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McConnell, Trist Reflections
When Julian Trist Bringier McConnell was leaving Panama for the Pacific, his PT Boat [Annotator's Note: patrol torpedo...
Guisewite, Myron Reflections
Myron L. Guisewhite and his wife furnished an apartment in the suburbs of Munich [Annotator's Note: Munich, Germany]...
Bolster, Elisabeth Reflections
Elisabeth Bolster went to New York to be with her in-laws at Jackson Heights [Annotator's Note: she left Fillmore, Utah...
Brukman, Jack Reflections
To Jack Brukman, the most memorable incident of World War 2 was when his hearing saved him from being injured by a bomb...
Skelton, Joy Reflections
Joy Skelton came to realize the importance of living for the day while she was in a concentration camp. She has tried...
Peiffer, Warren Reflections
Warren Peiffer’s parents could speak German. He had to go overseas. [Annotator’s Note: Peiffer was stationed in England...
Sadler, Richard Reflections
Burt Richard Sadler believes Great Britain and the United States will always be friends. He visits the Eight Air Force...
David, Chester Reflections
Chester David returned to the United States after working in Germany following the war. He became a rice farmer. He...
Cole, Harold Reflections
Almost all military men drank [Annotator's Note: alcoholic beverages] as they were young. Harold Stanford Cole saw a...
Lazinger, Sol Reflections
Sol Lazinger received many awards for his military service. While on a patrol, he was crawling in a beet field near the...
Levee, Harris Reflections
Harris H. Levee's most memorable experience of World War 2 was climbing up and down the nuclear reactor [Annotator's...
Phillips, James Reflections
James W. Phillips went back to working at a show factory after World War 2, and then later worked in civil service....
Schneider, Irwin Reflections
Irwin Schneider was changed by the war completely. He had led a sheltered life prior to his service. He learned to be a...
Bourgeois, Emiline Reflections
It is important to study World War 2. Being a nurse in the Army is a nice thing to do for Emiline Ann Bourgeois [...
Higgins, Archibald Reflections
Archibald Higgins would do all that he did in the war once again if it was necessary. He thought about staying in the...
Velfling, Jacob Reflections
Jacob Velfling, Jr.'s most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was at a farm behind enemy lines. He met two...
McCormick, Bruce Reflections
Bruce McCormick was in the military for a long time. A lot of his friends who were soldiers in Korea [Annotator's Note...
Coop, Willard Reflections
Willard Haul "Jack" Coop's most memorable experience of World War 2 was VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day...
Weber, Rosemarie Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Rosemarie Weber was an American civilian interned in the Santo Thomas internment camp in Manila,...
Cresswell, Constance Reflections
In December 1944, Constance Cresswell married an American who was stationed at a supply depot in England with the 8th...
Haynes Sr., James Reflections
James E. Haynes Sr. remembers before overseas deployment being in a PX [Annotator's Note: post exchange] in...
Cole, Wendell Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Moxon, Milton Reflections
Milton Moxon had no difficulties with nightmares or post traumatic stress after his service. His faith and church...
Rothenheber, Paul Reflections
Paul Rothenheber was never in direct action. He thought France was strange. He was knocked out in Le Havre [Annotator's...
Carman, Victor Reflections
Victor K. Carman remembers the typhoon. It was significant. The Philippines got hit by a typhoon with winds of 190...
Grass, Philip Reflections
Philip Grass thinks the war helped him become a better citizen. At the time, he did not think he sacrificed anything....
Villars, Robert Reflections
Robert Villars found that life was cheap as a result of his time in World War Two. He particularly saw that in India...
Lux, Gerald Reflections and Iwo Jima
Gerald Wayne Lux joined the service to give the Japanese what they had coming to them after Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Kaslow, Solis "Sol" Reflections and Postwar
Solis “Sol” Kaslow grew up in Philadelphia [Annotator’s Note: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. He was drafted into the Navy...
McMullen, Milton Reflections as a POW
Milton L. McMullen, Sr. thinks the aftereffects of the bombings around Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] was the...
Jarvis, Robert Reflections of the War
Robert Jarvis’ most memorable experience of World War 2 was seeing his brother in Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the...
Hustead, Austin Reflections on France
Austin Hustead recounts that as the front lines moved, the squadron [Annotator's Note: 81st Fighter Squadron, 50th...
Lafferty, Ralph Reflections on Italy
Ralph F. Lafferty wrote to his wife during the war. While on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short...
Reavis, Carrel Reflections on Montford Point
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Carrel Reavis where he thinks the Montford Point Marines fit into the Civil...
Longhoffer, Garland Reflections on Okinawa
Garland Virgil Longhoffer did have contact with civilians. During mopping up [Annotator's Note: cleaning up missions]...
Ray, Sammy Reflections on Peleliu and Okinawa
Sammy Ray recalled storming the beach of Peleliu in the afternoon [Annotator's Note: of 15 September 1944] and that...

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