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Ashford, Willard War's End and Postwar
Willard Ashford [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the 134th Naval Construction Battalion in Guam] was preparing to invade...
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...
Dahlstrom, Russell War's End and Postwar
The V-12 program [Annotator’s Note: V-12 US Navy College Training Program, 1943 to 1946] disbanded when the war was...
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...
Beamish, William War's End and Postwar Life
William S. “Bill” Beamish [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 77th Bombardment Squadron] was stationed on Attu [...
Fernandez, Milton War's End and Postwar Life
Milton Fernandez left the Galapagos Islands and sailed for Hawaii. At that time, the Japanese were everywhere in the...
Snow, William War's End and Postwar Life
William L. Snow [Annotator's Note: with the 812th Bombardment Squadron, 482nd Bombardment Group] completed 35 missions...
Allen, Warren "Bill" War's End and Postwar Life
When Warren William "Bill" Allen, Junior's unit [Annotator's Note: Battery C, 335th Field Artillery Battalion, 87th...
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...
Schuman, Russell War's End and Return Home
During his service in Europe, Russell Schuman was assigned to Company B, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored...
Schraub, Jesse War's End and the Holocaust
Jesse Schraub served in the Army as a mortar man in Company A of the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion and took part in...
Grossman, Sidney War's End in the Philippines
Sidney Grossman was assigned to a PT Boat [Annotator's Notes: patrol torpedo boat] and was going to be part of the...
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...
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...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Wartime
Clarence Wolf Guts [Annotator's Note: a code-talker – a person employed by the military to use a little-known language...
Schrader, William Wartime
William Schrader was born in February 1926 in Hollywood, Florida. An only child, his father moved the family to...
Ford, John Wartime and Postwar Experiences
John Holton Ford was deployed to France and joined the 3rd Army [Annotator’s Note: he was a second lieutenant battalion...
Pale, Vincent Wartime Experiences
Vincent Pale would not do anything different if he had to do it all over again. After the war, Germany became America's...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Wartime Experiences and Command Decisions
Clarence Derrington was to deploy to France [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment,...
Blake, Christopher Wartime Service
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served in Europe with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group]...
Blake, Christopher Wartime Service and Postwar Activities
Christopher Blake was born in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] in 1921, but spent most of his life in...
Rosenbloom, Myers War’s End
Myers Bernard Rosenbloom left Nagasaki [Annotator's Note: Nagasaki, Japan] and went 7,000 miles across the ocean back...
Tyner, Grover War’s End
Grover Tyner was sent overseas to Naples, Italy, and operated a medical dispensary with the 310th Bomb Group [Annotator...
Bruce, John War’s End
[Annotator’s Note: various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce served in the army as a radio...
Sieck, Albert War’s End
Albert Sieck served as a pilot with the 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 14th Air Force, which was the Flying Tigers [...
Colgan, William War’s End
William Colgan served overseas with the 79th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force and flew in P-40s [...
Murman, John War’s End & Occupation Duty
John Edmund Murman, assigned to the USS Wilkes-Barre (CL-103), left Pearl Harbor [Annotator’s Note: Pearl Harbor,...
Kent, Edward War’s End & Postwar
Edward F. Kent and his glider unit landed near a German outpost in Le Muy, France. Kent and his unit [Annotator’s Note...
Cottrell, Edwin War’s End and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Birds chirping in the background is audible throughout this segment.] Edwin B. Cottrell and his unit...
Newton, Cecil War’s End and Postwar
Cecil J. V. Newton fought with the 345th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division in Koblenz, Germany in March 1945....
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 [...
Pierce, William "Bill" Weapons Company
William Pierce was assigned to Weapons Company, 29th Regiment [Annotator's Note: Weapons Company, 29th Marine Regiment...
Giller, Edward West Coast to England
In April 1942, after received his pilot's wings, Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. was transferred to the newly built Paine...
Sturman, William Why He Joined the Navy
William Sturman and a buddy liked the Navy and just picked it to join. He wanted to see the ocean. He was old enough to...
Pierce, Jack Working as a Navy electrician
Jack Pierce remembers getting to Kwajalein Island [Annotator’s Note: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] after they had...

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