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Feldman, Henry Civilian LIfe and Postwar Career
Henry Feldman had no major problems returning home after the war. He soon decided to return to school since he left...
Linquata, Michael Freedom and Postwar Life
Michael Linquata and his friend Ray Miller were taken to an airport in Germany after their liberation. They were...
Long, Catherine Life in the WAVES
Catherine Long lived in a barracks with four other WAVES [Annotator's Note: Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency...
Polito, Felix LIving with the Memories
Felix Polito has reached the point in his life where he wants to let his dependants know what he did in the war. Gail...
Grapes, Opal Postwar
Opal Grapes returned to the United States to study tropical medicine. She spent several months at Camp Siebert, Alabama...
Malec, Henry Postwar
Henry Malec did not have sufficient points to return home immediately after the war ended. He was subject to being...
Tacket, Henry Postwar
Henry A. Tacket and the USS Heermann (DD-532) performed picket duty after the war ended. His destroyer was on watch to...
Buchert, Cyril A. Postwar
Cyril Buchert saw the Japanese envoys coming into the surrender program [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo Bay on 2 September...
Spaetgens, William Postwar
William Leo Spaetgens was changed by World War 2. He hated school with a passion. After making it to the tenth grade,...
Carlson, Harry Postwar Career With NACA and NASA
Harry Carlson used the G.I. Bill to go to Virginia PolyTech [Annotator's Note: Virginia Polytechnic Institutein...
Barnes, Alton Postwar Life and Military Service
Alton Barnes spent about three months in Japan performing occupation duty following World War 2. His main function was...
Tizzard, Thomas Postwar Life and Reflections
After he was discharged, Thomas Tizzard looked for a job. He worked in New Orleans, Louisiana as a conductor on a...
Dunford, Philip Postwar Life and Thoughts
After being discharged from the US Marine Corps, Philip Dunford picked up his wife and son and went to Maxton, North...
Barnes, Alton Reflections
Alton Barnes remembers being posted on guard duty during a rainy night in the Philippines as a green soldier. In the...
Williams, Earl Remaining Career, Civilian life and Pearl Harbor Reflections
Earl Williams returned from overseas where he had been in charge of aircraft disposition for the Pacific area. Assigned...
Marcus, Bernard Return to Active Duty
Bernard Marcus received a call from the commander of Fort Monmouth [Annotator’s Note: in New Jersey]. Marcus was told...
Riggsby, Norman Returning to Civilian Life
Norman Riggsby returned to the United States through New York and Camp Kilmer. It was great. He went to Michigan even...
Carlson, Harry Thoughts and Reflections
Harry Carlson says that conducting fire bombing raids over Tokyo, seeing the city on fire, the multi-colored flak [...