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Powers, Robert Northern Okinawa and Sugar Loaf Hill
Robert Powers went ashore unopposed at Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He was in a foxhole with his buddy...
Barnes, Walter Nothing Fit
The uniform pants Walter Barnes wore were baggy and the jackets hung out. The uniform was made of a canvas type...
Yackel, Eugene Nuremberg to Dachau
After Aschaffenburg [Annotator's Note: Aschaffenburg, Germany], Eugene Yackel went through Nuremberg [Annotator's Note...
Reilly, Joseph Nuremberg Trials
Catholic nuns looked after the wounded in Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France], Holland, and Bastogne [...
McCalla, Anna Nursing School
Anna McCalla Noren was born in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1921. She grew up on a farm with her parents and four siblings...
Pigott, Joe Observations
In Joe Pigott's opinion, General Smith [Annotator's Note: US Army General Walter Bedell Smith] was "one of the best";...
Sved, Edwin Observations
Of all the ground crew personnel, Edwin Sved recalled only one with whom his crew got close. He told the tale of a...
Baumgarten, Aaron Observations and Anecdotes
He was a young kid, and Aaron Baumgarten didn't know what to expect from the Russians; he just knew that they were...
Campbell, Donald Observations and War's End
The officers would "talk a lot about things," Donald Campbell says, it was a furious campaign [Annotator's Note: the...
Alison, John R. Observing the RAF
Before going to China, John Alison was sent to England to observe how the air war over England was progressing. Small...
Shaner, Robert Occupation and Jungle Juice
Robert D. Shaner got off the ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LST-475] and explored [Annotator's Note: after they landed...
Yamamoto, Albert Occupation by American Forces
In October of 1945 United States forces came to occupy Matsuyama [Annotator's Note: Matsuyama, Japan] and had a formal...
Ellis, Frederick Occupation Duties
Shortly after Frederick Ellis reached Japan and the point system was in place for sending them home. The points got...
Latiolats, Walter Occupation Duty
Walter J. Latiolais, Sr. landed in Yokohama, Japan [Annotator's Note: following the end of the war in September 1945]....
Hatch, Norman Occupation Duty
Norman Hatch disembarked his ship in Nagasaki Harbor to begin the occupation of Japan and immediately saw the...
Goldstein, Elias Occupation Duty
Elliot Goldstein was sent overseas to Hof, Germany for occupation duty in 1946 [Annotator’s Note: with the 94th...
Smith, Dale Occupation Duty
[Annotator's Note: Dale Smith served in the Navy aboard the submarine tender USS Proteus (AS-19) and was at Kamakura,...
Guillory, Lloyd Occupation Duty
Lloyd Guillory was sent to Japan near Kanagawa two weeks after the war ended. Things were disorganized. The squadron [...
Ledesma, Trinidad Occupation Duty and Gifts from Home
Trinidad Ledesma was sent to Yokohama, Japan [Annotator's Note: on occupation duty after World War 2]. The streets were...
Cowell, Ernest Occupation Duty and Returning Home
After the war ended, Ernest Cowell was sent to Korea [Annotator's Note: with the 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry...
McKnight, Harry Occupation Duty in China
After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: the battle of Okinawa, Japan], Harry McKnight was sent back to Guam [Annotator's Note...
Schmittgens, Leo Occupation Duty in China
Leo William Schmittgens waited sometime before his ship had arrived for them to leave Okinawa. He helped load the ship...
Hughes, William Occupation Duty in Europe
William B. Hughes was in Wiesbaden during the occupation [Annotator's Note: Hughes was in Germany serving in the United...
Wilt, Jack Occupation Duty in Germany
Jack Wilt grew up with his German great-grandparents and knew some German. However, when he reached Nuremberg, Germany...
Burke, Dracos Occupation Duty in Germany and the Nuremberg Trails
Dracos Burke was deployed to Germany, and put into the last B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" Occupation Duty in Norway and Discharge
The disbanded 1st Special Service Force [Annotator's Note: also referred to as "the Force"] were spread all over...
Winter, William Occupation Duty in the Philippines
William Winter would go out with the patrols to round up Japanese soldiers. They had an airplane and would go pick...
Wayne, William Occupation Duty Then Home
William Wayne and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 2nd Battalion, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division]...
Hayashi, Nobuo Occupation of Japan and Postwar Life
Nobuo Hayashi remembers when the Americans arrived in their jeeps playing jazz music. He did not trust them at first...
Danegger, Alfred Occupation of Korea and Returning Home
In the occupation of Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to 1953], Alfred "Al" Danegger and his men found a...
Bellecci, John Occupying Japan
John Bellecci and a friend went to a place called Nikko [Annotator's Note: the site of the Toshogu Shinto Shrine] in...
Gustafson, Gerald OCS
Following his fourth year at Wentworth [Annotator’s Note: Wentworth Military Academy and College in Lexington, Missouri...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan October Revolution of 1956
In the summer before the October revolution [Annotator's Note: Hungarian Revolution of 1956, or Hungarian Uprising, 23...
Nolan, Warren Off to Pearl Harbor
Warren Nolan was in the middle of his sophomore year at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana when the Japanese...
Thomas, Wilbur "Will" Officer Training
Wilbur Thomas enrolled in the school's ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] program while he...
Bridger, Harley Oil Refineries and Rail Yards
Harley Bridger recalls a mission on 13 October, Friday the 13th, 1944 to Blechhammer, Germany. It was a synthetic oil...

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