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Taddeo, Al Service After the Blue Angels
Alfred Taddeo joined VF-5 [Annotator's Note: Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5)] Baker which had formerly been VF-17 [Annotator...
Curran, Philip Service Discharge
There was a lot more going on in Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953] for Philip Curran,...
George, Carroll Service Discharge
Carroll George was on a transport ship that made tremendous voyages, two to the Far East and one to the Mediterranean,...
Gierka, Eugene Service in Europe and Thoughts on War
Eugene Henry Gierka never even unpacked when they [Annotator's Note: 39th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th...
David, James Service in the Korean War
James Warren David was assigned to an LSD [Annotator's Notes: Landing Ship, Dock] and shipped off to Korea and was part...
Cale, Sterling Service in Vietnam
Sterling Cale fought in Vietnam. He was in Da Nang during the Tet Offensive. Cale had a nice home that was protected by...
Hicks, Ora Pierce Service Integration and Europe
After returning to the camp [Annotator's Note: Fort Huachuca, Arizona], Ora Hicks was transferred to a German POW [...
Yancey, Spencer Service Overview
Spencer Yancey was born in Hunnewell, Missouri in 1910. He is 106 years old. He was born and raised on a farm. He...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Service Overview, Prewar Life, and Enlistment
Floyd Horne was born in Bowersville, Ohio in February 1922. He spent the first 18 years of life there until July 1940...
Manning, Sarah "Sally" Service Stateside
Sara "Sally" Manning's duties at the hospital [Annotator's Note: Manning worked at Naval Hospital Boston, Chelsea,...
Skinner, Theodore Service Stateside and Postwar
After Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. was released from the hospital in the United States, he was assigned to the 78th...
Fitz, Robert Service to the End of the War
The duration of a typical watch for Robert Fitz was two hours, except in the places like the Arctic, where it was so...
Cardinale, Joseph Serving in the Army Band
Joseph A. Cardinale was drafted into the Army in the summer of 1945 and sent to Fort Knox [Annotator’s Note: Fort Knox...
Parrotta, Raymond Serving in the Navy
Raymond “Ray” Parrotta was assigned to LST-357 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] in May [Annotator's Note: May...
Tadewaldt, Gordon Serving in the Navy
Gordon Tadewaldt recalled that he wanted to join the Navy because he wanted to fight like the rest of his friends. He...
Bourgeois, Henry "Hank" Serving in World War 2, Korea and Later
Henry Bourgeois' first air to air combat was over Bougainville. When the dive bombers went into their dive, the entire...
Campbell, John Serving on 14 Different Ships
John Scott Campbell did several different jobs over time. He was a gunner on the 20mm gun [Annotator's Note: Oerlikon...
Swift, Robert Setting Up an ER at the Indy 500
Robert Swift is a big fan of the Indianapolis 500 which relates to his time in the military. Every year at the 500...
Curran, Philip Shanghai to Home
Philip Curran was in the Yellow Sea [Annotator's Note: sea located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula] for...
Grenny, Guy Shell Shock to PTSD
During World War 2, the term PTSD [Annotator's Note: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] did not exist, it was called...
Imahara, Walter Shikata ga nai
Walter Imahara explains the meaning of the Japanese term shikata ga nai. He heard the word some in the camp because his...
Barksdale, Battle Shipped Overseas
Battle Malone Barksdale was the operations officer for his group [Annotator's Note: the 635th Field Artillery Battalion...
Martin, Robert Shipped to England
Robert Martin went to Plymouth, England [Annotator's Note: on the USS LST-515]. While they were in England went to a...
Martin, Robert Shipped to France
Robert Martin went to Europe [Annotator's Note: on the USS LST-515]. The first place they went to was [Annotator's Note...
Vaadi, Eugene Shot Down over China
Eugene Vaadi went to the Philippines as part of the 581st Air Resupply and Communications Squadron, 13th Air Force,...
Hatch, Norman Silver Service Medallion
The National World War II Museum awarded Marine combat cameraman Norman Hatch with the Silver Service Award for his...
Eakes, Thomas Six Battle Stars, Home, and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Thomas Eakes served in the US Army Air Forces with the 713th Bombardment Squadron, 448th Bombardment...
Nickerson, Edward Six Missions and Postwar Career
Edward Nickerson remembers little black puffs of smoke on a mission when they were shooting at him. He remembers...
Bussel, Norman Sleeping in Memphis Belle
Twenty-two suicides per day is a tough issue now for veterans, and Norman Bussel thinks the Veterans Administration...
Bussel, Norman Sobriety and Suicide Prevention
Norman Bussel quit drinking 42 years ago and he still misses a drink. He knew he needed to quit. His wife’s uncle also...
Rogers, John Souvenirs, Postwar Career, Family and College Athletics
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with John Rogers showing a map to the camera which has different code words on...
Dearman, Alfred Sports and Prison Visits
Alfred Dearman played baseball and football. They had two good teams. They played a lot of other Army units around...
Hamilton, Richmond Squadron life, Postwar and Reflections
Richmond Hamilton describes squadron life as his first exposure to an integrated unit where he had real...
Stern, Guy SS Tattoos and Postwar Return to Europe
Guy Stern and his fellow intelligence staff were assigned the dismissing of prisoners that seemed to be harmless and...
Leith, Hal SSU Activities and Reflections
Harold “Hal” Leith was given a good rank [Annotator’s Note: in March, 1946, as an employee of the SSU, or Strategic...
Wiswell, George Starting His Own Business
George Wiswell started his own business after the war [Annotator's Note: Marine Contracting, Inc. followed by Southport...

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