movie when he was told the Japanese surrendered. His area did not believe the news....

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