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Gambino, Elroy War's End and Occupation
lroy Gambino and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company K, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division] built...
Birns, Sid War's End and Occupation
When the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Longhoffer, Garland War's End and Occupation Duty
Garland Virgil Longhoffer was at a movie when he was told the Japanese surrendered. His area did not believe the news....
Wergin, Earl War's End and Occupation Duty
On VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945], Earl Wergin [Annotator's Note: with the USS...
Kitching, Charles War's End and Occupation Duty
When the war ended, Charles Kitching [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Division...
Staymates, Arthur War's End and Occupation Duty
As the war was coming to an end, Arthur Staymates and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th...
Schwartz, Bill War's End and Occupation Duty
Bill Schwartz's [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division] biggest nightmare...
Reed, Carlos War's End and Occupation Duty
Carlos Reed had to search all the houses and disarm all the civilians in Korea. He had to find the enemy from within....
Jackson, William War's End and Occupation Duty
William Jackson was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note:...
Conklin, Earl War's End and Occupation Duty in China
Among his fellow officers, Earl Conklin thought there were a couple who were marvelous fellows and he has kept in touch...
Currier, William War's End and Post War
William Currier [Annotator's Note: while serving as a radarman aboard the USS Hall (DD-583)] headed back to the United...
Kelley, John War's End and Postwar
Near the end of the war, while the 11th Airborne [Annotator's Note: 11th Airborne Division] was flown to Okinawa [...
Porter, Allen War's End and Postwar
Allen Porter [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 303rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 78th Infantry Division] began most of...
Bice, Austeen War's End and Postwar
After the success of the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
Ginrich, Ralph War's End and Postwar
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich was not changed by his POW [Annotator’s Note: prisoner of war] experiences. Some Germans were...
Tarantelli, Armand War's End and Postwar
[Annotator's Note: There is another person in the room off screen that interjects to help interviewee with the...
Arend, Aloysius "Al" War's End and Postwar
Aloysius "Al" Arend was flown back to his outfit [Annotator's Note: 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division] on...
Bell, Cecil War's End and Postwar Life
Cecil K. Bell crossed near Corsica to Southern France [Annotator's Note: during Operation Dragoon, Provence, Southern...
Donovan, Harry War's End and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: A person off camera comments in the background throughout this clip.] Harry A. Donovan did not...
Rhoads, Benjamin "Dusty" War's End and Postwar Life
The French were happy that Benjamin "Dusty" Rhoads and American forces were in France. [Annotator's Note: Rhoads was in...
Snow, William War's End and Postwar Life
William L. Snow [Annotator's Note: with the 812th Bombardment Squadron, 482nd Bombardment Group] completed 35 missions...
Barton, Walter War's End and Postwar Life
Walter Henry Barton and his regiment [Annotator's Note: Cannon Company, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division...
Allen, Warren "Bill" War's End and Postwar Life
When Warren William "Bill" Allen, Junior's unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 335th Field Artillery Battalion, 87th...
Magnifico, Charles War's End and Postwar Life
Charles Magnifico still suffers today from his injuries [Annotator's Note: Magnifico developed immersion foot syndrome...
Meader, Byron War's End and Postwar Life
Byron Herbert Meader's division [Annotator's Note: Meader was a member of Headquarters Company, 271st Infantry Regiment...
Gimbut, Raymond War's End and Reflections
After Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Raymond Gimbut sailed to California, then to the...
Warren, Ennis War's End and Reflections
Ennis C. Warren completed his missions [Annotator’s Note: Warren was flight engineer on a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Brown, Bernard War's End and Return Home
Bernard Brown and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 410th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...
Sussman, Marvin War's End and Returning Home
Following VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], Marvin Sussman was stationed in the town of...
Kahn, William War's End and Returning Home
After the Battle of the Bulge, William Kahn's platoon continued through the Hurtgen Forest, but saw no action. They...
Dixon, Richard War's End and Returning Home
Richard Tempus Dixon's time in the Philippines was interesting. Some of the natives got hold of some hand grenades and...
Bost, Ben War's End and Returning Home
Ben Ray Bost loved getting Marines on board ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LSM-316], especially those from North...
Schraub, Jesse War's End and the Holocaust
Jesse Schraub served in the Army as a mortar man in Company A of the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion and took part in...
Danegger, Alfred War's End in Europe
When the war in Europe ended, Alfred "Al" Danegger believes he was in Koblenz [Annotator’s Note: Koblenz, Germany]....
Brown, Charles War's End in Europe
Charles R. Brown [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 66th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division]...
Harrison, Joseph "Joe" War's End in Japan
Two or three weeks after Joseph L. Harrison arrived back on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], the atomic...

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