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Hatch, Norman Flag Raising on Iwo Jima
Before the 5th Marine Division landed on Iwo Jima, Norman Hatch assigned all of the men in his camera outfit to various...
Barnes, Alvin Floating Mine and Returning Home
Alvin Barnes entered Tokyo Bay [Annotator's Note: Tokyo Bay, Japan] after the war. His ship [Annotator's Note: USS...
Cart, William "Bill" Flying an F-18 Simulator
William Cart and some other men who worked on the carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Yorktown (CV-10), on display at...
Hardy, George Flying B-29s in Korea
George Hardy got news that he was going to Keesler [Annotator's Note: Keesler Field, now Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi...
McGee, Charles Flying Combat Missions in Three Wars
When Charles McGee first got to Italy, a lot of work and activity was based around survival. The men would improve...
Moret, Calvin Flying Experiences
Calvin Moret accumulated about 250 hours in cadet training. He would go on to have about 250 hours in the P-40 [...
Race, John "Jack Race" Flying His Hero Across Country
Once when John T. "Jack" Race was flying a cargo flight for Pan Am [Annotator's Note: Pan American Airways] from Los...
Reed, Robert Flying in the Pacific
Robert Frederick Reed's unit trained with rockets in Hawaii, after having trained for bombing and torpedoes. Reed...
McCowen, William Flying Missions in Vietnam
William McCowen [Annotator's Note: a pilot in the US Air Force] flew 123s [Annotator's Note: Fairchild C-123 Provider...
Hardy, George Flying the Fairchild AC-119K Stinger in Vietnam
George Hardy retired from the Air Force in 1971. He did fly in Vietnam. The AC-119 [Annotator's Note: Fairchild C-119...
Saylor, Herbert Flying the Hump and Return Home
Herbert Clyde Saylor [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner with the 436th Bombardment Squadron, 7th Bombardment Group, 10th...
Race, John "Jack Race" Flying to the German Surrender
John T. "Jack" Race was already flying for the British High Command [Annotator's Note: British 21st Army Group]....
Guisewite, Myron Flying with EATS
Myron L. Guisewhite was sent back to Europe with the occupation Army. Assigned to France, he became involved with the...
Russo, James Food and Drug Unit
James Russo considers himself fortunate in his life. After the war, he went to work for the Food and Drug Unit in the...
David, James Food and Postwar Career
James Warren David remarked how he missed eating fresh eggs, roast beef, gravy, seafood, and cous-cous, and other Cajun...
Soskin, Betty For Her Great-grandmother
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Betty Soskin how she feels about accepting the Silver Service Medallion at The...
Nyman, Geraldine "Geri" Formation of the WASPs, Disbanding the WASPs and Family
Geraldine Nyman thought that Cochran [Annotator's Note: Jacqueline Cochran] was independent. Nancy Love had started the...
Ramage, James D. "Jig Dog" Forming Air Group 98, Postwar Service and Loving the USS Enterprise (CV-6)
[Annotator's Note: US Navy Rear Admiral James D. "Jig Dog" Ramage, commanded Bombing Squadron 10 (VB-10), a scout-...
Lovell, James Foundations for a Career with NASA
James Lovell had a girlfriend of seven years, whom he married just hours after graduating from Annapolis [Annotator's...
Davis, Romay France and Postwar Life
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis [Annotator's Note: a Private in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the...
Vaadi, Eugene Freedom and Career
Eugene Vaadi had been a prisoner in China since January 1953. August 1956 he and his crew members were called in...
Linquata, Michael Freedom and Postwar Life
Michael Linquata and his friend Ray Miller were taken to an airport in Germany after their liberation. They were...
Chandler, Howard Freedom in England
Howard Chandler discovered from others who had tried to return to Poland that it was dangerous and possibly deadly to...
Arst, Paul Friends and Reflections
Paul Arst adjusted well to civilian life. He met his wife in 1958 while he was attending a meeting in Alabama. A friend...
Walter, Robert Friends and relatives
[Annotators Note: Robert Walter was a platoon sergeant in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th...
Payne, Robert Friendships and Reunions
Since they had bonded together in a single place at a single airfield in Germany, Robert Payne and friends continued...
Hammond, Robert From a Corpsman to an Environmentalist
Robert Hammond's medical training was in suturing, and one of his major challenges on Guam occurred when there were no...
Cohn, Marthe From Bavaria to Vietnam
Marthe Cohn did not continue with intelligence work after World War 2 [Annotator's Note: Cohn was a spy in the 151st...
Leibold, William From Destroyer-Mine Layers to Submarines
Richard O'Kane [Annotator's Note: US Navy Rear Admiral Richard H. "Dick" O'Kane] gave William Leibold a nice 35mm...
Leibold, William From Destroyers to Subs
Richard O'Kane gave William Leibold a nice 35mm camera. O’Kane snuck it in the trunk of Leibold's car one day during a...
Hatala, Albert From Europe to the Pacific
Not long after the Germans surrendered, Albert Hatala's battalion [Annotator's Note: Hatala was a member of...
Wolf, Robert From Germany to the Philippines
Robert Wolf went into Cologne [Annotator's Note: Cologne, or Koln, Germany]. It was a desert. There was a lot that was...
Goodwin, Hersey From Iwo Jima to the Korean War
Hersey Goodwin flew one mission over Iwo [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] where they [Annotator's Note: 11th...
Nordstrom, Clyde From Prison Guard to Plumber
[Annotator's Note: Clyde Nordstrom was in Japan on occupation duty and was a guard for the emperor's summer palace.]...
Jackson, Arthur From the Marine Corps to the Army and Back Again
Arthur Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor on 5 October 1945 during the Nimitz Day celebration in Washington D.C....
Blake, Christopher G.I .Bill and Postwar Life
Christopher Blake [Annotator’s Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...

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