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Carawan, Chris Reflections
At the end of the war, Chris Carawan said there were thousands of German prisoners that had been taken. The Americans...
Van Huylenbrouck, Omer Reflections
The most memorable experience of the war for Omer Van Huylenbrouck is his first mission to Berlin [Annotator's Note:...
Vanderpool, Mildred Reflections
Mildred Loscalzo Vanderpool heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima, Japan...
Mouton, George Reflections
George Mouton thinks the war made a man out of him. The war showed people the United States was great and worth...
Uchida, Togue Reflections
Togue Uchida [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team] had a mission to rescue a...
Bowsher, Walter Reflections
Walter Bowsher was made mellow by World War 2. While he was a brig warden after the war, he found that he had empathy...
Carroll, Orville Reflections
Orville Carroll's most memorable experience of World War 2 was going over to Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana...
Fried, J. M. Reflections
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr.'s most memorable experience was the first battle he participated in. He was given orders to...
Levy, Stanley Reflections
Stanley "Stan" Levy's most memorable experience of World War 2 encompasses many things. He enjoyed being in Orlando [...
Bache-Wiig, John Reflections
The war did not change John Bache-Wiig, Jr. He expected what happened and he applied his Eagle Scout Annotator's Note:...
Grossman, Sidney Reflections
Sidney Grossman remembered the day when President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd...
Daniel, Randolph Reflections
Randolph Daniel feels a review of the past will help educate young people why things turn out the way they do. Everyone...
Morrison, Donald Reflections
Donald C. Morrison believes its important to study World War 2. He thinks it is vital to have institutions like The...
Gemmel, Fred Reflections
Fred Gemmel is proud to have served on the Laffey [Annotator's Note: the USS Laffey (DD-724)]. He did not realize it...
Shaner, Robert Reflections
Robert D. Shaner's most memorable experience of World War 2 was reporting aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-...
Langrall, Clarke Reflections
For Clarke Langrall, there were more positive aspects of his service than negative, and he feels it was a great...
Donaldson, Buck Reflections
Buck Donaldson was headed to LSU [Annotator’s Note: Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana]. He had a...
Miralles, Richard Reflections
Richard Miralles accepted everything that came to him because he knew he could not change it. They did not talk about...
Grieves, Billy Reflections
Being a submariner prepared Billy Grieves for his career as a firefighter. After seeing the worst, everything else is...
Rice, Rip Reflections
Rip Rice made a trip to Tokyo, Japan. He loves the Japanese people and the German people. Rice wrote a story about the...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Reflections
While Alfons Robert Kleindienst lived in Munich [Annotator's Note: Munich, Germany] during World War 2, he had no idea...
Lee, Lewis Reflections
Lewis M. Lee, Sr.'s most memorable experience of the war was Pearl Harbor, and he remarks that we didn't have a...
DeMott, Joseph Reflections
Joseph DeMott [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war of the Japanese] left the war feeling that we are all human beings...
Snyder, Phillip "PB" Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Snyder pauses the interview several times and repeats statements frequently in this segment.] "PB"...
Strunk, Chester Reflections
Chester Strunk views The National WWII Museum as a valuable asset to teach people about the sacrifices made not only by...
Beck, Carl Reflections
In 1944, in a town called Baupte, France, Carl Beck says there was a man named Henri D. Schmidt, a Belgic [Annotator's...
Geraci, Dominic Reflections
Dominic Geraci is proud of his service. He believes it made a man out of him. He is happy he could serve his country....
Jones, James Reflections
During the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Pugh, Thomas Reflections
Thomas Edward Pugh enjoyed returning to the United States, but also enjoyed going overseas. Pugh was surprised when he...
Gust, Darrell Reflections
Darrell D. Gust has been a student of the 8th Air Force since he left service. Its growth has been phenomenal. He left...
Renner, Curtis A Reflections
Curtis Renner was in an air rescue squadron [Annotator’s Note: attached at times to the Ninth Air Force] to rescue...
Burnett, Marshall Reflections
Marshalls Burnett's most memorable experiences are learning about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Bell, Cecil Reflections
Cecil K. Bell married a girl after the war whom he had met years before when she was just four years old. After the war...
Oney, James Reflections
James Oney cannot think of anything that exciting that stands out [Annotator's Note: about his service in World War 2...
Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Reflections
Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches. He passed the...
Aleksandrowicz, Frank Reflections
Frank Aleksandrowicz was approached by his captain to go to OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school] in...

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