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Bergbower, Harold Postwar Service in the US Air Force
Harold Bergbower stayed in the Air Force full time after World War 2. He went to Chanute Field in Illinois and took...
Waggoner, Wesley Postwar Service Including Korea
Wesley Waggoner returned home and continued his military career. He spent time in the Navy reserves and trained with...
Singlaub, John Postwar Service with the US Army and CIA
John Singlaub wanted to be a regular Army officer after the war ended. He immediately applied for the integration of...
Schmitt, Warren Postwar Service, Life and Career
When the war ended, Warren Schmitt remained in Italy until July [Annotator's Note: July 1945] when they were told to...
Frisco, Paul Postwar Service, Postwar Life and Reflections
Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) were with Admiral Spruance [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Raymond...
Campbell, John Postwar Silence and Teaching History
For about 60 years, John Campbell never said or did anything Merchant Marine. He just put it aside. He thinks it is why...
Greenup, Rena Postwar Struggles
Rena Greenup didn't initially know why they stayed on Lemnos, but she said that when the Germans left Greece, the army...
Courant, Hans Postwar Studies
Hans Courant and the others went back to Los Alamos where he was told that he would be released to go back to college....
Donovan, Harry Postwar Success
[Annotator's Note: A person off camera comments in the background throughout this clip.] Harry A. Donovan became a...
Jordan, James Postwar Thoughts
James Jordan was lucky. He married a wonderful girl from Scranton [Annotator's Note: Scranton, Pennsylvania]. She...
Lorenzen, Angus Postwar Thoughts
For Angus Lorenzen, the excitement of sailing into Manila Bay, Philippines while under attack by the Japanese is his...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" Postwar Thoughts
Seymour Mermelstein went to Bluefield Junior College in West Virginia for two years and then Rider College in Trenton,...
Nickerson, Edward Postwar Thoughts
Edward Nickerson flew home from England to Bangor, Maine. He vaguely remembers coming home. His mother met him. His...
Ellis, Frederick Postwar Thoughts
Frederick Ellis was relieved [Annotator's Note: of his command of USS LST-1026] and went to San Francisco [Annotator's...
Gorman, Ted Postwar Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The video cuts in and out and is hard to hear at times. Questions and answers are often...
Marca, Carl Postwar Thoughts
Carl Marca was drafted into service for World War 2. He wanted to get one year in with IBM [Annotator's Note:...
Blatnik, Robert Postwar Trauma and Relief
Upon his arrival in the United States, Robert Joseph Blatnik was transferred from a hospital in South Carolina to one...
Bell, Harry Postwar Trip to Bad Orb
After they left France, Harry Bell's wife joined him and they toured Switzerland and Germany. They flew into Frankfurt...
Roberts, John Postwar Trip to Belgium
In 1999, the Belgians who were with John M. Roberts on his tour gave him a rose to put on the grave [Annotator's Note:...
Dyson, Freeman Postwar Use of Nuclear Energy
Freeman Dyson was concerned with safety in the use of nuclear energy. Unfortunately, one means of learning lessons is...
Jenkins, Samuel Postwar Vist to Belgium and Germany
Samuel Jenkins has only been back to Belgium once. It was a very eerie feeling. They saw where their foxholes had been...
Cahoon, Robert Postwar, Strategic Air Command, and Reflections
After being discharged, Robert Cahoon returned to Pickens, Mississippi. He did not have a difficult time readjusting to...
Baker, Melvin POW Camps
Melvin Baker did not remember having any heat in any POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] barracks. Moving from camp...
Kruszewski, Z. Anthony POW Experience
Z. Anthony Kruszewski was in a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp. The conditions were horrible. Many people...
Tangradi, Richard POW Experience
Richard Tangradi was marched for 60 days in the winter. He knew he had to escape. They ate raw potatoes and stale bread...
Bollich, James POW Experience Near the End of the War
There was no dentist in the camp and James Bollich had some teeth decaying. Anytime someone was sick and thought they...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" POW Traits
Clarence Derrington has worked with legislators, been National Commander of the American Ex-Prisoners of War in 1983...
Rothenheber, Paul POWs and the End of the War
When transporting prisoners, Paul Rothenheber was put in charge of taking care of them because he spoke German. The...
Tunnicliff, Ed Pre-War Life
Ed Tunnicliff was born in December 1925 in Ord, Nebraska. The Great Depression [Annotator's Note: Great Depression; a...
Raquepau, John Preflight to the Pacific
John "Jack" Raquepau got called to go to Preflight School in early November 1942. He went to boot camp which was called...
Curl, Robert "Bob" Preparing for D-Day
Robert Curl took part in Operation Tiger to practice landing operations at Slapton Sands in England. On the morning of...
Woolf, Basil Preparing for D-Day
Basil Woolf was in England moving around different coasts before they came into some work. They were preparing for...
Reitmeier, George Preparing for the Battle of the Bulge
George Reitmeier belonged to F Company, 264th Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division. After completing his infantry...
Stern, Guy Preparing for War in Europe
In 1944, Guy Stern and his unit were broken into six-man intelligence teams. They were on an Australian fruit boat, the...
Aalders, Johannes Preparing for Wartime
Johannes Aalders was born in February in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. He grew up with two younger sisters. His father...
McHardy, Arthur Preparing to Invade Japan
After being stationed in the Aleutian Islands [Annotator's Note: Alaska], Arthur McHardy was sent to Newport, Rhode...

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