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Borders, Charles "Wes" Planning the Hollandia Invasion
When the Hollandia [Annotator's Note: Battle of Hollandia, New Guinea; Operation Reckless, 22 April to 6 June 1944]...
Abadie, Melvin Plantation to US Navy
Melvin Abadie was born on the Evergreen Plantation in Wallace, Louisiana in June 1925. He spent the first eight years...
Cole, Edgar Platoon Honor Man
[Annotator's Note: Edgar Cole had been drafted into the US Marine Corps and was on his way to Camp Lejeune, North...
Bala, Walter Polish Boy to Airman
Walter Bala was born Walter Baloski in September 1923 and grew up in Detroit, Michigan. His parents were Polish...
McGovern, George Political Life, Mission Targets, and German Flak
George McGovern never really used his doctorate. After he finished, he ended up working for the Democratic party of...
McEnery, James Politics and Liberty in Australia
James McEnery is a Catholic, Irish-American from Brooklyn. He considers anyone from his background who is not...
Cresswell, Robert Pontoon Bridge at Remagen
Robert Nichols Cresswell [Annotator’s Note: a truck driver with the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] did not trade in...
Blatnik, Robert Poor Boy to Army Man
Robert Joseph Blatnik was born in Cleveland, Ohio in February 1920. He was the fifth of sixth children with two...
Clark, Earl Poor Chicago Boy to Mountaineer
Earl Ervin Clark was born in July 1919 in Londonderry, Vermont. He grew up during the Great Depression and struggled...
Prince, Robert Port Moresby, New Guinea
Robert Prince's outfit [Annotator's Note: 98th Field Artillery Battalion (pack)] was needed in New Guinea because at...
Harrison, William Post Military Career
In June 1950, William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was drafted into the Army for the Korean War [Annotator's Note:...
Kelso, Robert Post WWII Military Service
Robert Kelso's unit was sent back all at one time [Annotator’s Note: Robert Kelso served on a gun crew with the 342nd...
Fontana, Frank Posting in England
Frank Fontana arrived in Great Britain as a young man. [Annotator's Note: Fontana was deployed with three others in mid...
Hall, Meda Postwar
[Annotator's Note: Meda Royce Hall is difficult to understand throughout this segment.] At the end of World War 2, Hall...
Maynard, Mark Postwar
Mark Maynard was one of 27 chiefs in the SUBPAC [Annotator’s Note: Submarine Command Pacific] when only nine were...
Nannini, James Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: This video clip begins with James Nannini talking about a non-related topic.] Nannini returned to...
Maxwell, Robert Postwar
Robert Maxwell stayed in the military shortly after recuperating from his foot wound. [Annotator's Note: Maxwell...
Grubb, Paul Postwar
After Paul James Grubb returned home on a transport [Annotator's Note: after completing 50 missions in Europe as a tail...
Moret, Calvin Postwar
Calvin Moret was still a 19 year old teenager when his mother pinned his wings on him. The war in the Pacific ended...
Boutwell, George Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear ringing from interviewee’s hearing aid throughout segment.] In March 1946, George N....
Ward, George Postwar
George C. Ward remained in Burma after the war [Annotator’s Note: he was deployed to the China-Burma-India Theater in...
Hollis, Frederick Postwar
Frederick Hollis was drafted in August 1952. He had 16 weeks of Army basic training in Fort Bliss, Texas, eight weeks...
Pritchard, James Postwar
James H. "Jim" Pritchard's unit [Annotator's Note: 28th Infantry Regiment, 5th Marine Division] was sent to Sasebo on...
Simpson, Joseph Postwar
Joseph Simpson felt like a liberator while in France and Belgium. People in Belgium today treat the American veterans...
Lepore, Louis Postwar
In 1949, Louis R. Lepore joined a local tank unit that was later sent to Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to...
Hahn, Clifford Postwar
Clifford Albert Hahn was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard about the dropping of the atomic...
Laubner, William Postwar
William Laubner never flew after the war. A P-38 [Annotator's Note: Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft] could...
Bala, Walter Postwar
Walter Bala enjoyed going to his bomb group [Annotator's Note: Bala was a member of the 732nd Bombardment Squadron,...
McCowen, William Postwar
After being discharged from the service, William McCowen attended college at Denver University [Annotator's Note:...
Taddeo, Al Postwar and Joining the Blue Angels
Alfred Taddeo became an instructor at Melbourne, Florida where he met several former VF-10 [Annotator's Note: Fighting...
Dearman, Alfred Postwar and Nuremberg versus Tokyo
All the time Alfred Dearman was in the Air Force, he was training jet pilots. All the jet pilots had to learn how to...
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...
Fraser, Rodney Postwar and Reflections
Rodney Charles Fraser had nightmares after his time in combat [Annotator’s Note: Fraser was serving with the 29th...
McKnight, Harry Postwar and Reflections
After being discharged in August 1946, Harry McKnight went home and enrolled in the University of Ohio [Annotator's...
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...

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