Postwar life

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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...
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...
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...
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...
St. Julian, James Postwar Life
James Anthony Saint Julien, Senior [Annotator's Note: deployed to the Philippines with the 766th Engineer Dump Truck...
Capron, Ed Postwar Life
World War 2 changed Edward C. Capron Jr.’s life completely because he was very easy going while he was working at the...
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...
Mahoney, Timothy Postwar Life
Timothy Mahoney kept up with his friends for some time after the war. One of his friends became a doctor. Another man...
Gibfried, Paul Postwar Life
Paul Gibfried went home to arrange for a job when Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd...
Gay, Ralph Postwar Life
Ralph Gay went into the construction business when he returned home. He built houses. He used the G.I. Bill [Annotator'...
St. Amant, Philemon Postwar Life
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant went to Washington [Annotator's Note: Washington, D.C.] and then went over to Africa [...
Cushman, Gene Postwar Life
Gene M. Cushman was a safety manager as a lieutenant colonel in Spain where he oversaw a fleet of B-58s [Annotator’s...
Beaugh, George Postwar Life
After the Japanese surrendered, George Beaugh was given orders to report to Coffeeville, Indiana. He and his wife could...
Burnside, Frank Postwar Life
Frank R. Burnside manages a farm and plantation as his father did, and his son will after him. He did not have trouble...
Bowie, James Postwar Life
James Bowie used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was enacted...
Chartier, Charles Postwar Life
Charles Chartier returned to the United States around Christmas of 1946. The trip home was a lot shorter than the trip...
Ruiz, Manuel Postwar Life
Upon returning to the United States in mid 1946, Manuel Ruiz turned down the opportunity for a promotion if he agreed...
Giamberardino, Alfiero Postwar Life
Alfiero Giamberardino started screaming about the war's end when they heard about it on the radio. The British were on...
Keulegan, Emma Postwar Life
Things were still hard at the end of the war. Rationing continued for about three months. Materials started coming back...
Lucas, Jack Postwar Life
Jacklyn Lucas likes the life he is living. He liked being in the military. He has done well for himself and has a good...
Boeke, Robert Postwar Life
After the war, Robert Boeke adjusted back to civilian life easily. He was anxious to start a job. He wanted to go back...
Cummings, Vernon Postwar Life
Following his discharge, Vernon Cummings had several jobs in Fort Wayne, Indiana and then decided to attend Purdue...
Wilson, Paul Postwar Life
24 March 1945, Paul Wilson's unit [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne...
Lowder, James Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: There is white noise throughout this clip.] James L. Lowder's older brother was working in the...

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