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Hayes, Raymond China, Home, and Postwar Career
Raymond Hayes and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tortuga (LSD-26)] went to different places in China, delivering food...
McCowen, William Chrome Dome Missions
After Vietnam [Annotator's Note: Vietnam War, or Second Indochina War, 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975], William...
Mills, Willis Civilian Life
Willis Mills returned to the United States aboard a ship and docked at Oakland [Annotator’s Note: Oakland, California...
Ford, John Civilian Life and Reflections
After his time in the Army, John Holton Ford returned to the University of Cincinnati [Annotator’s Note: in Cincinnati...
Gilmore, Selwyn Civilian Regrets
Selwyn Gilmore fit back in when he got home. He did not go to work right away. He regrets not going to college when it...
Wolf, Robert Closing Thoughts
Robert Wolf returned to the United States from the Philippines and went back to school. He graduated in 1949. He...
Drucker, Lillian Closing Thoughts
Lillian Drucker's brothers all had medical discharges and had income from that. She and her husband bought their first...
Galbraith, Wendell Closing Thoughts
Wendell Galbraith was discharged at Fort Sheridan, Illinois as a Tech Sergeant [Annotator's Note: Technical Sergeant;...
Tognoli, Paris Closing Thoughts
Paris Tognoli wonders how he made it. He pondered that many times in his life. He got to go home. When he landed in the...
Traina, Joseph Closing Thoughts
Joseph Traina met a girl in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and got married there. They moved to...
Doroff, Lorraine Closing Thoughts
Lorraine Doroff's most memorable experience of World War 2 is signing up and training [Annotator's Note: with the...
Light, Carl Closing Thoughts
Carl Light did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill. He had a good time and enjoyed life. He did think about staying in...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Closing Thoughts
Herbert Yudenfriend did not find it difficult to adjust to civilian life. The G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I....
Sinise, Jack Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with an extremely close shot of Jack Sinise's face and he is mid-sentence talking...
Reed, Raymond Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Raymond A. Reed served with his youngest brother during the war.] They were separated during...
Sturman, William Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Sturman why getting his first command of men in the Aleutian Islands,...
Wilson, Bobby Closing Thoughts
Bobby C. Wilson was in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] when the bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
McDonald, Robert Closing Thoughts and Postwar Life
There was no way to avoid the war. Japan attacked a US territory [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor...
Fitts, Charles College and Commission
Charles Fitts, Jr. had stashed a watch in the one place that the Germans did not search. It was an automatic wristwatch...
Cheever, Lawrence Combat in France and Return Home
[Annotator's Note: Larry Cheever can be difficult to understand at times.] Larry Cheever [Annotator's Note: with the...
Kitts, James Combat to Race Car Driver
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks James Albert Kitts what it was like to be in combat for the first time.] It was...
Cart, William "Bill" Coming Home
William Cart returned to the United States in January 1946. If Cart was going to be in a dogfight, he would have...
Wieland, Kenneth Coming Home
There was no homecoming reception in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], other than some high...
Angst, Lawrence Coming Home and Postwar Life
Lawrence Angst was very anxious to get back to school after the war. He got his degree on the G.I. Bill. He became a...
Halpern, Gerard Continuing His Education with the GI Bill
Gerard Halpern was serving with the XVth Corps when the war ended. He was stationed in the town of Chantilly right...
Foy, John Court Martial, Discharge, and Postwar Career
As a result of a court-martial, John Foy's rank was reduced to corporal just before his discharge. He was a staff...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Dachau and War’s End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Vernon Tweedt to tell him about when he got to the Dachau concentration camp in...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Dealing with the government
Olen Grant left the service when his operations had been completed. The army tried to get him stay in the service after...
Robinson, Stewart Death of Friends
Stewart W. Robinson recalls the time the flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-12) was strafed by Japanese fighters and his...
Smith, Rothacker Discharge
Despite his excitement at being liberated from German custody, Rothacker Smith knew he was to return to a racist and...
Mason, Leslie Discharge and Closing Thoughts
Leslie B. Mason, Junior was told he could stay in the Army, but he had no desire. He got home in September [Annotator's...
Barnett, Robert Discharge and College
Robert Barnett came back to the United States through the Panama Canal on Christmas Day, 1945 to join the Atlantic...
Bell, Harry Discharge and College
When Harry Bell steamed into New York Harbor one of the first things he saw was the Statue of Liberty. When he saw it...
Spint, Robert Discharge and Postwar Careers
Robert Spint was discharged at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin [Annotator's Note: now Fort McCoy in Monroe County, Wisconsin]. He...
Bluestein, Bernard "Bernie" Discharge and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Bernard B. "Bernie" Bluestein remembers when...
Elliott, John Discharge and the G.I. Bill
John Elliott left the Pacific with seven of his crew and some extra personnel, flying from Tinian to Kwajalein to...

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