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Gile, Richard Postwar and Reflection of the War
After Richard Edward Gile was discharged from the Army, he took advantage of the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I....
Hayes, Clifford "Cliff" Postwar and Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Clifford Suthern Hayes returned home after completing occupation duty in Europe]. Clifford Suthern...
Weaver, Henry Postwar and Reflections
After the war ended, Henry "Buck" Weaver spent the next six months disposing of airplanes at the Ground Forces...
Harless, Paul Postwar and Reflections
Paul Harless was assigned to the USS John Rodgers (DD-574) as a boatswain’s mate second class. During his overseas...
Lininger, Schuyler Postwar and Reflections
Schuyler Lininger departed Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] for San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco,...
Maki, Howard Postwar and Reflections
Howard T. Maki wanted to stay in the Army but was convinced by family to leave. He missed the service though. He...
Franklin, Ralph Postwar and Reflections
Ralph C. Franklin attended Columbia University [Annotator's Note: in New York, New York] graduate school. He thought...
Lennon, Daniel Postwar and Reflections
Daniel J. Lennon was discharged from the Army in October 1945 in California. He used the G.I. Bill to go to college....
Ross, George Postwar and Reflections
George Vincent Ross used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
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...
Shaw, Claude Postwar Career
Claude Bufford Shaw didn't come immediately back to the United States when the war ended as he was making a career of...
Briggs, Norman Postwar Career and Life
Norman Alden Briggs came home in 1946 and married on 7 May 1947. He went to trade school using the G.I. Bill [Annotator...
Tisdale, Olin Postwar Career and Military Service
Olin Tisdale wasn't deterred by what he endured during World War 2. After VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan...
Duncan, Lloyd Postwar Career and the Korean War
After he was discharged, Lloyd Duncan returned to Coffeyville, Kansas and went to junior college on the GI Bill. He...
Chauvin, Ernest Postwar Career and Thoughts
Ernest Chauvin got orders to go to Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953] and spent a year...
Harrison, Charles Postwar Career in the Marine Corps
After liberation, Charles Harrison was taken to a Guam fleet hospital, and thought it was heaven. The galley was open...
Heim, Henry Postwar Careers
Henry Heim was not bothered by the transition of the Army Air Corps. He fought in other countries because his country...
Madison, Robert Postwar Experiences
Since there was a war, Robert Madison said, he was grateful that he got to serve, even though there was discrimination...
DuBose, John Postwar Experiences and Going to Korea
John DuBose had eight months of back pay when he departed the SS Frenchtown. He was concerned that he would be robbed...
Bowsher, Walter Postwar Incidents
Walter Bowsher worked on an effort called the Mount Fuji Project which was supposedly building a children's playground...
Knese, Benard Postwar Life
After D-Day [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944], Bernard Knese had a 30-...
Michal, Billy Postwar Life
Billy Michal's paternal grandfather worked his way up the ladder in the local lumber business [Annotator's Note: in...
Campbell, Clifford Postwar Life
Clifford Campbell was at Fort Lewis [Annotator's Note: now part of Joint Base Lewis–McChord; near Tacoma, Washington]...
Twible, Harlan Postwar Life
Harlan Twible may have had nightmares after the war but it was nothing he could not handle. He left active duty the...
Toole, Edward Postwar life
Edward Thomas Toole thought transitioning to the Army was easy. He was a commissioned officer. It was interesting to...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Postwar Life
Alfons Robert Kleindienst returned to America by himself after World War 2 from Munich [Annotator's Note: Munich,...
Burkett, William Postwar Life
William Burkett recalls that the Army was segregated. Court martials were given based on rules dating from 1912. Then...
Townsend, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Townsend remembers the other port city he went to was Alexandria [Annotator’s Note: Alexandria, Egypt]. There...
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...
Squire, Vernon Postwar Life
Vernon Squire realized that if he was going to make a success of his life, he was going to need to go to college. He...
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...
Yancey, Spencer Postwar Life
Spencer Yancey remembers that all of their equipment was pretty basic, and there were not a lot of new improvements....
Ruiz, Manuel Postwar Life
Upon returning to the United States in mid 1946, Manuel Ruiz turned down the opportunity for a promotion if he agreed...
Stewart, William Postwar Life
William Stewart was set to get discharged. He was considered surplus and could get out six months early. They fought...
Kerr, Richard Postwar Life
After the war, Richard H. Kerr enlisted into the regular Navy and remained in service for 30 years. His first...
Ream, John Postwar Life
John Ream remembers that if anyone kept a diary, the FBI [Annotator’s Note: Federal Bureau of Investigation] would...

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