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Dean, Donald Discharge and the G.I. Bill
From China, the USS Balduck (ADP-132) took Donald Dean and the rest of the crew back to Okinawa, then to Hawaii,...
Levin, Jules Discharge, Education and Postwar Career
Although the war ended in Europe, America was still fighting the Japanese in the East. Jules Levin was chosen to be...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Discharge, Home, and Reflections
Before Vernon Tweedt was discharged in Germany, his then-girlfriend had written him. A pastor had offered her a job...
Spinelli, Gabriel Discharge, Homecoming and Postwar Career
Gabriel Spinelli didn't go home immediately after the war's end but it wasn't long before he was shipped to India for a...
Bost, Ben Disgruntled Captain
Ben Ray Bost had a new captain come aboard [Annotator's Note: the USS LSM-316] after Captain Fritsch [Annotator's Note...
Kubiak, Frank Dysentery, VJ-Day and Postwar
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)] went to the Philippines because it was stricken...
Schneider, Richard Early Life
Richard "Dick" Schneider was born in Akron, Ohio in March 1923. His family included his parents, one sister, and one...
von Frisch, Alvin Early Life
Alvin von Frisch was born in Giessen, Germany in 1920. He began his education there but he, his mother, two sisters,...
Jenkins, Samuel Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
[Annotator's Note: The interview begins with the interviewer explaining what he will be doing during the interview....
Kight, Otis Early Life and Enlistment
Otis Kight grew up near Atlanta [Annotator's Note: Atlanta, Georgia] and nearby Stone Mountain [Annotator's Note: Stone...
Laster, John Thomas Early Life and Enlistment
John Laster was born in April 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky. He started school in Dalton, Georgia, but when he was in...
Gresham, Ray Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Ray Gene Gresham was born in July 1927 in Lawrence County, Illinois, the last of the six children of a farmer. After...
Burns, Lloyd Early Life and Pilot Training
Lloyd Burns was born in Bossier, Louisiana but grew up in Shreveport, Louisiana during the Great Depression. He had ten...
Dugas, Sr., Maurice Early Life and Testing Atomic Bombs at Bikini Atoll
Maurice Joseph Dugas, Sr. was born in September 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father worked at the Roosevelt...
Breen, Vernon Early Life and the Family Business
Vernon Breen was born in Chicago [Annotator's Note: Chicago, Illinois] in March 1925. He grew up in River Forest,...
Schweitzer, Philip Education and Postwar Life
Philip Schweitzer cannot think of many other lighter moments than the ones he's already mentioned. He remembers one...
Johnson, Homer Education and Reflections
Homer Johnson remembered that during his two years of service, his mother's hair turned from black to white. People...
Glusing, Benjamin End of the War
Benjamin Albert Glusing was on an inspection trip on New Caledonia [Annotator's Note: as part of 39th Military Police...
Reynolds, Florence G. End of the WASPs
Florence G. Shutsy-Reynolds' parents always told her she could do anything she wanted to do. That event is why she is...
McCorriston, James "Fran McCorriston" End of War and Reflections
When James McCorriston left the hospital, he was assigned to the USS Fall River (CA-131), then he left the Navy. He...
Bornstein, Lester End of War and Reflections
Lester M. Bornstein could not believe the war was over. He had been in the Army for two years. His unit [Annotator's...
Harris, Robert "Bob" End of War Reflections
Robert H. "Bob" Harris returned to the United States sometime in September or October 1944. While overseas, he knew...
Joy, Carrol England and D-Day
After Carrol Joy arrived in England, he was sent by train to Ashford Kent. They may have been the closest base to the...
Neighbors, Lysander England and War's End
Lysander "Ben" Neighbors [Annotator's Note: stationed in Duxford, England with the 14th Fighter Group] serviced P-47s [...
Kays, George Entrance into Service
George Kays was born in July 1915 on a farm outside of Cambridge, Ohio. He went to school in a two-room school. In 1929...
Malone, Dorothy "GiGi" Entrance into Service
Dorothy Malone enlisted on 7 December 1943. She was home when she heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Weber, Ed Entrance Into the Service and Postwar
Ed Weber went into the service on 5 December 1942 and went to the San Diego Marine Corps base [Annotator's Note: Marine...
Hastings, Wilford Europe and Postwar Career
Wilford E. Hastings received training to handle mines while in Germany. He would pull the mines out of the ground with...
Smith, Lamar Family Postwar and Reflections
For the Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith, the G.I. Bill was very important because his family did not have any money...
Grahlfs, F. Final Duty and Returning Home
After doing shore duty for a couple weeks, Lincoln Grahlfs was transferred to Guam [Annotator’s Note: Northern Marianas...
Stovroff, Irwin Final Thoughts
Irwin Stovroff and about 200 or so Jewish POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] had been separated by their German...
Guidry, Lewis Final Thoughts
Lewis Guidry thinks it is very important to keep the history of World War 2 alive. A major message is to always try to...
Billingsley, James Final Thoughts
James Billingsley was in the mountains fighting and going down a gulley [Annotator's Note: in the Philippines]. Machine...
Fontenot, Herbert Final Thoughts
Herbert Fontenot did not look back after leaving the Navy. He enjoyed his wartime experience and his career afterward....
Moskin, Alan First Combat
The first time Alan Moskin realized he was in combat and war, something hit the top of his head. There were mortar and...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Fitting Tribute
In Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth Gibbens worked in a veterans' hospital for a few months, but quit when she became...

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