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Meyer, William Occupation Duty
[Annotator’s Note: There is talking in the background throughout this segment.] William Meyer was assigned as a...
Mittelsdorf, Joseph Occupation Duty
Joseph Mittelsdorf enjoyed swimming and diving for lobsters at night in Hawaii [Annotator's Note: as part of the 5th...
Chauvin, Ernest Occupation Duty
The war was over in May 1945 and Ernest Chauvin left Germany in May 1946. He did occupation duty. His company [...
Carter, Donald Occupation Duty
Word of the German surrender reached Don Carter. The end of the war signals its most dangerous phase as, although the...
Greason, William Occupation Duty and Postwar
After World War 2 ended, William H. Greason was sent to Japan for occupation duty. The Japanese people treated him and...
Turnbull, David Occupation Duty and Postwar
After the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: the surrender was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on 15 August...
Barnett, William Occupation Duty and Postwar
William M. Barnett [Annotator’s Note: who served with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division in Europe]...
Connelly, William Occupation Duty and Postwar
Bill Connelly was reassigned as an MP [Annotator's Note: military police] with the 98th infantry Division during the...
Haack, Frederick Occupation Duty and Postwar Career
Frederick Haack [Annotator's Note: a pilot with the 68th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop Carrier Group, 5th Air...
Bache-Wiig, John Occupation Duty and Postwar Life
The 70th Division [Annotator's Note: 70th Infantry Division] sent the low-point [Annotator's Note: a point system was...
Watters, Harold Occupation Duty and Return Home
Harold Watters [Annotator's Note: with the 355th Engineer General Service Regiment] only ever talked to Germans in...
Levin, Meyer "Mike" Occupation Duty and Returning Home
When the war in Europe ended, Meyer "Mike" Levin's unit [Annotator's Note: Battery A, 489th Armored Field Artillery,...
Guderian, Emmett Occupation Duty and Returning Home
Emmett Guderian served in the occupation of Japan. He saw the remains of bombed towns. He worked with Japanese on...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Occupation duty and Returning Home
After the surrender of Japan, Erico J. Catalano became a buck sergeant [Annotator's Note: the lowest rank of sergeant...
White, Dee Occupation Duty in Europe
Upon returning to the United States in January 1946 from serving in the Merchant Marine, Dee Wayne White signed up to...
Weinthal, Siegfried Occupation Duty in Europe
In April 1946, Siegfried Weinthal enlisted in the Army because he wanted to return to Europe. After basic training in...
Lee, James Occupation Duty in Germany
James Lee went to Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany] on a tour. He can...
Burke, Dracos Occupation Duty in Germany and the Nuremberg Trails
Dracos Burke was deployed to Germany, and put into the last B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy...
Rizzo, James Occupation Duty in Japan
James N. Rizzo sailed overseas to the Pacific. He did not travel with his whole group [Annotator's Note: 553rd Air...
Casillas, Joseph Occupation Duty then Home
Joe G. Casillas was stationed at Sapporo [Annotator's Note: Sapporo, Japan] on Hokkaido [Annotator's Note: Hokkaido,...
Wilson, Adolph Occupation Duty then Returning Home
Adolph Wilson and his outfit sailed back to Hawaii after Iwo Jima. They were being trained to assault Sasebo, Japan as...
Wilson, Donald Occupation Duty then Returning to the United States
Donald Wilson spent time in Tsingtao, China. Living conditions and the local population were very different for him. He...
Irby, Ray Occupation Duty to Korean War
Ray Dennis Irby stayed overseas from 1943 until December 1945. He was in Tokyo [Annotator's Note: Tokyo, Japan] when...
Ito, Susumus Occupation Duty, Returning Home, and Postwar
At the end of World War 2 in Europe, Susumas Ito was in Bavaria [Annotator's Notes: Bavaria, Germany] for occupation...
Powers, Robert Occupation Duty, Returning Home, and the Navy Cross
Robert Powers returned to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], which had been built up since he had last...
Viera, Conrad Occupation in Japan
[Annotator's Note: Birds and muffled conversation can be heard in the background throughout this segment.] Conrad D....
Pryor, Frank Occupation of Japan
When Frank Pryor left Hawaii, he was sent to Japan instead of the mainland [Annotator's Note: the United States...
Hayashi, Nobuo Occupation of Japan and Postwar Life
Nobuo Hayashi remembers when the Americans arrived in their jeeps playing jazz music. He did not trust them at first...
Durio, Aristide Occupation of Japan and Returning Home
Aristide "A.D." Durio and his unit [Annotator's Note: 43rd Infantry Division] was loading up to invade Japan. His...
Gehlen, Wilhelm Occupation of Viersen and German Propaganda
[Annotator's Note: Wilhelm Gehlen was a boy growing up in Viersen, Germany during World War 2.]. Wilhelm Gehlen...
Edwards, Marvin Occupation Work
Marvin Raymond Edwards was transferred into the European Air Transport Service around August 1945. Before that, he did...
Bodis-Wollner, Ivan October Revolution of 1956
In the summer before the October revolution [Annotator's Note: Hungarian Revolution of 1956, or Hungarian Uprising, 23...
Doss, Arles Oil and Army Reflections
Arles J. Doss does not know if any military equipment was used in the oil business. He used a drill and mud to do his...
Samuelson, Jack Okinawa
Jack D. Samuelson saw his first combat at Okinawa [Annotator’s Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg...
Ganitch, Michael Okinawa and Bikini Atoll
Michael Mickey Ganitch and the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) sailed past Japanese held islands en route to Okinawa. The ship...
James, Eugene Okinawa and Occupation
When Eugene N. James completed flight training, he was shipped to Sistersville, West Virginia and then on to Cherry...

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