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The war in the Pacific was over in August 1945. Donald Dean Paynter got out of the service that December. He had...
George Wesley McGee had no desire to stay in the Army on his return to the United States. They arrived in New York and...
Leo Denault was discharged on 10 March 1946. He came back on a troop carrier ship. It took seven days. It was awful. He...
Rothacker Smith felt the joy of liberation sweep over him when he saw American soldiers hoist the Stars and Stripes...
Frances Meikrantz went back to her job for a few months and then she got married. She should have stayed in the Marine...
Robert Jones was on the Air Force All-star Football team and played in Nice, France on New Year's Day [Annotator's Note...
Lawrence Yatsu got a medical discharge. He had been in the hospital for over six months when he got his CDD, or...
He still wanted to be an engineer, so Henry Mahier worked hard to get his degree, while working various civilian jobs....
William Smith went back to college and it was the hardest thing he ever did. When arriving home after being overseas,...
When Earl Roger Liston was discharged from the Army, he did not use the G.I. Bill. He helped pioneer the practice of...
Mervin Jensen wanted to get back home to civilian life. He was running up the ladder and he was pulling himself along...
Walter Trauner’s father was a master baker. He made cakes with real cream, and pastries and donuts. Trauner worked in...
Walter Atwood took a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] home. One night, the...
John Kerner was in London, England for about ten days. He was on leave and only had to report back when the ship was to...
Johnny Ngai says the trouble is that they [Annotator's Note: the Veterans Administration or VA] do not help you if you...
After the war, Revis Haslett and his dad bought a grocery store but he wished he had gone to school instead. The store...
World War 2 changed Edward C. Capron Jr.’s life completely because he was very easy going while he was working at the...
Timothy Mahoney kept up with his friends for some time after the war. One of his friends became a doctor. Another man...
Paul Gibfried went home to arrange for a job when Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd...
Tokuji Yoshihashi returned home in June 1946. The colors for the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat...
After the Japanese surrendered, George Beaugh was given orders to report to Coffeeville, Indiana. He and his wife could...
Frank R. Burnside manages a farm and plantation as his father did, and his son will after him. He did not have trouble...
James Bowie used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was enacted...
Upon returning to the United States in mid 1946, Manuel Ruiz turned down the opportunity for a promotion if he agreed...
Alfiero Giamberardino started screaming about the war's end when they heard about it on the radio. The British were on...
Things were still hard at the end of the war. Rationing continued for about three months. Materials started coming back...
Jacklyn Lucas likes the life he is living. He liked being in the military. He has done well for himself and has a good...
After the war, Robert Boeke adjusted back to civilian life easily. He was anxious to start a job. He wanted to go back...
Following his discharge, Vernon Cummings had several jobs in Fort Wayne, Indiana and then decided to attend Purdue...
Mark Rubin recently had a meeting in his house of 25 to 30 people for the Holocaust Museum [Annotator's Note: United...
24 March 1945, Paul Wilson's unit [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne...
[Annotator's Note: There is white noise throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder's older brother was working in the...
The military taught Richard Baile discipline. It also gave him another education. The combination of his college...
John Laborde arrived home from his service in the Pacific Theater went back to law school. He feels it was a mistake...
When the war was over, Lora E. Daniel's job [Annotator's Note: at the Union Carbide Metallurgical Plant in Sheffield,...
John Shirley [Annotator’s Note: who had served with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division from Italy to...

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