Liberty and Leave

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Riggs, Clarence War's End and Post War
Clarence Edward "Ed" Riggs, Jr., returned to the United States on 31 August 1944. He contacted his parents by phone a...
Currier, William War's End and Post War
William Currier [Annotator's Note: while serving as a radarman aboard the USS Hall (DD-583)] headed back to the United...
Cuniff, Claude War's End and Postwar
Claude Clifton Cuniff, Junior [Annotator's Note: assigned to the USS President Hayes (APA-20)] was at San Pedro [...
Hollingsworth, Chester War's End and Postwar
Chester Hollingsworth was in the Pacific when the bombs were dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Ginrich, Ralph War's End and Postwar
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich was not changed by his POW [Annotator’s Note: prisoner of war] experiences. Some Germans were...
Currier, Al War's End and Postwar
Al Currier returned [Annotator's Note: from Attu Island, Alaska as a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 159th Infantry...
Norberg, Willard "Bill" War's End and Postwar
Bill Norberg [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Enterprise (CV-6)] returned to Bremerton, Washington via Pearl Harbor [...
Talley, Chester War's End and Postwar
Chester L. Talley was sent overseas and eventually stationed in Foggia, Italy as a radio repairman for the 15th Air...
Levit, Sydney War's End and Postwar
After Sydney Levit rejoined his unit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne...
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...
Andrus, Ernest War's End and Postwar Endeavors
Ernest "Ernie" Andrus was on USS LST-124 [Annotator's Note: a Landing Ship, Tank] until just before the end of the war...
Bassemir, Robert War's End and Postwar Life
When Robert Bassemir arrived at Cologne [Annotator's Note: Köln (Cologne), Germany with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 415th...
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...
Smith, Lamar War's End and Postwar Service
Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith joined the Navy in late 1945. He was in boot camp [Annotator's Note: San Diego,...
Gimbut, Raymond War's End and Reflections
After Eniwetok [Annotator's Note: Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands], Raymond Gimbut sailed to California, then to the...
Grugett, George War's End and Reflections
George Grugett and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 380th Bombardment Squadron, 310th Bombardment Group, 57th Bombardment...
Beary, Thomas War's End and Reflections
[Annotator’s Note: There is traffic noise in the background throughout this segment.] Thomas Beary served with the...
Johnson, Norman War's End and Reflections
Norman Johnson was on a 45 day leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] and by the...
Mason, Alfred War's End and Return Home
Heywood Mason [Annotator's Note: a Private 1st Class in the US Army 88th Infantry Division] recovered from a case of...
Brown, Bernard War's End and Return Home
Bernard Brown and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 410th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry...
Bost, Ben War's End and Returning Home
Ben Ray Bost loved getting Marines on board ship [Annotator's Note: the USS LSM-316], especially those from North...
Brunt, Julian War's End and Returning Home
During the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Martin, Oscar War's End and Returning to the United States
Oscar Otto Martin was in a nice town, living in a mayor's house on VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8...
Dietrick, Alfred War's End and Soldier Stories
In training at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts [Annotator's Note: in Cape Cod, Massachusetts with the 141st Infantry...
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...
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...
Bostwick, Frank War's End, Poswar Life, and Reflections
Frank Bostwick was en route back to the United States when the Germans surrendered on 8 May 1945. His air missions over...
Underwood, Antoinette Wartime Nursing Experiences
Antoinette Underwood and the hospital staff [Annotator's Note: of the 129th General Hospital] knew an invasion was...
Schultz, Philip Wartime Photographs
Philip Schultz reviews photographs in his collection of various on and off duty activities while in Europe during and...
Cassidy, John Wartime Romance
John Cassidy recalled a regular day in his division included an early rise, a shower, breakfast and "quarters" which...
Strait, Perry Wartime Sea Duty
Perry Strait saw he had signed up for the USMS [Annotator's Note: United States Maritime Service] but was assured if he...
Arrow, Kenneth Wartime Service
Dr. Kenneth Arrow was surprised when war came with Japan. Japan's actions had been terrible but the anticipation was...
Myers, Jr., William War’s End
William Myers, Jr. said quarters aboard a submarine were cramped, but because he was a yeoman, his bunk was right above...
Foy, John War’s End
Toward the end of the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive,...
Brannon, Mark War’s End
Mark Brannon was given a 30 day terminal leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time],...

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