Postwar career

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Horstman, Bette Postwar
[Annotator's Note: There is a person in the background moving about the room throughout this clip.] Once the war had...
Rinas, Bruno Postwar
Bruno S. Rinas began working on a rented farm and eventually got better. He believes that if you leave many things...
Eads, Arthur Postwar
Arthur L. Eads met his wife not long after he returned home from World War 2. He married her in February 1946. He...
Tyner, Grover Postwar
After Grover Tyner left the Army and signed up for the Reserves, he attended seminary school in the fall of 1946 on the...
Bruce, John Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: various noises in the background throughout this segment.] John Bruce served in the army as a radio...
Glass, Murray Postwar
Murray Glass hated the Nazis. For years after the war, he had no use for Germans. The German denial of the Holocaust...
Rodrigues, Alfred Postwar
Alfred Rodrigues was involved with new construction at the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard [Annotator's Note: Brooklyn Navy Yard...
Nance, Stanley Postwar
Stanley Boyd Nance served with the 11th Armored Division and was selected to be part of a top secret organization,...
Gillis, Jack Postwar
Jack A. Gillis returned home and used the G.I. Bill to go to college. He had problems with English in college [...
Wilt, Jack Postwar
While he serving occupation duty in Nuremburg, Germany, Jack Wilt accrued enough points [Annotator's Note: a point...
Cohn, Major Postwar
Major Cohn returned to the United States feeling lost and without a direction for his future. He was discharged in San...
Cole, Homer Postwar
When the war ended in Europe, Homer Cole was sent to Alexandria, Louisiana to begin training on B-29s [Annotator's Note...
Peterson, Cleveland Postwar
Cleveland Peterson did not take advantage of the GI Bill for education, but he did use it to build a house. After the...
Friedenberg, Bernard Postwar
Bernard Friedenberg passed through Camp Lucky Strike on his way home after the war. He remembers passing the Statue of...
Ventura, Nicholas Postwar
Nicholas Ventura Sr. [Annotator’s Note: with the 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division] served occupation...
Woolf, Basil Postwar
Basil Woolf was sitting in his living room when the telephone rang. It was a cryptic call from the Tvy Leumi. [...
Addison, Robert Postwar
Following departure from New Georgia, Robert Addison [Annotator’s Note: with the 1st Marine Raider Battalion] reached...
Gaffney, James Postwar
James Gaffney discusses transition back into civilian life and his home life with two new children following his return...
Hammer, Richard Postwar
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. sailed to many ports in the Japanese islands after the war. Following three months there,...
Frongello, Arthur Postwar
When the war started, Arthur Frongello was still in high school, but joined the Navy anyway. When he left the Navy,...
Malec, Henry Postwar
Henry Malec did not have sufficient points to return home immediately after the war ended. He was subject to being...
O'Leary, Frank Postwar
Frank H. O'Leary took a job as the clothing quartermaster at Camp Lejeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp...
Grubb, Paul Postwar
After Paul James Grubb returned home on a transport [Annotator's Note: after completing 50 missions in Europe as a tail...
Moret, Calvin Postwar
Calvin Moret was still a 19 year old teenager when his mother pinned his wings on him. The war in the Pacific ended...
Manzi, Edward Postwar
Edward J. Manzi returned home and surprised his parents at their family restaurant in Woodbury, Connecticut. He was...
Tacket, Henry Postwar
Henry A. Tacket and the USS Heermann (DD-532) performed picket duty after the war ended. His destroyer was on watch to...
Lombardo, Samuel Postwar
Samuel Lombardo did not think much of the German people. He felt they were negligent in allowing Hitler's [Annotator's...
Boutwell, George Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear ringing from interviewee’s hearing aid throughout segment.] In March 1946, George N....
Bianconi, Anthony Postwar
Anthony Bianconi [Annotator's Note: a musician and ammunition loader on the cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41)] was...
Brainard, William Postwar
After William White Brainard returned home and was discharged from the Air Force in San Antonio [Annotator’s Note: San...
Landry, Marian Postwar
Jean "Marian" Alva Yancey Landry was glad to return home after the war. Adjustment was no problem as she obtained her...
Wessen, Theodore Postwar
Theodore Wessen and the USS Pirate (AM-257) performed minesweeping operations off Korea and then went to Sasebo, Japan...
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...

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