Postwar life

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Mittelsdorf, Joseph Postwar Life and Reflections
Joseph Mittelsdorf used the GI Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was...
O'Keefe, Jeremiah Postwar Life and Reflections
Jeremiah "Jerry" O'Keefe left Okinawa [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg; 1 April to...
Carlson, Clarence Postwar Life and Reflections
Clarence Carlson did not take advantage of the G.I. Bill but he feels he should have. He does not regret leaving the...
Kirk, James Postwar Life and Reflections
James Read Kirk got out of the war as a staff sergeant in September 1945. He immediately went to college. He used the...
Benson, Norman Postwar Life and Reflections
Norman Gustaf Benson used the G.I. Bill after the war to attend the University of Maine [Annotator's Note: in Orono,...
Zerphey, Winfield Postwar Life and Reflections
Winfield Zerphey was reunited with his family in Pennsylvania following his separation from the Navy. He had a brief...
Griffis, James Postwar Life and Reflections
James A. Griffis recently started to think about all the guys that did not get to live a life. He has been retired for...
Gabour, James Postwar Life and Reflections
After VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], James Anthony Gabour was going on his fourth year...
Chambers, Eugene Postwar Life and Reflections
Eugene W. Chambers found it easy to readjust to civilian life [Annotator's Note: after serving with the Army Air Forces...
Elliott, Norman Postwar Life and Reflections
After Norman Elliott was discharged from the Navy, he did not go back to school. He joined the 52-20 club [Annotator's...
Gordon, Fred Postwar Life and Reflections of World War 2
Fred Gordon was enjoying life after the war. He was in Czechoslovakia waiting to be sent home. In the meantime, he was...
Stumpfa, James Postwar Life and Reflections on the War
Jim Stumpfa was fortunate after he lost his wife Grace. He found a place to ballroom dance. He visited with the band....
Pizzolongo, Paul Postwar Life and Service
After being discharged from the Army, Paul Pizzolongo joined the National Guard, then returned to the Army and then...
Braddock, William Postwar Life and Service
William Braddock was aboard ship following his time at the front on Iwo Jima when he heard that President Roosevelt [...
Hartzell, Frank Postwar Life and Service
Frank Hartzell received leave and went to the French Rivera after the war. He saw Cologne and witnessed its total...
Stahl, Floyd Postwar Life and Thoughts
When Floyd Stahl graduated in 1954, he had trouble finding work. He had taken insurance courses. He got an offer in...
Moore, Calvin Postwar Life and Thoughts
Calvin Moore used his G.I. Bill to buy a house and go to school. The G.I. Bill was important to post World War 2...
Becker, Clarence Postwar Life and Thoughts
Clarence Becker was on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] when the war ended and the treaty was signed [...
Dixon, Leon Postwar Life and Thoughts
Leon Dixon started his own company after the war. He worked a good while to save up money. He worked at the Kaiser...
DeSalvo, Vincent Postwar Life and Thoughts
Vincent DeSalvo was discharged from the Army Air Forces in February 1946. On the trip home [Annotator's Note: from...
Weiner, Reuben Postwar Life and Thoughts
Ruben Weiner received the Bronze Star for his actions with the 7th Armored Division. He relates how they had come to a...
McWilliams, Donald Postwar Life and Thoughts
Donald G. "Mac" McWilliams used the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's Readjustment Act of...
Darphin, Irma "Irma Boulet" Postwar Life and Thoughts
Irma Darphin was in Rennes, France when her brother looked her up. He was a captain in the 156th Infantry National...
Campbell, John Postwar Life and Thoughts
After his last trip on a ship, John Scott Campbell got married. They were married for 46 years. Jobs were hard. The...
Alter, Joseph Postwar Life and Thoughts
After the war ended in Europe, being transferred to the Pacific was kind of voluntary. Joseph Alter had made a...
Brown, Robert Postwar Life and Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer repeats Robert Brown's story of working on the atomic bomb test incorrectly.] Little...
Ananian, Stephen Postwar Life and Thoughts
Stephen Ananian says the greatest privilege he has is his role in the 339th Fighter Group Association. [Annotator's...
Buckner, Jack Postwar Life and Thoughts
After the war, Jack Buckner used the G.I. Bill to go to school. His first child was born, and he was having a tough...
Rosenzweig, Jennie Postwar Life and Thoughts on War
Jennie Rosenzweig dreads what is going on Iraq [Annotator's Note: Iraq War, 2003 to 2011]. We do not belong there. Wars...
Adam, Adolf Postwar Life in America
In 1976, Adolf Adam's work in a textile company brought him to the United States. He made a contract for three years...
Nathanson, Eva Postwar Life in Budapest
One day, Eva Nathanson's mother received a letter and went away for a few days. Her uncle was a phycologist that ran...
Jones, James Postwar Life in Europe
James B. Jones started working for the Graves Registration Program. He went all over Europe looking for dead soldiers...
Gwin, Norris Postwar Life, Education and Career
Norris Gwin used the G.I. Bill for his education. He wanted to get his education and play football. He and a buddy rode...
Johnson, John Postwar Life, Education and Career
John S. Johnson was provided with the opportunity of securing a higher education through the G.I. Bill as a result of...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Postwar Life, Education and Career
After he was discharged, Francis Resta attended college to study engineering, but when that didn't make sense to him,...
Kuskie, Glen Postwar Military Service and Reflections
Glen Kuskie had survived being a Japanese prisoner of war in the Philippines and he finally returned to the United...

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