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Sparacino, Paul War History in High School
Paul Sparacino [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5) during Operation Dominic, series of...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" War is Different Now
Betty Peak feels that it is such a different feeling among the civilians now with the wars overseas. She never knew...
Cowell, Ernest War Reflections
Ernest Cowell thinks being on shore in the Army is different from being at sea in the Navy. In the Navy, he did not...
Steinfeld, Manfred War Winds Down
Manfred Steinfeld recalls that in April 1945, a special formation of Division Headquarters [Annotator's Note:...
Lewis, Burton War's End
Burton Lewis entered Germany and helped set up a factory to manufacture netting in preparation for the crossing of the...
Gilbert, Lawrence War's End
Lawrence Richard "Red" Gilbert and a few other prisoners were released from the prison camp near the end of the war. He...
Penick, Ed War's End
Edward Moore Penick, a pilot in the Army Air Corps, was sent overseas to Sichuan and Guilin, China as part of the 21st...
Moore, Charles War's End
Charles Moore was stationed in Orleans, France at the end of the war. He enjoyed the experience there. He had a...
Moore, Hilar War's End
Hilar Moore was sent to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Northern Mariana Islands], which was the forward base for the...
Lingo, Alfred War's End
In 1944, Alfred A. Lingo [Annotator's Note: with the 621st Aircraft Warning Company] was in Attu [Annotator's Note:...
Wellford, Harry War's End
Harry Walker Wellford [Annotator's Note: while serving as the radar officer aboard the USS Harrison (DD-573)] remembers...
Day, Morris "Gene" War's End
Morris Eugene Day ended up in the Ruhr Pocket [Annotator's Note: a massive Allied encirclement of German forces in the...
Splichal, William War's End
William Splichal would write down the dates and towns of the places he went to in his diary. He went to Paris [...
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 [...
Struble, Charles War's End and Postwar
Charles Struble learned about the atomic bombs being dropped after the aircraft returned [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
Johnson, Wallace War's End and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Sound and video are not in sync throughout segment.] Wallace Johnson served aboard the USS Jamestown...
Savage, Robert War's End and Postwar
While overseas, Robert Savage was aware of Japanese propaganda that was being broadcast. Savage says Tokyo Rose [...
Gomez, Hewitt War's End and Postwar
Hewitt Brian Gomez returned home mid July 1945 for leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of...
Johnson, Jean "JD" War's End and Postwar
Jean D. "JD" Johnson [Annotator's Note: a radioman on the USS Balao (SS-285) enjoyed free time at Brisbane [Annotator's...
Seubert, Herbert War's End and Postwar Life
Herbert L. Seubert remained in the United States after his return home. He was assigned to New Castle Army Air Base [...
Poole, John War's End and Postwar Life
John Poole was in Innsbruck for a couple of weeks [Annotator's Note: following the German surrender on 8 May 1945]. It...
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...
Brooks, James War's End and Postwar Life
James "Jim" L. Brooks [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] was...
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...
Nolan, Warren War's End and Reflections
Warren Nolan was discharged from the Navy in New Orleans, Louisiana [Annotator's Note: in June 1946]. He went into the...
Nesossis, Richard War's End and Reflections
Richard Lamey Nesossis was at home on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in...
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...
Grass, Philip War's End to Korea
Philip Grass remembers being near Port Moresby [Annotator’s Note: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea]. Their encampment had...
Fisher, Joseph War's End to Korean War
Joseph Fisher remembers that they would have air raids with one or two planes at a time. The Japs [Annotator's Note: a...
Ebersole, William War's End, Going Home and Postwar Life
William Ebersole was on Iwo Jima when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan [Annotator's Note: the first atomic...
Baughman, Harry War's End, National Guard Duty and the Korean War
While Harry Boughman was on leave in the United States, the war ended in Europe. He was transferred to Fort Hood, Texas...
Saunders, David War’s End and Occupation Duty in Korea
David R. Saunders recalled when they announced that the war was over. Everyone was hooping and hollering. When he...
Douglas, Walter War’s End and Postwar Service
Walter Douglas was stationed at Pine Castle Air Base [Annotator's Note: Orlando, Florida] and he thought he may be...
Pbert, Herman Watching the Soviets
When Herman Pbert was going back to Germany [Annotator's Note: in 1950], he said he would be so bad against them [...
Hollis, Frederick Willow Run
Fredrick Hollis did not witness much family talk about the conflict during World War 2. Some of his relatives served in...
Kesselman, Emil Working for President Truman
Emil Kesselman [Annotator’s Note: called back into the Navy Reserves for the Korean War after serving in the Navy from...

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