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Manzi, Edward Postwar
Edward J. Manzi returned home and surprised his parents at their family restaurant in Woodbury, Connecticut. He was...
Boutwell, George Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear ringing from interviewee’s hearing aid throughout segment.] In March 1946, George N....
Barnes, Jack Postwar
Jack Barnes returned to the United States for 30 days after he left Europe following Germany's surrender. Following his...
Brainard, William Postwar
After William White Brainard returned home and was discharged from the Air Force in San Antonio [Annotator’s Note: San...
Ward, George Postwar
George C. Ward remained in Burma after the war [Annotator’s Note: he was deployed to the China-Burma-India Theater in...
Landry, Marian Postwar
Jean "Marian" Alva Yancey Landry was glad to return home after the war. Adjustment was no problem as she obtained her...
Windisch, Lutz Postwar
Lutz Windisch and his fellow prisoners [Annotator's Note: he was taken prisoner by Russian forces near Breslau, Poland...
Claassen, Gerald Postwar
Gerald Claassen was sent home by way of Le Havre [Annotator’s Note: Le Havre, France] and was given a 30-day leave [...
Fontana, Frank Postwar
Frank Fontana and his battalion [Annotator's Note: 93rd Medical Gas Treatment Battalion] had to turn in all their...
Varone, Francis "Dick" Postwar
Francis John "Dick" Varone wanted to stay in the Marine Corps while he was overseas [Annotator's Note: with the 5th...
Uthes, Roy Postwar
Roy Uthes was in Myitkyinā when word was received about the end of the war with Japan. After the war he was flown out...
Gemperline, Eugene Postwar
After a brief furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time], Eugene J. Gemperline was...
Johnson, Burton Postwar
Burton Johnson remembers when he heard of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. Harry Truman was not a surprise as...
Costa, Anthony Postwar
After all he witnessed in the war, Anthony Costa had no negative feelings toward the Japanese. He was raised with...
Charles, Howard Postwar
Following his liberation [Annotator's Note: from a Japanese prisoner of war camp], Howard Robert Charles arrived by air...
Schilperoort, Clarence Postwar
Clarence Schilperoot returned home by train after reaching the United States. He had a reunion with his parents upon...
Simpson, Joseph Postwar
Joseph Simpson felt like a liberator while in France and Belgium. People in Belgium today treat the American veterans...
Auerbach, Herbert Postwar
When the war in Europe ended, Herbert Auerbach found out there was a point system set up to determine who went home and...
Cowart, Thomas Postwar
Thomas Cowart was in the hospital in Liege, Belgium when the war ended [Annotator's Note: he had been wounded in combat...
Arceneaux, Arthur Postwar
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior returned home via San Diego [Annotator’s Note: San Diego, California]. He made a lot of...
Beilman, Robert Postwar
After the Germans surrendered [Annotator's Note: in May 1945], Robert Lewis Beilman and his unit [Annotator's Note: 1st...
Draxler, Donald Postwar
Donald Draxler was discharged from the Army in July 1946. He bought a house in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Draxler wanted to...
Clark, Charles Postwar
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hum throughout the interview.] Charles William "Tom" Clark was near Vipiteno [...
Lewis, Roger Postwar
While in Charleston [Annotator's Note: Charleston, South Carolina], Roger A. Lewis did guard duty at a German POW [...
Holder, Jack Postwar
Jack Holder was ready to be discharged from the Navy because he had gotten married. He went to school and received a...
Tubach, James Postwar
James "Jim" Tubach was discharged at Fort Lewis, Washington and returned to Falls City, Nebraska. His family only knew...
Kerchum, Paul Postwar
Paul Kerchum returned to the United States after being a prisoner of war to the Japanese for four years. His ship...
Buchert, Cyril A. Postwar
Cyril Buchert saw the Japanese envoys coming into the surrender program [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo Bay on 2 September...
Bailey Pratt, Caroline Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee taps a cup throughout the segment.] Caroline Bailey Pratt and her family returned to...
Lepore, Louis Postwar
In 1949, Louis R. Lepore joined a local tank unit that was later sent to Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 1950 to...
Owen, Jack Postwar
When Jack D. Owen was discharged, he was required to give a urine sample to make sure he had no medical problems. All...
Wisher, Charles Postwar
Charles “Chuck” Wisher reached the Philippines [Annotator’s Note: as a crewman on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very...
Arnold, Joel Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: There is a beeping sound throughout the segment.] Joel Arnold met up with his service friends in New...
Wolnerman, David Postwar
After liberation from Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany], David...
Brukman, Jack Postwar
Jack Brukman started law school using the GI Bill. That was interrupted by the sudden death of his father and the...
Kern, Frank Postwar
World War 2 made a good Christian out of Frank Kern. When he got back home, he felt taken care of, was kept busy by the...

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