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Schilperoort, Clarence Postwar
Clarence Schilperoot returned home by train after reaching the United States. He had a reunion with his parents upon...
Finesmith, Max Postwar
Max Finesmith had a wonderful reunion with his family upon his return to the United States. A brother met him while he...
LaBure, John Postwar and Occupation Duty in Japan
John LeBure knew that work was being reduced so he left the company [Annotator's Note: Higgins Industries in New...
Pizzolongo, Paul Postwar Life and Service
After being discharged from the Army, Paul Pizzolongo joined the National Guard, then returned to the Army and then...
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...
Schmitt, Warren Postwar Service
When Warren Schmitt returned from Okinawa, he had to be sent to San Diego for hospitalization. By the time he recovered...
Schlink, Dick Pre-war and Early Assignments
Dick Schlink was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. After graduating high school, he began working for General...
Smith, Merlin Preparing for their First Combat
Merlin Smith left Oakland on a shakedown cruise on his new ship [Annotator's Note: USS Goshen (APA-108)]. Afterward,...
Downing, James Prewar Service Aboard the USS West Virginia (BB-48)
James Downing and a group of boot camp comrades signed up together for the USS West Virginia (BB-48). At six years old...
Biernacki, Chester Reassignment to Minesweeper and VJ-Day
Chester Biernacki returned to the United States and was based at Treasure Island near San Francisco. While there on...
Pogue, John Reflections
John Pogue flew into Holland in a glider as a member of a rifle company. He was under fire there as he was in the...
Morgan, George Returning Home
George Morgan mentioned Kauffman as being the only superintendant of the Naval Academy who followed his father in that...
Houdek, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Houdek was liberated and sent to Riesa, Germany where he spent several weeks waiting for American troops to...
Terrebonne, Leo Service in Europe
Leo Terrebonne was assigned to the 1302nd Engineer General Service Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company C, and he endured a...
Hopkins, Ralph Starving Chinese and Final Surrenders
Ralph Hopkins and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Louisville (CA-28)] continued along the Chinese coast to accept...
Abbenhaus, Gerald The End of the War and Occupation Duty
Gerald Abbenhaus says that the temperature and the mud were hard to fight as the Germans. In January 1945 they drove...
Kerner, John The Wars End
John Kerner crossed the Elbe River where his unit [Annotator's Note: 110th Medical Battalion, 35th Infantry Division]...
Peterson, Carl Time in England Before D-Day
[Annotator's Note: Carl Peterson served in the Army as a mortar man in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment...
Witmer, Donald Training and Assignment
After boot camp, Donald Witmer was designated for torpedo school, which was not among his choices for assignment. In...
Myers, Jr., William Training and the Submarine Base Pearl Harbor
William Myers, Jr. described submarine school at Pearl Harbor as good and not good; he hated training in the pressure...
Peterson, Dale War's End
Dale Peterson's battlestation on the USS San Juan (CL-54) was a five inch 38 caliber gun mount that had a seven man...
Marcus, Bernard Zeiss Scientists and Nuremburg Judges
In February 1946, Bernard Marcus was responsible for a part of Bavaria when the zones of occupation by the Allies were...

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