Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Hahn, Clifford Okinawa
Clifford Albert Hahn was destined for Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan]. He knew very little about the overall...
Oplinger, Robert Okinawa
Robert Oplinger participated in several battles before Okinawa. It took three months for the United States for defeat...
Grenny, Guy One Man’s Story
Guy Grenny had a man as a patient who had grown up in California. The man was in the Signal Corps [Annotator's Note:...
Gast, William Operation Cobra and Wounded in Mortain
Most of William Earl Gast and his unit's [Annotator's Note: Company A, 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division]...
McKinnon, Lee Operation Crossroads
While serving in England, there was a ship that gave Lee O. McKinnon and his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Calvert (...
Ammerman, Gale Operation Market Garden
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Gale Ammerman to describe 17 September 1944, the start of Operation Market...
Allen, W. "Bill" Overcoming his Experience
W. P. “Bill” Allen was assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] which hit a mine not far the...
Reed, Carlos Overseas Deployment
Carlos Reed was sent to New Guinea in 1944. He was assigned to the 6th Infantry Division as a replacement. After the...
Fulco, Joseph Overseas Deployment, Patrols and Senior Officers
After training in Wisconsin, Joseph P. Fulco was shipped overseas. He departed on the RMS Aquitania. The trip was the...
Romano, Joseph Pacific Invasions and War's End
Joseph R. Romano [Annotator's Note: gun captain aboard the USS LCM-1010] was part of a six-ship flotilla that bombarded...
Komito, Joseph Parents, Friends and Reflections
Joseph Komito saw his parents for the last time on a train. The Nazis gave everyone in Komito's camp a postcard to send...
Conter, Louis "Lou" Pearl Harbor Attack
Louis Conter arrived onboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) in Pearl Harbor on 5 December 1941 following practice firing and...
Addison, Robert Performance of Troops
Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] had his share of close calls on Bloody Ridge...
Hurley, Wallace Performance of Troops and Weapons and Killing Two Enemy Soldiers
Wallace Hurley was discharged at San Antonio after returning to the United States. Men were given various strange...
Aalders, Johannes Post Liberation and War
After his hometown [Annotator's Note: Apeldoorn, Netherlands] was liberated [Annotator's Note: on 17 April 1945],...
Murphy, Thomas Post Traumatic Stress
The fight had lasted a couple of hours during which Thomas Murphy killed or wounded 137 German soldiers with his...
Galbraith, Wendell Post Traumatic Stress and Russians
Wendell Galbraith did not suffer from any survivor's guilt. The only thing he experienced, not long before the...
Nummer, Richard Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Back in Hawaii, Richard Nummer participated in the preparations for the invasion of Japan. One of Nummer's fellow...
Van der Pool, Ivan Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Ivan Van der Pool believes it is important to study Word War 2. He thinks it is a good training manual for what war is...
Maki, Howard Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Howard T. Maki had a section sergeant who was a good looking guy who looked like a soldier. The man fell apart near the...
Yoho, David Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
David Yoho remembers the huge fleet off Okinawa and the explosion of an ammunition ship. It had been attacked by a...
Jagoe, Armiger Post War Life and Career
After he left the service, Armiger Jagoe went back to Harvard, but left after a week because he couldn’t sit in a...
Gutman, Jack Post War Life, Career and Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress
When he got to San Pedro, California, Jack Gutman realized he had enough points to leave the Navy. He took a train home...
Goldstein, Elizabeth Post War, Religious Faith and Coping
Elizabeth Goldstein struggled with her faith. She commented that she questions God and his reasoning for the horrible...
Pierce, William "Bill" Postwar
William Pierce returned to San Francisco in March 1946. He was discharged in April 1946. He was shipped back to New...
Crews, Lorenzo Postwar
Lorenzo Dow Crews was transferred out of his unit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 397th Infantry Regiment...
Nannini, James Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: This video clip begins with James Nannini talking about a non-related topic.] Nannini returned to...
Tipper, Edward Postwar
Edward Tipper continued his education after the service. He used the GI Bill to receive a Master’s Degree. He...
Zolkower, Maurice "Murray" Postwar
Maurice Zolkower had promised to marry his girlfriend, so he finalized the nuptials in six weeks [Annotator’s Note:...
Becker, Irving Postwar
Irving Becker worked about 20 years for the Postal Service [Annotator's Note: the United States Postal Service]. He had...
Pedersen, Allen Postwar
Allen Pedersen used the G.I. Bill briefly. He quickly obtained a job. It was a little difficult at first but things...
Nummer, Richard Postwar
Richard Nummer returned to the United States in July 1946 after being in Japan for nine months. While on the trip home...
Carson, Benjamin Postwar
Benjamin Carson was on Guam when the war in the Pacific came to an end. All of the ship whistles and horns were blowing...
Espree, Elmo Postwar
At the end of the war, Elmo Espree was transported through the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean...
Lightell, Harold Postwar
Harold Lightell served in Belgium after the war as part of the occupation force. The people were wonderful to the...
Ratcliff, Henry Postwar
Henry Ratcliff almost arrived home after his outfit did [Annotator's Note: 860th Aviation Engineer Battalion, 5th Air...

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