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Dearey, Bernard Postwar Life and Career
Bernard Allen Dearey got married in 1950. When the Korean War [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July...
Amsden, Ben Postwar Life and Career
Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: a Navy fighter pilot in World War 2] belongs to an association called the...
Libby, Dolores Postwar Life and Career
Dolores McInnis Libby [Annotator's Note: a riveter at Consolidated Aircraft Corporation] worked on Franklin Avenue....
Jameson, Andrew Postwar Life and Career
Andrew George Jameson's objective was to continue his education [Annotator's Note: after the war]. He had been drafted...
Snyder, John Postwar Life and Career
It was like a dream, sometimes John Snyder does not know if it [Annotator's Note: the war] happened or not. He tells it...
Paret, Peter Postwar Life and Career
After the war, Peter Paret attended King's College in London, England for graduate studies under Dr. Michael Howard,...
Staymates, Arthur Postwar Life and Career
Arthur Staymates was relieved of his duty in Nuremburg [Annotator's Note: he had been Commander of the Guard during the...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Postwar Life and Career
When Robert W. "Doby" Gibson got out of the service in 1946, he reenlisted for three more years. He was not sent to the...
Caplan, Lester Postwar Life and Career
After being separated from the Army at Fort Meade, Maryland on 6 March 1946, Lester Caplan used the G.I. Bill to...
Guercia, Salvador Postwar Life and Career
Salvador Guercia tells the tale of how he went with friends to see a guy that made corn liquor on Leyte [Annotator's...
Theodore, Theodore Postwar Life and Career
After returning to California, Theodore Theodore was sent to Denver, Colorado for two months where he had the job of...
Nussenbaum, Seymour Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Seymour Nussenbaum got out of the service in...
Koone, Carl Postwar Life and Career
After leaving the service, Carl Koone went home to visit his family, and "fiddled around on the farm" with his father....
Lehker, Roland Postwar Life and Career
Roland Lehker discharged from the Marine Corp at Corpus Christie at the end of World War 2. Lehker reflected on the...
Frothingham, Richard Postwar Life and Career
Because Richard Frothingham didn't get along with his stepmother, he had some problems returning to civilian life, but...
Westbrook, James Postwar Life and Career
The war made James Roland Westbrook a better person. He had not finished high school, so went home to Mississippi and...
Raby, Glynn Postwar Life and Career
When Glynn G. Raby, Jr. came home, he could not enjoy his 30-day leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a...
Klimas, Irvin Postwar Life and Career
Irvin C. Klimas' interest was in college, and he applied to a few colleges. He was accepted at Carnegie Tech [Annotator...
Hanson, Wilfred Postwar Life and Career
Wilfred Hanson [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] was sent...
Marcantel, Bernard Postwar Life and Career
"Stuck in Europe," Bernard Marcantel applied to attend the American University in Biarritz, France where American...
Eshelman, Raymond Postwar Life and Career
Ray Eshelman was never interested in a military career. He had a couple of choices at discharge. He could join the...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Postwar Life and Careers
After the war, Floyd Horne got into investigations. This was in 1946. He got out of the service as a First Lieutenant....
Slack, Otis Postwar Life and Closing Thoughts
Otis Arthur Slack took pilot training using the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Wise, Curtis Postwar Life and Closing Thoughts
Curtis Winfred Wise had no trouble adjusting to civilian life. He did not use the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I...
Armentaro, Louis Postwar Life and Family
When Louis J. Armentaro got back home, he was successful as a machinist. He started two businesses. He also started a...
Burgin, Romus "R.V." Postwar Life and Family
Romus Valtin Burgin worked with a contact officer from the VA [Annotator's Note: Veterans Administration] named Frank...
Allen, James Postwar Life and Finding the Wahoo
After the war, James Allen lost contact with many of his friends from the war. He was busy with college and did not...
Pilcher, Joseph Postwar Life and Flying During the Cold War
Joseph Pilcher said that when the war ended in Europe, it seemed like every aircraft in the 9th Air Force went airborne...
Thomason, David Postwar Life and Gratitude
David Thomason used the G.I. Bill in 1950 after having just gotten married. He went back to farming several acres of...
DeForest, Harold Postwar Life and Helping Veterans
After leaving the service, Harold DeForest wanted to go to the Chrysler Institute to study engineering but he had to go...
Dendy, Lloyd Postwar Life and Marriage
Lloyd Dendy returned to his family in Anse La Butte [Annotator's Note: Anse La Butte, Louisiana]. There is a salt mine...
Baughman, Harry Postwar Life and Military Decorations
Harry Boughman's division [Annotator's Note: 88th Infantry Division] was about eight miles south of Bologna, Italy,...
Aldouby, Sara Postwar Life and Military Service
After being liberated from the concentration camps, Sara Aldouby's father wanted to go to Israel while her mother...
McClure, Herb Postwar Life and Recollections
Herb McClure took a Liberty Ship from LeHavre, France to New York then went to Fort Leavenworth where he was discharged...
Burg, Louis Postwar Life and Recollections of Iwo Jima
Louis Burg [Annotator's Note: a second lieutenant in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...

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