Postwar career

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Waldeck, Frank Postwar Life
After the war, Frank J. Waldeck was married, and his wife became pregnant. Waldeck was in a hurry to get his college...
Sussman, Marvin Postwar Life
Marvin Sussman struggled with readjusting to civilian life and had trouble making plans for his future. He attended...
Yamamoto, Albert Postwar Life
Albert Yamamoto returned to America [Annotator's Note: in June 1947 after being in Japan for six years as an American...
Hebert, Richard Postwar Life
After his discharge from the Army in August 1945, Richard Hebert, Sr. came home and attended Springhill College in...
Townsend, Joseph Postwar Life
Joseph Townsend remembers the other port city he went to was Alexandria [Annotator’s Note: Alexandria, Egypt]. There...
Reissig, Floyd J. Postwar Life
Floyd James Reissig was hit by shrapnel from one of his own guns. While they were firing, the shrapnel hit him, causing...
Scherer, Monroe Postwar Life
Monroe Scherer took advantage of the G.I Bill and went to NYU [Annotator's Note: New York University, New York, New...
Squire, Vernon Postwar Life
Vernon Squire realized that if he was going to make a success of his life, he was going to need to go to college. He...
Curl, Robert "Bob" Postwar Life
Robert Curl liked serving in the Navy. The food was good and he enjoyed his time in service. There was one thing he did...
Spencer, Wallace "Wallace Smigiro" Postwar Life
Wallace Spencer is honored that he was able to serve. He did his job and it was an honor to do it. His hat helped him...
Maynard, Joe Postwar Life
Joseph “Joe” Maynard was stationed at the Naval Air Station six miles from Miami [Annotator’s Note: Miami, Florida]. He...
Daley, Chris Postwar Life
Chris Daley thought the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, 6 and...
Colbert, Hugh Postwar Life
When Hugh Colbert was discharged from the US Army in November 1945 his father insisted that he take advantage of the GI...
Adair, Charles Postwar Life
Charles Watkins Adair [Annotator's Note: with the 2nd Combat Cargo Group, 5th Air Force] was on the island of Luzon [...
Kenney, Clyde Postwar Life
Clyde Kenney sailed back to Baltimore, Maryland and after he was discharged he went back home to Cumberland, Maryland....
Paynter, Don Postwar Life
The war in the Pacific was over in August 1945. Donald Dean Paynter got out of the service that December. He had...
McGee, George Postwar Life
George Wesley McGee had no desire to stay in the Army on his return to the United States. They arrived in New York and...
Denault, Leo Postwar Life
Leo Denault was discharged on 10 March 1946. He came back on a troop carrier ship. It took seven days. It was awful. He...
Cardenas, Louis Postwar Life
Louis Cardenas remembers they slept on boards. They had sacks and they put hay in them. They were not suffering. They...
Smith, Rothacker Postwar Life
Rothacker Smith felt the joy of liberation sweep over him when he saw American soldiers hoist the Stars and Stripes...
Meikrantz, Frances Postwar life
Frances Meikrantz went back to her job for a few months and then she got married. She should have stayed in the Marine...
Oreck, David Postwar Life
After the war and separation from the US Army Air Forces, David Oreck did not return to college and decided to go New...
Heim, Henry Postwar Life
Henry Heim worried about his friends’ lives and the guys who were left over there. When he came home, he was assigned...
Jones, Robert Postwar Life
Robert Jones was on the Air Force All-star Football team and played in Nice, France on New Year's Day [Annotator's Note...
Yatsu, Lawrence Postwar Life
Lawrence Yatsu got a medical discharge. He had been in the hospital for over six months when he got his CDD, or...
Smith, William J. Postwar Life
William Smith went back to college and it was the hardest thing he ever did. When arriving home after being overseas,...
Liston, Earl Postwar Life
When Earl Roger Liston was discharged from the Army, he did not use the G.I. Bill. He helped pioneer the practice of...
Jensen, Mervin Postwar life
Mervin Jensen wanted to get back home to civilian life. He was running up the ladder and he was pulling himself along...
Hayward, David Postwar Life
After returning to the United States, David K. Hayward was sent to Santa Monica, California to be reassigned. He was...
Trauner, Walter Postwar Life
Walter Trauner’s father was a master baker. He made cakes with real cream, and pastries and donuts. Trauner worked in...
Yancey, Spencer Postwar Life
Spencer Yancey remembers that all of their equipment was pretty basic, and there were not a lot of new improvements....
Atwood, Walter Postwar Life
Walter Atwood took a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] home. One night, the...
Kerner, John Postwar Life
John Kerner was in London, England for about ten days. He was on leave and only had to report back when the ship was to...
Ngai, Johnny Postwar Life
Johnny Ngai says the trouble is that they [Annotator's Note: the Veterans Administration or VA] do not help you if you...
Haslett, Revis Postwar Life
After the war, Revis Haslett and his dad bought a grocery store but he wished he had gone to school instead. The store...
Famularo, Salvatore Postwar Life
Salvatore Famularo was sent home on a C-54 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-54 Skymaster cargo aircraft]. There were no...

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