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Ratcliff, Henry Postwar
Henry Ratcliff almost arrived home after his outfit did [Annotator's Note: 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion, 5th Air...
Tacket, Henry Postwar
Henry A. Tacket and the USS Heermann (DD-532) performed picket duty after the war ended. His destroyer was on watch to...
Oplinger, Robert Postwar
Robert Oplinger did not want to stay in the Navy after the war. He would regret that later. He did stay in the reserves...
Romano, Joseph Postwar and Reflections
Joseph R. Romano used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
Colquitt, James Postwar and Reflections
James Roy Colquitt returned to his home in Alabama after his discharge. He did not have a problem adjusting to civilian...
Wood, Edward Postwar and Reflections
Edward O. Wood, Senior was assigned to the submarine tender, USS Holland (AS-3), as a replacement radio man stationed...
Harris, Rufus Postwar and Thoughts on Enemies
Rufus Harris went to Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] for one day. On his last trip, he had just gotten married...
Burton, Windom Postwar Life and Reflections
After discharge, Windom Joseph Burton briefly used the G.I Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Hill, Marvin Postwar Service
When the war ended, Marvin Hill was still serving in the Pacific, and was sent first to Darian, Manchuria to assist in...
DeSalvo, Vincent Preparing to Invade Japan
Vincent DeSalvo was with the Air Transport Command in Kanchipuram, India when he heard the news of the atomic bombs...
Harvey, David Prewar Life to the Pacific
David Harvey was born in September 1926. [Annotator's Note: Harvey says he was born "around here" but the town name is...
Keller, Fred Raiding Islands, Kamikazes, and Typhoons
Fred L. Keller, Jr. helped load bombs on torpedo planes, TBMs [Annotator's Note: Keller served as an ordnanceman aboard...
Stratton, Donald Re-Enlisting and Reflections
Donald Stratton went to Corona, California towards the end of 1942. He was there for a couple months before he was...
Harper, Douglas Reassignment to Okinawa
Douglas Harper went to Port Hueneme, California and was assigned to an ACORN unit. [Annotator's Note: ACORN is an...
Balza, Firman Reflections
Firman Balza was transferred off the ship on 7 April 1944, and watched the Maryland [Annotator's Note: USS Maryland (BB...
Snyder, Kenneth Reflections
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. says the reason for a museum [Annotator's Note: such as The National WWII Museum in New Orleans...
Nicholas, John Reflections
John Nicholas fought in World War 2 because the guys before him had signed up so he had to do so also. He had to fight...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Reflections
Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches. He passed the...
Ratcliff, Henry Reflections
Henry Ratcliff was most affected by the kamikaze [Annotator's Note: Japanese Special Attack Units, also called shimbu-...
Guderian, Emmett Reflections
Emmett Guderian's Navy career gave him all kinds of new experiences, from world travel to intense emotions. He...
Dendrinelis, Socrates Reflections
Socrates Dendrinelis did not date in high school. He was the president of his class. He went out with the vice-...
Cassidy, John Reflections
Reflecting on his most outstanding memory of World War 2, John Cassidy said it was surviving the Kamikaze attacks in...
Schmitt, Warren Reflections
Warren Schmitt had negative feelings about the Japanese before and during the war. The kamikazes had no respect for...
Kerr, Richard Reflections
Richard H. Kerr's most memorable experience is when a kamikaze [Annotator's Note: Japanese Special Attack Units, also...
Dochick, Wesley Reflections
Wesley John Dochick went back to work in a machine shop after the war, making aircraft parts. Then he worked for Conrad...
Collie, C. Reflections
C. Charles Collie remembers the typhoon of 18 and 19 December 1944 as being his most memorable experience in World War...
Longhoffer, Garland Reflections on Okinawa
Garland Virgil Longhoffer did have contact with civilians. During mopping up [Annotator's Note: cleaning up missions]...
Wellford, Harry Relaxation then Kamikazes
After the war ended, Harry Walker Wellford and his crewmates enjoyed watching movies on the fantail [Annotator's Note:...
Wicker, Thomas Reporting Aboard the USS Lackawanna (AO-40) and Okinawa
Thomas Wicker received orders to serve on an oilier, which he was not thrilled about. He graduated from Tulane...
Culpepper, George Retaking the Philippines
George Culpepper [Annotator's Note: as the communications officer aboard PC-1122] saw a plane on 21 October [Annotator'...
Sapp, Walter Returning Home
Walter Sapp returned to the United States in April 1946. He tried to go to school. He selected four or five colleges he...
Penwell, Richard Returning Home and Reflections
Richard F. Penwell was supposed to be going back to New Bilibid Prison [Annotator's Note: Old Bilibid and New Bilibid...
Audler, Richard Returning Home and War's End
Richard Audler's unit [Annotator's Notes: Carrier Aircraft Service Unit (Forward) 13 or CASU(F)-13] was stationed on...
Johnson, John Returning to the Front, VJ-Day and Postwar Service
John E. Johnson went back to the ship, but not all his crewmates did. After replacements came from a nearby receiving...
Snyder, Kenneth Roi-Namur, Okinawa, and Home
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. arrived on Kwajalein [Annotator's Note: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] and was met by a...
Snyder, Kenneth Roosevelt and Truman
Everything Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. learned as an officer in the Marine Corps prepared him for the rest of his life. [...

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