Experience with death

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Fried, J. M. Reflections
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr.'s most memorable experience was the first battle he participated in. He was given orders to...
Clancey, Michael Reflections
Michael Clancey thinks that the Vietnam War should be taught, but with the proper perspective. He hopes the focus will...
Shaw, Roger Reflections
Roger Shaw was changed by World War 2. The war changed the world. Shaw had never been on a boat before, and that was a...
Baker, Bernard Reflections
After returning to Jefferson Barracks [Annotator's Note: Saint Louis, Missouri], the military wanted to keep Bernard...
Jones, James Reflections
During the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
McCreery, Jean Reflections
During her tenure as newsletter editor [Annotator's Note: for the Women In Military Service For America Memorial...
Gust, Darrell Reflections
Darrell D. Gust has been a student of the 8th Air Force since he left service. Its growth has been phenomenal. He left...
Burnett, Marshall Reflections
Marshalls Burnett's most memorable experiences are learning about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Porteau, Leo Reflections
During the war he fought for freedom and peace, Porteau asserted. He wanted to defend our nation against people who...
Haggerty, June Reflections
June Catherine Elliott Haggerty does not feel that the war changed her even though some of the times were a bit scary....
Linett, Joseph Reflections
At the end of World War 2, Joseph Linett was a Third Class Petty Office, an Electronics Technician's Mate (ETM3c)....
Sussman, Marvin Reflections
Marvin Sussman says no single incident stands out to him as the most memorable except for living with the loss of...
Dickinson, Robert Reflections
Even with his hearing difficulties, Robert Dickinson still jumps when loud noises go off, in just the way he did when...
Gresham, Ray Reflections
Recalling his most memorable experiences, Ray Gene Gresham said one thing that left a lasting impression was an...
Wheeler, James Reflections
James L. Wheeler spoke to a high school class and there was a person of Japanese descent in it. He asked what Wheeler...
Blackwell, David Reflections
David McKinley Blackwell never saw combat during his deployment. His unit [Annotator's Note: 30th Evacuation Hospital]...
Moore, Hilar Reflections
Before joining the Marine Corps, Hilar Moore had never been more than 100 miles from his home [Annotator's Note: in New...
Lee, Edward Reflections
The United States came together in the Second World War, Edward Allesandro said, and he is sure that the soldiers'...
Baron, Judith Reflections
Judith Baron could not look back upon the Holocaust for years. She just wanted to look ahead and plan for the future...
Jindra, Leonard Reflections
Leonard Jindra returned to Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France] decades after D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day;...
McGovern, Robert Reflections
Robert E. McGovern's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his father died. He followed the war as a...
Wilkes, R. "Bud" Reflections
R.M. Wilkes returned to the school using the G.I. Bill. He attended Notre Dame [Annotator's Note: Notre Dame University...
Rodrigues, Alfred Reflections
Alfred Rodrigues saw the damage on Battleship Row about two weeks after the attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese...
Barnes, Alton Reflections
Alton Barnes remembers being posted on guard duty during a rainy night in the Philippines as a green soldier. In the...
Zingheim, John Reflections
Dr. John Julien Zingheim does not think the war changed him. He was not bitter about being forced to go to war. The...
Goodkin, Vera Reflections
Vera Goodkin's [Annotator's Note: née Herman] parents had an American visa to escape Czechoslovakia but did not. While...
Gubish, Charles Reflections
Charles Gubish could not remember much after being wounded [Annotator's Note: while serving with the 9th Marine...
Klepper, Manfred Reflections
Manfred Klepper had aunts, uncles and cousins who were lost in the Holocaust. That affected him quite a bit. He had...
Born, James Reflections
When James Born left Japan and landed in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California]. He had no...
McConn, John "Jack" Reflections
John McConn worst memory of World War Two was when Zeddie Sears was killed. It was a panic situation. The event was...
Woolf, Basil Reflections
Basil Woolf remembers the action in Walcheren as his most memorable experience of World War 2. Woolf fought in the war...
Fruge, Weldon Reflections
Weldon Fruge credits the war with teaching him how to get along with people, and he thinks it was a good thing for a...
Frongello, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Frangello did not have any issues adjusting to civilian life. He was happy to make it back. Some of his friends...
Johnson, Alfred Reflections
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. believes World War 2 liberated much of the world. It made people realize they had to take care...
Hirschmann, Peter Reflections
Peter Hirschmann transitioned from being a child to a man as a result of the war. His brother served in military...
Harris, Robert Reflections
Robert Harris appreciated being an American much more after his experiences in the Second World War. He had thought...

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