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After he left the Army [Annotator's Note: in 1947], Allen Ray Sibley took a test for his GED [Annotator's Note: acronym...
James Patterson let the taxi driver watch him go in. His wife introduced him to his son. His son recognized him from...
Peter Du Pre went to visit his sister in Fort Scott, Kansas. He spent a week with his sister before returning to New...
Arnold Horn remembers that they [Annotator’s Note: the 45th Infantry Division] went through Munich [Annotator’s Note:...
Leno E. Stone attended Washington State College [Annotator's Note: now Washington State University in Pullman...
After he left the military, Edward Grant did not use the G.I. Bill because he was married with a child. School did not...
After the war, Jim Stumpfa got Grace [Annotator's Note: a Navy girlfriend] a hotel room when she came to visit [...
Robert Martin went to upholstery school with the GI Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment...
Z. Anthony Kruszewski wanted to go to England to study. He went to southern France with the Army. The French recognized...
Fredi Van Pelt was on furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in Wilmington,...
Earl Angel returned to the United States in November 1945. His infant daughter had trouble sleeping at night until the...
Warren Peiffer had German cooks in the kitchen. He would give them orders. [Annotator’s Note: the Germans were...
Although Francis Neilson was a war veteran, he was not yet 21 when he got out of the armed services, and couldn’t get a...
Hans Siverts thought he would be going to the Pacific. They were pulling back and shutting down the hospital [Annotator...
William Stewart was set to get discharged. He was considered surplus and could get out six months early. They fought...
Lionel Lopez met his wife on his first leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time]. They...
After World War 2, Kaare Allan Johnson did not want to stay in the service and was discharged from the Army. He worked...
Sol Lazinger did not have a girlfriend while he was in the service. He did enjoy one nurse while he was in a hospital...
Stanley Berman [Annotator's Note: with the 8th Air Force] was responsible for loading bombs and ammunition onto their...
Vernon Brantley had communicated with his wife via V-mail [Annotator's Note: Victory Mail; postal system put into place...
After the war, Richard H. Kerr enlisted into the regular Navy and remained in service for 30 years. His first...
Joel Urice was changed by the war in a lot of ways. He developed maturity. He did not like the conditions they lived...
After the war, Gene R. Jerabek moved to Julian [Annotator's Note: Julian, Illinois]. Her husband's work saved his job...
After his service, Thomas W. Stevenson Jr. took advantage of his G.I. Bill benefits [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill,...
John Ream remembers that if anyone kept a diary, the FBI [Annotator’s Note: Federal Bureau of Investigation] would...
Hillman James Prestridge got married and tried to find a job [Annotator's Note: after being discharged from the Army in...
Mahlen Arledge arrived at home from his overseas service without fanfare or even a greeting. He was glad to get back to...
Martha Tolles got a phone call saying her husband was coming home. He wanted her to fly out to LA [Annotator’s Note:...
Everett Hyland's wounds still bother him. He had a nerve check done on him in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego,...
Morton William Werner returned to San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San Francisco, California] and then took a train to...
Calvin Blank was a PFC [Annotator's Note: Private First Class] by the time the war ended. When he returned home, he...
Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore was discharged in August 1946 as a sergeant. She used the G.I. Bill twice. She went to...
Joel Varner had no desire to stay in the Army Air Forces. He wanted an education. He went right back to college. He got...
After the war, Lucy Elliot went to work for a motion picture advertising company at 1815 Baronne Street [Annotator's...
Marvin H. Gohlke was in the States [Annotator’s Note: United States] on convalescent furlough [Annotator's Note: an...
Arthur Smith was discharged in May 1946 at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago,...

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