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Tanner, Theodore War's End
Theodore Robert Tanner was in the Philippines when the nuclear bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Dendrinelis, Socrates War's End
Socrates Dendrinelis was in Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: Okinawa, Japan] for some time. He came back to San Francisco [...
Hackman, Delbert War's End
Delbert Franklin Hackman [Annotator's Note: a mechanic with Headquarters Battery, 391st Armored Field Artillery...
Phillips, Cass War's End
Cass Phillips flew toward New Guinea from Hawaii making several stops at small islands along the southwesterly route....
Rondinelli, Ricardo War's End
Ricardo R. Rondinelli and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 47th Bombardment Squadron, 41st Bombardment Group, Seventh Air...
Riga, Jerome "Jerry" War's End
Jerome "Jerry" Riga completed over 40 missions [Annotator's Note: as a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot] in...
Cox, Neil "Jack" War's End
Neil Cox made it through the Siegfried Line [Annotator's Note: a series of defensive fortifications roughly paralleling...
Kays, George War's End
It took George Kays’ unit [Annotator’s Note: 136th Field Artillery Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] 48 hours to set up...
Freeman, Bradford War's End
After being wounded in Belgium, Bradford Clark Freeman was sent back to England and didn't return to his company [...
Bowersox, Warren War's End
While fighting in Europe, Warren Bowersox recalls returning from a contact patrol and being fired on by replacement...
Sledge, Nevin War's End
Nevin Sledge remembers that everything was secretive. One of the generals was killed by a sniper. A Marine general took...
Bianconi, Anthony War's End
Anthony Bianconi [Annotator's Note: a musician and ammunition loader on the cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41)] and his...
White, James War's End
James White was a 60mm mortar man, but artillery fire took out two machine gunners. White became a machine gunner as a...
Groth, Walter War's End
Walter Groth was discharged in Texas. He turned in everything. The war was over. The war had ended when they got out....
Foster, Robert War's End
Robert E. Foster was in a particular spot where he was in the same hole as another man. Foster had to relieve himself....
Clark, Charles War's End
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark rode tanks up the...
Schmittgens, Leo War's End
Around 21 June 1945, the 1st Marines [Annotator's Note: 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were relieved by the...
Chatterton, Charles War's End
While in the Philippines, Charles Chatterton's vessel [Annotator's Note: LCI(L)-334, Landing Craft Infantry (Large)]...
Cook, Norman War's End
[Annotator’s Note: Someone in the background is audible throughout this segment. The interviewee also knocks on the...
Harold, Paul War's End
Harold Paul [Annotator's Note: a paratrooper in Company A, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division]...
Weber, Norman War's End
Norman Weber has a significant and raw memory of how the war ended. The family had to flee their home. It was the end...
Bronstein, Isador War's End
Isadore Bronstein advanced but his company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 386th Infantry Regiment, 97th...
Kofsky, Bernard War's End
Bernard Kofsky's [Annotator's Note: with the 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] worst mission was in Schweinfurt [...
Ridyard, Herbert War's End
Herbert W. Ridyard joined the 94th Division [Annotator's Note: Ridyard served on a heavy machine gun crew in Company H...
Carter, Donald War's End
Don Carter's outfit's [Annotator's Note: Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Infantry Division] second...
Ball, Rowland War's End
Rowland Elliott Ball served as a navigator with the 60th Bombardment Squadron, 39th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force...
Taliancich, Joseph War's End
Joseph Taliancich remembers his unit [Annotator's Note: 443rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion] got to the Battle of...
Allegrezza, Johnny War's End
Johnny Allegrezza went back to France in 1980. He went to see some of his buddies who were buried in the cemetery there...
Collie, C. War's End
C. Charles Collie heard on 6 August [Annotator's Note: 1945] that the atomic bomb had been used on Hiroshima. He knew...
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-...
Zuras, Nicholas War's End and Homecoming
Nicholas J. Zuras made his way through Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], and proceeded to join an...
Cole, John War's End and Leyte
John H. Cole was on his way to Japan for the invasion when the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped...
Delaune, Lawrence War's End and Occupation
[Annotator's Note: Lawrence J. Delaune, Sr. served with the 25th Reconnaissance Troop (Mechanized), 25th Infantry...
Staymates, Arthur War's End and Occupation Duty
As the war was coming to an end, Arthur Staymates and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th...
Jackson, William War's End and Occupation Duty
William Jackson was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note:...
Ashton, Harold War's End and Patrol Details
Harold Ashton's crew flew over 100 missions including his missions in the Atlantic. He was sent back to the United...

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