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George, Carroll Service Discharge
Carroll George was on a transport ship that made tremendous voyages, two to the Far East and one to the Mediterranean,...
Schafer, Leon Service Discharge
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer received his discharge orders on 10 December 1945 while on occupation duty in Kagoshima...
Boeke, Robert Service Discharge
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] opened an enlisted men's club...
Russo, Alvin Service during the Korea War
Alvin Russo was the head of OB-GYN [Annotator’s Note: obstetrician and gynecology] at Norton Air Force Base [Annotator’...
Carlson, Clarence Service in England, Treating Patients and the B-26
When Clarence Carlson was assigned to England he had no idea what it would look like. The English were very good to...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Service in Europe and Return
When the 19th General Hospital was replaced at Le Mans Elizabeth Gibbens' unit moved on to Paris and then to Nancy,...
Gierka, Eugene Service in Europe and Thoughts on War
Eugene Henry Gierka never even unpacked when they [Annotator's Note: 39th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th...
Albarado, Nolan Service in Europe, End of the War and Going Home
Nolan Albarado survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and remained in Hawaii until 1943. He returned to the...
Long, Harold Service in Manila
When Harold Long graduated from Harvard [Annotator's Note: Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts], he was...
David, James Service in the Korean War
James Warren David was assigned to an LSD [Annotator's Notes: Landing Ship, Dock] and shipped off to Korea and was part...
Mayeur, Russell Service in the Louisiana Army National Guard
Russell Mayeur worked for his father-in-law after his discharge from the Merchant Marine following the war. The intent...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Service Integration and Europe
After returning to the camp [Annotator's Note: Fort Huachuca, Arizona], Ora Hicks was transferred to a German POW [...
Harris, Robert Service Overview
Robert Harris was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1922. The years of the Great Depression were tough. It hit hard in...
Yancey, Spencer Service Overview
Spencer Yancey was born in Hunnewell, Missouri in 1910. He is 106 years old. He was born and raised on a farm. He...
Block, Louis Service Overview
Louis Block was born in December 1926 in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up and went to school there. He lost his mother at...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Service Overview, Prewar Life, and Enlistment
Floyd Horne was born in Bowersville, Ohio in February 1922. He spent the first 18 years of life there until July 1940...
Skinner, Theodore Service Stateside and Postwar
After Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. was released from the hospital in the United States, he was assigned to the 78th...
Miller, Sam Serving Aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164)
Sam L. Miller reported aboard the USS Edgecombe (APA-164) in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California...
Kuhn, Arthur Serving During the Korean War
Arthur Kuhn owed the government service and received a commission after he completed medical school [Annotator's Note:...
Grant, Edward Serving in an Air-Sea Rescue Unit
After returning to the United States, Edward Grant remained in the military for some time as an instructor. He was...
DeSalvo, Vincent Serving in India and Being Hospitalized
Vincent DeSalvo was with the 3rd Air Force and was sent to Calcutta, India. They served them chicken for Sunday dinner...
Knutson, Ruth Serving in the WAVES
After the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941],...
Foster, Myrtle Serving in the WAVES
After completing basic training in New York [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] and more training in Memphis,...
Glass, Helen Serving with the WAVES
Helen Anderson Glass was stationed in Florida at Opa-locka [Annotator's Note: part of Naval Air Station Miami]. She...
Beeghly, Donald Setting Shells and Going Home
Donald Beeghly did not see any massive movements of German prisoners. Beeghly has a document he received from the...
Switzer, Ruth Settling in Brooklyn
Ruth Switzer recalled her father moving the family to a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York to take over a...
Mouton, George Seven Brothers Serving
George Mouton's oldest brother was drafted. The second oldest brother was in submarines. The third brother was in the...
Garbo, William Several Weeks in a Hospital
After over a week in combat on a mountain ridge, William Garbo and the men of G Troop, 2nd Squadron, 112th Cavalry...
Ellis, Frederick Shake-down Cruise and Deployment
Frederick Ellis had a roommate at Tulane [Annotator's Note: Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana] named Eddie...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Sharing Experiences
Clarence Herbert Weatherwax feels he is blessed and is happy to share his story with people. He enjoys talking to...
Kelley, Archie Ship Assignments and First Attacks at Pearl Harbor
Archie Kelley realized he was a raw ensign [Annotator's Note: lowest rank of commissioned officer in the US Navy and...
Currier, William Ship Life and the Marshall Islands
William Currier's first seagoing engagement was aboard the USS Hall (DD-583) as part of a task group that escorted...
Maiten, Sidney Ship's Refrigeration Man and Prior Early Life
Sidney Maiten says he had an important job on his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Catoctin (AGC-5).]. He was in charge of...
Mouton, George Shipped Overseas
George Mouton went to San Pedro, California, and reported aboard the USS Bosque (APA-135). From there he went to Pearl...
Myers, Julia Shipped Overseas
Julia L. Myers wanted to join the Army because of the war. She felt, as a nurse, that it was her duty to care for the...
Offenbacher, Robert Shipped Overseas
Robert Offenbacher had a lieutenant who worked next to his office. Offenbacher’s twin brother did not have a job in...

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