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Hewitt Brian Gomez and his crew [Annotator's Note: 857th Bombardment Squadron, 801st Bombardment Group (Provisional)]...
There were three of them [Annotator's Note: Leona Kleiner is talking about herself and her two sisters attempting to...
At the conclusion of World War 2, Teddy Kirkpatrick returned to Michigan. He briefly attended the University of...
Frieda Weinreich went to the Landsberg Displaced Persons Camp located outside of Munich, Germany. She met old and new...
Alfred Taddeo became an instructor at Melbourne, Florida where he met several former VF-10 [Annotator's Note: Fighting...
When Kenneth H. Bailey was getting ready to go to England, the First Sergeant would say they could do what they wanted...
Frank Finklang had intentions to go to pilot training but learned that the Air Force closed pilot school. He decided to...
After the war, Clayton Hall's mother used to tell him that she would hear him in the night hollering that they needed...
John LeBure knew that work was being reduced so he left the company [Annotator's Note: Higgins Industries in New...
Robert Templet wanted to attend college after his service, but he married and had children and his plans changed. He...
Isadore Bronstein and the 97th Infantry Division [Annotator's Note: Bronstein was an assistant BAR man in Company C,...
Subic Bay [Annotator's Note: Subic Bay, Philippines] was a nice Naval establishment before it was all lost [Annotator's...
When Bill Schwartz returned home from his service in Europe, he was amazed to see how old his parents were. He later...
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Fox feels bad about the men he left behind on Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan]. As the...
For Thomas E. Warne the war ended on 14 August 1945 when the Japanese surrendered to the Americans. He supported the...
Reflecting on his wartime experiences, Oscar Higgenbotham comments that if you managed to make it through the war...
After the war, Robert L. Rorschach stayed on his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Pickaway (APA-222)] until a replacement...
In May 1946, James O. Evans was serving with the United Supreme European Theater of Operations in Frankfurt, Germany...
Jack Albert Del Monte felt great returning home after the war. He had been away for 30 months. He was a replacement for...
Richard "Dick" Schneider had somewhat of a difficult time adjusting to civilian life upon his return to the United...
Charles "Chuck" Schmetzer took advantage of the G.I. bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
The war affected Robert Ledford because it made him grow up fast. He went into the service at 18 years old and by 19 he...
John Arthur Stege briefly used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944...
Rodney Charles Fraser had nightmares after his time in combat [Annotator’s Note: Fraser was serving with the 29th...
Remi Kidder returned to Arnaudville [Annotator's Note: Arnaudville, Louisiana]. His family knew he was returning. His...
Rob Roy Ratliff worked for the CIA [Annotator's Note: Central Intelligence Agency] after World War 2. While working in...
Billy P. Bassett stayed in Austria managing resorts for troops for a year and a half after World War 2 ended. He had...
After the war ended, Henry "Buck" Weaver spent the next six months disposing of airplanes at the Ground Forces...
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Eugene Overcash served in the Army as a paratrooper in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 501st...
James Ramsey Golden was separated from service at Camp Blanding, Florida in September 1945 with the rank of First...
Edgar Eugene “Gene” Fricker was quickly released from the Navy after the war and attended college on the G.I. Bill [...
Kenneth F. Thomas believes the war matured him and he feels fortunate that he made it through the war alive. He met...
[Annotator's Note: Wilhelm Gehlen was a boy growing up in Viersen, Germany during World War 2.]. Wilhelm Gehlen hopes...
After being discharged in August 1946, Harry McKnight went home and enrolled in the University of Ohio [Annotator's...
Edward Moore Penick was separated from service and returned to the University of Arkansas [Annotator’s Note: in...
Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm returned from the war and was happy that the G.I. Bill was available [Annotator's Note: the...

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