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Wolyn, Monroe Plane Crash
Monroe S. Wolyn ended up flat on the floor of the plane. He heard a loud bang. He could not move. The wing had blown...
Elliott, John Planes Going Down
John Elliott and his crew knew nothing about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima...
Jefferson, Alexander Ploesti, Down Time, and Being Interrogated
Alexander Jefferson flew a mission to Ploesti [Annotator's Note: Ploesti, Romania]. It was the first time Jefferson had...
Cresswell, Robert Pontoon Bridge at Remagen
Robert Nichols Cresswell [Annotator’s Note: a truck driver with the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] did not trade in...
Bowsher, Walter Post Korean War Career
After Korea, Walter Bowsher served as the San Diego brig warden. In 1953, he was in charge of the escort section of men...
Murphy, Thomas Post Traumatic Stress
The fight had lasted a couple of hours during which Thomas Murphy killed or wounded 137 German soldiers with his...
Van der Pool, Ivan Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Ivan Van der Pool believes it is important to study Word War 2. He thinks it is a good training manual for what war is...
Maki, Howard Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Howard T. Maki had a section sergeant who was a good looking guy who looked like a soldier. The man fell apart near the...
Wesselhoeft, Adolf "Wes" Post War Germany, Return to America and Enlistment
Adolf Wesselhoeft feels fortunate that the war ended before he had to join the Hitler youth. His home fell within the...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Postwar
Maurice Zolkower had promised to marry his girlfriend, so he finalized the nuptials in six weeks [Annotator’s Note:...
Befera, Victor Postwar
Victor Befera was a replacement for those stationed overseas, and those stationed with the most points [Annotator's...
Ratcliff, Henry Postwar
Henry Ratcliff almost arrived home after his outfit did [Annotator's Note: 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion, 5th Air...
Rinas, Bruno Postwar
Bruno S. Rinas began working on a rented farm and eventually got better. He believes that if you leave many things...
Hammer, Richard Postwar
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. sailed to many ports in the Japanese islands after the war. Following three months there,...
Malec, Henry Postwar
Henry Malec did not have sufficient points to return home immediately after the war ended. He was subject to being...
Barnes, Jack Postwar
Jack Barnes returned to the United States for 30 days after he left Europe following Germany's surrender. Following his...
Ward, George Postwar
George C. Ward remained in Burma after the war [Annotator’s Note: he was deployed to the China-Burma-India Theater in...
Landry, Marian Postwar
Jean "Marian" Alva Yancey Landry was glad to return home after the war. Adjustment was no problem as she obtained her...
Wessen, Theodore Postwar
Theodore Wessen and the USS Pirate (AM-257) performed minesweeping operations off Korea and then went to Sasebo, Japan...
Love, John Postwar
After John Edward Love [Annotator's Note: a former prisoner of war] recovered and was released from the hospital, he...
Gillette, Thomas Postwar
Thomas W. Gillette's days were busy while he lived at the shipyard [Annotator's Note: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Puget...
Nacey, Ed Postwar Air Force Career
[Annotator's Note: Edward Nacey was flying for Air Transport Command out of Shanghai, China.] They were involved in a...
Clancey, Michael Postwar and PTSD
Michael Clancey was awarded the Purple Heart [Annotator's Note: the Purple Heart Medal is an award bestowed upon a...
Schwartz, Bill Postwar and PTSD
When Bill Schwartz returned home from his service in Europe, he was amazed to see how old his parents were. He later...
Fox, Charles Postwar and Recollections
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox feels bad about the men he left behind on Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. As the...
Romano, Joseph Postwar and Reflections
Joseph R. Romano used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
Del Monte, Jack Postwar and Reflections
Jack Albert Del Monte felt great returning home after the war. He had been away for 30 months. He was a replacement for...
Schneider, Richard Postwar and Reflections
Richard "Dick" Schneider had somewhat of a difficult time adjusting to civilian life upon his return to the United...
Stege, John Postwar and Reflections
John Arthur Stege briefly used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944...
Fristoe, Claud Postwar and Reflections
Claud Neal Fristoe, Jr. remained in the reserves after the war so that he could depart active service earlier. He...
Maki, Howard Postwar and Reflections
Howard T. Maki wanted to stay in the Army but was convinced by family to leave. He missed the service though. He...
Goldstein, Sam Postwar and Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Thunder can be heard in the background throughout this clip.] Sam Goldstein had trouble readjusting...
Morse, Ralph Postwar and Reflections
Ralph Morse covered medicine and all the important doctors after World War 2. He covered Broadway until the space...
DiFulco, Jerome Postwar and Reflections
After the war, Jerome Paul DiFulco simply carried on adjusting to civilian life. He had no troubles after the first...
Baroudi, Howard Postwar and Reflections
Howard Baroudi saw hell at Tarawa [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Tarawa, 20 to 23 November 1943; Tarawa, Gilbert...
St. Germain, John Postwar and Reflections
Following the war and his discharge, John St. Germain worked on farms in North Dakota and Montana. He moved to seek...

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