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Orlando, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Orlando reads of our servicemen committing suicide and he does not understand it. He knew men who were bitter...
Reissig, Floyd J. Postwar Life
Floyd James Reissig was hit by shrapnel from one of his own guns. While they were firing, the shrapnel hit him, causing...
Maddox, Claire Postwar Life
Claire Maddox returned to Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as a member of ACORN-21, Aviation, Construction, Ordnance, Repair]...
McGee, George Postwar Life
George Wesley McGee had no desire to stay in the Army on his return to the United States. They arrived in New York and...
Heim, Henry Postwar Life
Henry Heim worried about his friends’ lives and the guys who were left over there. When he came home, he was assigned...
Hayward, David Postwar Life
After returning to the United States, David K. Hayward was sent to Santa Monica, California to be reassigned. He was...
Stone, Leno Postwar Life
Leno E. Stone attended Washington State College [Annotator's Note: now Washington State University in Pullman...
Hyland, Everett Postwar Life
Everett Hyland's wounds still bother him. He had a nerve check done on him in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego,...
Perry, Robert Postwar Life and Reflections
After the war, Robert Perry found employment as a painter and as a lumber yard worker. He never used the G.I. Bill [...
Tweed, Earl Postwar Life and the Korean War
Earl Tweed served in Germany on occupation duty as commander of an anti-tank company. He held that command until the...
Jones, James Postwar Life in Europe
James B. Jones started working for the Graves Registration Program. He went all over Europe looking for dead soldiers...
Bonelli, William Postwar Military Career
William Patrick Bonelli was never injured in combat. The closest he got was shrapnel hitting his pilot's chair. He...
Strait, Donald Postwar Military Service
After Donald Strait came back to the United States he got married and worked in the Office of Flying Safety in Winston-...
Hastings, Wilford Postwar Military Service
After the conclusion of World War 2, Wilford E. Hastings decided to re-enlist for the Army for one more year and was...
Schilling, Ira Postwar Military Service
In some ways, Ira Schilling felt he grew up very quickly due to his experience serving in the US Marine Corps during...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Postwar Naval Career
Louis Conter returned to the United States for night fighter training. When he received his commission in New Guinea,...
Sturman, William Postwar Navy
By the end of the war, William Sturman was a Third Class Petty Officer. He used the G.I. Bill to attend New Mexico...
Sturman, William Postwar Navy Changes
[Annotator’s Note: The interviewer asks William Sturman if the Navy changed between World War 2 and the Korean War.]...
Marks, James Postwar Occupation and Retirement
James Marks was on a carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Wasp (CV-18)] that went up through Japan and China with the...
Sciortino, Philip Postwar Occupation Duty
When Philip Sciortino and his ship entered Japanese waters, the sea appeared to be completely mined. An invasion of...
Mills, Willis Postwar Philippines
Willis Mills went into Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the Philippines] for a few days and observed the destruction...
Race, John "Jack Race" Postwar Pilot Life
John T. "Jack" Race was flying very important people around in a regular line C-47 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-47...
Barrick, Calvin Postwar Reunions and Meeting New Friends
Calvin Barrick was transferred to the USS Searaven (SS-196) which was an older submarine based out of Pearl Harbor. He...
Gallo, Peter Postwar Service
Peter Gallo was involved in an incident that got him into trouble in Korea. A Japanese officer came in and was chasing...
Hall, William Postwar Service
William Hall settled down after the war with the Marines but grew angry with the Marine Corps and quit. He did not like...
Daquarna, Joseph Postwar Service and Heading to Bikini Atoll
Joseph Daquarna learned about the USS Missouri (BB-63) going to Tokyo Bay for the surrender ceremony following the end...
Bergbower, Harold Postwar Service in the US Air Force
Harold Bergbower stayed in the Air Force full time after World War 2. He went to Chanute Field in Illinois and took...
Doundoulakis, Helias Postwar Work
Helias Doundoulakis [Annotator's Note: with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in Salonika, Greece,] eluded the...
Molen, Herman POW Camp
Herman Molen was interrogated by the Germans [Annotator’s Note: Molen was taken prisoner of war after bailing out...
Godbold, Bryghte POW Camp in Japan, War's End and Going Home
Bryghte Davis Godbold was transported from Wusong [Annotator's Note: Wusong, also spelled Woosung, China] through other...
McGhee, Edwin POW Camp Life
Edwin McGhee saw British and Russian POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] in the first camp he was held in. The...
Fulton, Robert POW Difficulties
Robert Fulton's low points in captivity included Red Cross packages not distributed to the POWs [Annotator's Note:...
Jostad, Glen POW Discipline
Glen Jostad was first held in a German prisoner of war camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft VI in Heydekrug, Germany,...
Godbold, Bryghte POW Escapes
Bryghte Davis Godbold aided an individual named Kinney [Annotator's Note: US Marine Corps First Lieutenant John F....
Bowsher, Walter POW Forced Labor
Walter Bowsher and the other prisoners were forced to work by the Japanese. The POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" POW Hospital and Liberation
Donelson Houseman was put in a truck, along with about five others who were also in bad shape, and sent to a town near...
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