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Aust, Abner 30 Years in the US Air Force
[Annotator's Note: Abner Aust stayed in the military after the end of World War 2.] The 36th Tactical Fighter Wing was...
Loring, Bud A Career in the Army
Bud Loring retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel. After World War 2 he joined a National Guard unit. He had a...
Soskin, Betty A Park Ranger at Age 94
Betty Soskin works at the Visitor Center [Annotator's Note: she became a National Park Ranger in 2006 at the age of 85...
Larson, William Activated for Korea
William Larson went to work for the Flexible Pavement Laboratory in [Annotator's Note: Waterways Experiment Station-...
Howie, Alice After Her Husband Died
[Annotator's Note: Alice Howie's husband was killed in an aerial dogfight in Europe and was buried by a French prisoner...
Cole, Arles After the Pearl Harbor Attack
Arles E. Cole left Pearl Harbor the next morning [Annotator’s Note: Cole was a quartermaster on the USS West Virginia (...
Carroll, Wesley After the Raid on Shortland Harbor
In Auckland, New Zealand, Wesley Carroll “got a virus or something,” and ended up in the hospital. He was sent back to...
Ramsey, Frank After the War
Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, Eighth Air Force...
Scheerer, Richard After the War
Richard Scheerer never spoke much about the war after he got home. He just wanted to forget it. It was a four year...
McLaughlin, Sr., James After the War
James Kemp McLaughlin returned home after the war and received a 30 day leave after which he reported to the...
LeBlanc, Dale After the War
When Dale LeBlanc heard the news that the battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa] was over he was relieved. One...
Maduell, Audrey Air Raids and Military Reservists
Audrey Maduell had an air raid shelter right across from her house. Her father would bring coffee to the workers...
Larson, William Always Put in Charge
William Larson always got caught doing something en route. After he was inducted at Fort Crook [Annotator's Note: now...
Brister, Delano Army Career
Delano Brister had a career in the United States Army. The Louisiana Maneuvers made a great impression on him. He...
Brooks, Curtis Arriving in Korea and Leave in Japan
Curtis Brooks arrived for duty in Korea at night. His unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Battery, 10th Field...
Gackenbach, Russell Atomic Bomb Mission
On 6 August 1945, Russell Gackenbach was ordered on a special mission to Japan. At three o’clock in the morning, his...
Kolesa, Thomas Atomic Bombs
Thomas Kolesa was told to clean up his area and get everything ship shape. General MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Russell, Patrick Atomic Bombs and Postwar Career
Patrick Russell returned to the United States after the war. He received orders to report to Pensacola to form another...
Taffel, Nathan Australia
While he was in Australia, Nathan Taffel communicated with a brother-in-law in Chicago. He had survived the ghetto but...
Skinner, Theodore Awards and Reflections
Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. received the Bronze Star [Annotator's Note: the fourth-highest award a United States service...
Burke, Murphy Back in the Military and Combat in Korea
Murphy Burke made good, lasting friendships while in the Navy, and when he got out, he took advantage of the G.I. Bill...
Ford, John Battle of the Bulge and War's End
John Holton Ford [Annotator’s Note: a second lieutenant battalion radar officer with the 749th Anti-Aircraft Artillery...
Richard, Joseph Be Honest and Helpful
Joseph Richard feels that the war means more now to the younger generation than it did after he left it. He meets kids...
Winestone, Ted Becoming a Marine
Ted Winestone [Annotator's Note: a Polish-Jewish refugee] did not talk much about his war experience with his new peers...
Lepore, Louis Becoming a Marine
Louis R. Lepore joined the Marine Corps in September 1942 and retired in May 1971 after 29 years of service. Lepore...
Morris, Mac Becoming a Marine Pilot
Mac Glenn Morris flew for the first time in the backseat of a Stearman [Annotator's Note: Boeing-Stearman Model 75...
Livingston, Robert Becoming an Aerial Gunner
While stationed in Polebrook, England [Annotator's Note: with the 511th Bombardment Squadron, 351st Bombardment Group,...
Campbell, John Being a Gun Loader and Training Killers
John Campbell was trained as a gun loader on merchant ships. In Great Britain, in 1943, air raids were still pretty...
Bradley, John Being an Aide and Going to Korea
John Bradley served in the Army infantry and attended jump and Ranger school. He volunteered to join the 101st Airborne...
Little, Henry Building Ships
Henry Little went to work at a shipyard after returning from the Korean war [Annotator's Note: in 1953]. He worked...
Baile, Richard Camaraderie and Great Men
Richard Baile's crew all thought alike. They were optimistic. None of them thought they would be shot down. Baile does...
Murray, Charles Career in Military Service
Charles Murray served during the Korean War but by the time he got over there the war had ended. He did see action in...
Sniff, Alvin Career Navy Man
After the conclusion of World War 2, Alvin Sniff was sent back to New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana...
Noll, Eilleen Changes for Women in the Military
In the 1950s, Eileen Noll recognized the changes for women in the military. She felt more respected and leaned upon by...
Bowsher, Walter Chosin Reservoir
Walter Bowsher made two separate cemeteries because he had to bury Russians. [Annotator's Note: Bowsher was assigned to...
Albarado, Nolan Christmas in France and Reflections
Nolan Albarado was in a tent in Rennes, France on Christmas Eve 1944. He volunteered to bake cakes for his company [...

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