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Hirschmann, Peter Reflections
Peter Hirschmann transitioned from being a child to a man as a result of the war. His brother served in military...
Simpson, Alan Reflections
Alan K. Simpson compares the attack on Pearl Harbor with the 9-11 Terrorist Attacks. He feels that the Japanese...
Bayuk, Rose Reflections
When the war ended, Rose Bayuk says she had done her job, and was ready "to get out of there." While it lasted, it was...
Jones, Johnnie Reflections
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior left the Army as a Warrant Officer II [Annotator's Note: officers above non-commissioned...
Baul, Henry Reflections
Henry Baul believes the military offered a bit more racial respect than his civilian life. While in the Marine Corps,...
Schmitt, Warren Reflections
Warren Schmitt had negative feelings about the Japanese before and during the war. The kamikazes had no respect for...
Steele, Ben Reflections
Ben Steele worked two miles underground in a Japanese coal mine. It was very tight because of the way the ground...
Skardon, Ben Reflections
It's great to be alive, Ben Skardon said, and he reminds his children of that all the time. He didn't talk about his...
Boeke, Robert Reflections
Robert Boeke remembers Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany] as the most...
Goldstein, Rosette Reflections
As a result of her wartime experiences, Rosette Goldstein has been made aware of the worth of other people and what...
Rees, Holly Reflections
Although in retrospect Holly Rees thinks he may have been naive, he felt certain that his battlefield career was over...
Williams, Earl Reflections
For Earl Williams, the war liberated Black people a great deal. There were the Tuskegee Airman [Annotator's Note:...
Borrell, Francis "Frank" Reflections
Frank Borrell thinks about the men he served with. They became like members of his family. Everyone tried to be friends...
Kibort, Reva Reflections
Reva Kibort is very angry about the losses she experienced during the Holocaust. She lost her father and mother among...
Reitman, Seymour Reflections
One of Seymour Reitman's most memorable moments of World War 2 was surviving. He was raised in Atlantic City [Annotator...
Hayashi, Shizuya Reflections
Shiyuza Hayashi is Japanese-American. He was born in America and did not know what Japan was like. His parents had...
Kracov, William Reflections
William Kracov's most memorable experiences of World War 2 relate to being awarded two Bronze Stars [Annotator's Note:...
Fisch, Robert Reflections
Robert Fisch does not feel that Eichmann [Annotator's Note: Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer Adolf Eichmann] originally...
Wiebe, Ted Reflections
When Ted Wiebe remembers the Battle of the Coral Sea he thinks of it as just another duty station. He did what he was...
Brukman, Jack Reflections
To Jack Brukman, the most memorable incident of World War 2 was when his hearing saved him from being injured by a bomb...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Ivan Bodis-Wollner how he would say World War 2 affected his life.] For Ivan...
Damberg, Wanda Reflections
Wanda Damberg’s wounded friend [Annotator’s Note: shot during the liberation of Los Baños] survived and went on to...
Field, Edward Reflections
Edward Field had his most memorable experience with the crash of his plane [Annotator's Note: after his plane was shot...
Lewis, Noah Reflections
Noah Lewis thinks the white servicemen were promoted to better positions than their black counterparts. He knows in the...
Schwartz, Bill Reflections
Bill Schwartz's most memorable experience of World War 2 is D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of...
Pringle, James Reflections
James Pringle is proud to have been one of the first Civil Rights pioneers [Annotator's Note: by being a Montford Point...
O'Rorke, James Reflections
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a former prisoner of war in Japan] was a product of the Depression [Annotator'...
McKinnon, Lee Reflections
Lee O. McKinnon's most memorable experience of World War 2 was his first invasion [Annotator's Note: Operation Torch;...
Werner, Morton Reflections
Morton William Werner’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was on his way to Japan, but then was sent...
Dochick, Wesley Reflections
Wesley John Dochick went back to work in a machine shop after the war, making aircraft parts. Then he worked for Conrad...
Miller, Irving Reflections
The war ended while Irving Miller was in the hospital. He was discharged on the point system. Everyone talked about the...
Zoltz, Hana Reflections
Hana Zoltz has always had a difficult life. Even in American, life was tough. She saved her money by not eating or...
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...
Samet, Judah Reflections
Judah Samet does not hate the Germans but at the same time he cannot forgive them for the six million dead Jews. Anti-...
Dawson, Ruffin Reflections
The South [Annotator's Note: the Southern states in the United States] was poor and the Northern states were better off...
Kleiner, Leona Reflections
Leona Kleiner reflects on her liberation. The American soldiers were kind to them and took care of them. She was in the...

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