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Kneflin, Charles Mission Over Shanghai and War's End
[Annotator's Note: Charles Kneflin was a tail gunner on a Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber in the 53rd...
Tate, Gary Missionary Work and the Atomic Bomb
Gary Tate became a world traveler as a result of his military service. It also helped him on his path to evangelism. He...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Missions After Being Shot Down
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force]...
Richard, Martin Missions and Crew Members
Martin Richard's first mission [Annotator's Note: from Cheddington, England] was 6 June 1944, D-Day [Annotator's Note:...
Lederer, Henry Missions and Men
Henry Lederer flew 92 missions. That is a lot when you wake up every morning and wonder if you are going to be around...
Evans, Lewis Missions on the Ship
Lewis S. Evans wrote letters to his girlfriend back at school, and there was one time that he did not receive any for...
Somogyi, Peter Mock Trial of Dr. Josef Mengele
Peter Somogyi and his brother attended the mock trial held for Dr. Mengele. [Annotator's Note: Dr. Josef Mengele was a...
Cristiano, Nick Monkey and Weasel
Nick Cristiano says the Japanese guards [Annotator's Note: at Ofuna prisoner of war camp, Kamakura, Japan] were bored...
Jagers, Robert Most Difficult Invasion and Returning Home
Sicily [Annotator's Note: Operation Husky, 9 July to 17 August 1943, Sicily, Italy] was the most difficult invasion...
Alexander, Joseph Moving Around Europe
Joseph Alexander and some friends lived in a DP [Annotator's Note: displaced persons] camp in Munich [Annotator's Note...
Reeder, John Moving on in the Marine Corps
John Reeder remained on active duty, and was sent to the Naval Air Station at Mojave, California for a month, then...
Weil, Roswell Moving Through Europe
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil was assigned to the 68th Quartermaster Depot near Liverpool, England.] They moved to...
Grunte, Leon Moving to London
[Annotator's Note: Leon Grunte left a displaced persons camp in Germany to go to work in England.] England was very...
Schneider, Christa Multinational Experiences
Between high school and college, Christa Schneider worked as an au pair in Britain. She cared for the three children of...
Kracov, William Munich, Dachau and Postwar
William Kracov [Annotator's Note: as a scout for heavy weapons Company M, 3rd Battalion, 232nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd...
Taddeo, Al Naming the Blue Angels
Alfred Taddeo was with the squadron that became the Blue Angels [Annotator's Note: United States Navy Blue Angels...
McDowell, Bowdre National WWII Museum Volunteer
Bowdre McDowell became a volunteer at the museum [Annotator's Note: The National World War Museum in New Orleans,...
Hayward, David Natives and Returning Home
David K. Hayward and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment Group, 10th Air Force]...
McCormick, Bruce Naval and Civil Service After the War
Bruce McCormick returned to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County,...
Sparacino, Paul Navy and Veteran Life
Paul Sparacino was ordered aboard the USS Princeton [Annotator's Note: USS Princeton (LPH-5)] as an airdale [Annotator'...
Ashton, Jackson Navy Assignments and Postwar
Jackson Augustus "Jack" Ashton, Senior served at many bases during the war [Annotator's Note: as a member of (MTB RON...
Masters, Robert Navy Experience and War's End
Robert Masters's ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-601] came under air raids on several occasions while in port in Tunis...
Wade, Nelsyn Navy Life
While on watch duty [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Aldebaran (AF-10)], Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade studied the stars....
Gibfried, Paul Navy Life Through the War
In May 1944, Paul Gibfried was asked to put together a report [Annotator's Note: while working in the Office of the...
Taylor, Charles Navy Man to Secret Service Agent
[Annotator's Note: After his brother was killed on active duty, Charles Taylor was transferred off of the USS Absecon (...
Giroir, J. Navy Recollections
Quarters on the USS Boston (CA-69) were nice according to J. L. Giroir. Bunk beds were stacked six high and food was...
Daniel, Randolph Navy Service
Randolph Daniel landed on Wake Island after the bombs dropped on Japan in August [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Welch, Richard Navy Service
Richard Welch joined the Navy in November 1944 and was sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training [Annotator's Note: Naval...
Walker, Charles Navy Service to Korean War
[Annotator's Note: Charles Walker enlisted in the Navy in January 1945.] He went into the V-5 Program [Annotator's Note...
Winslow, Lawson Navy V-12 Program
Lawson Tracy Winslow, Junior was at the lowest enlisted rank - E1 - when he participated in the Navy V-12 program [...
Courtney, Melbourne Nearly Missed, then Wounded
Outside of Granville, [Annotator's Note: Granville, France], Melbourne Sanford Courtney and his unit [Annotator's Note...
Slay, Charles Never Got a Scratch
Charles Slay found out the war was over by radio. He had come down from Oregon through the desert. At night the wind...
Weinthal, Siegfried New Life in America
Siegfried Weinthal was born in February 1929 in Esens, Germany, a small town in Northern Germany. His childhood did not...
Gross, Ernest New Life in America
When the war was over, all that remained of Ernest Gross' family were three brothers and a sister. He arrived in New...
Roed, Harold Night Out in New York City
After returning home, Harold Roed [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division] went out in New York City...
Armentaro, Louis Nightmares of Combat
Louis J. Armentaro thinks that maybe he could have gotten someone killed, but he had to have his sense of decency....

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