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Ruiz, Nolan Returning Home and Postwar Life
As the war was ending, Nolan Ruiz's German captors had taken the prisoners and marched them west so that they could...
Radford, Charles Returning Home and Postwar Life
Charles Radford was put in a tent with a bunch of wounded guys after the surgery [Annotator's Note: after being wounded...
Gorman, Robert Returning Home and Postwar Life
Following the surrender of Germany, Robert Gorman and the 557th Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to occupation...
Inoshita, Masaji Returning Home and Postwar Life
Masaji Inoshita asked for early retirement [Annotator's Note: early release from the Army]. He was told that he was...
Smith, Thomas Returning Home and Postwar Life
After the war ended, Thomas J. Smith, Junior and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine...
Howard, William Returning Home and Postwar Life
After the war ended, William Edwin Howard started a newspaper. He was sent to Darmstadt, Germany for a long time. He...
Edward, Isaac Returning Home and Postwar Life
Isaac Edward returned to the same segregation at home, regardless of his uniform and service. After the war he went...
Engel, Robert Returning Home and Postwar Life
The day the war ended, Robert Engel was in a town in Germany. The manure and urine from cows were kept in the town for...
Biondo, Frank Returning Home and Postwar Life
Frank Biondo was not doing much after the war was over. He took a furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for...
Grimes, James Returning Home and Postwar Life
James William Grimes kept in touch with his family by writing letters occasionally. He had a girlfriend in high school...
Davis, Romay Returning Home and Racism
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis [Annotator's Note: a Private in the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion of the...
Harrison, Joseph "Joe" Returning Home and Recalling Battle
Joseph L. Harrison was in Yokosuka [Annotator's Note: Yokosuka, Japan] in November [Annotator's Note: November 1945]....
Bowsher, Walter Returning Home and Reenlistment
Walter Bowsher was sent to Guam [Annotator's Note: after his liberation from a prisoner of war camp in Japan] where he...
Johnson, Alfred Returning Home and Reflections
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. returned to Camp Shelby [Annotator's Note: near Hattiesburg, Mississippi] with some of his...
Fishman, Arthur Returning Home and Reflections
Arthur Fishman returned to the United States sometime in April or May 1946. He returned to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Andry, Robert Returning Home and Reflections
Robert Andry was discharged from the Army in August 1945. He was told he would be able to go on leave [Annotator's Note...
Milan, Ira Returning Home and Remembering the Seabees
Ira Milan went back the United States on a crowded ship, but the food was good on board, and it was a pleasant trip. He...
Gierka, Eugene Returning Home and the War Ends
A 109 Focke-Wulf [Annotator's Note: either a German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aircraft or a Focke-Wulf Fw 190...
Slack, Otis Returning Home and War’s End
Otis Arthur Slack was on Amchitka [Annotator's Note: Amchitka Island, Alaska] when the Japanese withdrew [Annotator's...
de Jonge, Wim Returning Home then Immigrating to America
Wim de Jonge returned to Holland where found that the government was not willing to pay his three and a half years of...
Bellecci, John Returning Home, Completing His Education and Postwar Career
John Bellecci arrived home [Annotator’s Note: in January 1946 after serving about three months of occupation duty in...
Green, Arthur Returning Home, Discharge, and Reflections
Arthur George Green spent about a year on occupation duty in Japan [Annotator’s Note: stationed in Kyushu and Shikoku...
Bannai, Paul Returning Home, Politics and Reflections
While Paul Bannai was in Japan, he knew his family would be able to leave their internment camp. He was given...
Schmittgens, Leo Returning Home, Postwar Life and Reflections
Leo William Schmittgens was finally able to return home [Annotator's Note: after seven months of occupation duty in...
Jefferson, Alexander Returning Home, Postwar Service, and the G.I. Bill
Alexander Jefferson returned to the United States aboard ships, picking up men in England, and spending eight days...
Riggsby, Norman Returning to Civilian Life
Norman Riggsby returned to the United States through New York and Camp Kilmer. It was great. He went to Michigan even...
Rupp, William Returning to Civilian Life and Postwar Career
William Rupp used the G.I. Bill to attend Tulane University. He used the benefits to aid him in business and also to...
Hyland, Everett Returning to Pearl Harbor
Everett Hyland had gone back to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii in the 1960s and 1980s as a tourist. He thinks of Pearl Harbor...
Stewart, Roy Reunions
Roy Stewart thinks about Iwo Jima every day [Annotator's Note: he was with the 23rd Marine Regiment, 4th Marine...
Williams, Kenneth Reunions and Postwar
Kenneth R. Williams’ [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Tate, Gary Reunions and Travel
Gate Tate knew he would be drafted so he volunteered in order to be able to select the branch that he would serve in....
Dumas, Floyd Reuniting with Bill Robb After the War
After they got into Rome and were interrogated, Floyd Dumas and Bill Robb went their separate ways. They stayed in...
Yip, Wallace Reuniting with His Mother
When Wallace Yip, Sr. came into New York Harbor [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] there were fireworks. He went to...
Dyson, Freeman Richard Feynman
Freeman Dyson met Richard "Dick" Feynman as a student at Cornell University [Annotator's Note: in Ithaca, New York]....
Hirsch, Leon Road Shows
Leon Hirsch reported to an inhospitable major general in Wiesbaden, Germany on orders to assist in developing road...
Snyder, Kenneth Roosevelt and Truman
Everything Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. learned as an officer in the Marine Corps prepared him for the rest of his life. [...

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