Postwar life

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Liston, Earl Reflections
Earl Roger Liston believes that World War 2 gave him the opportunity to appreciate life and create a better life...
Franklin, Paul Reflections
Paul Franklin believes it is important for kids to learn about World War 2. He thinks it will teach them to be more...
Edwards, Mary Reflections
Mary Edwards saw the world change dramatically as a result of World War 2. It was important to all the nations of the...
Birdsall, Raymond Reflections
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] felt...
Schultz, Philip Reflections
Philip Schultz was not changed politically nor were his feelings against the Nazis altered by his wartime experience....
Yancey, Spencer Reflections
Spencer Yancey was older and he had a wife. He enjoyed the service magazines. He supported them over the years. He...
Tadewaldt, Gordon Reflections
Gordon Tadewaldt's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when the USS PGM-1 was caught in a typhoon on their way...
Sledge, Nevin Reflections
Nevin Sledge remembers people were going crazy in Honolulu [Annotator’s Note: Honolulu, Hawaii] after they heard the...
Day, Morris "Gene" Reflections
Morris Eugene Day was a happy-go-lucky boy before the war. When he returned, he found that life was the same, but it...
Furrow, Robert Reflections
Robert Gaylord Furrow felt like his service made him a better man. He thinks every young man should be given military...
von Frisch, Alvin Reflections
The war itself is Alvin von Frisch's worse memory of that time. He hated to see people die. He lost good friends who...
Brandes, Rita Reflections
Rita Brandes stayed with her sister and her husband [Annotator's Note: Brandes left Bremen, Germany as a teenager and...
Goldstein, Elizabeth Reflections
Elizabeth Goldstein believes that having institutions like The National WWII Museum is a must. The Holocaust is a...
Shirkey, Robert Reflections
Robert Leroy Shirkey would lead about five men when he was on a mission with the Alamo Scouts [Annotator's Note: 6th...
Bradley, John Reflections
John Bradley suffers from posttraumatic stress disorder according to what his wife tells him, due to his experiences in...
Stix, Charles Reflections
After he got home, Charles Stix started at the University of Cincinnati [Annotator's Note: Cincinnati, Ohio]...
Schmidt, Vernon Reflections
Vernon Schmidt's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the day in February 1945 when he lost his three friends....
Savage, Robert Reflections
Robert Savage's most memorable experience of the war was seeing the treaty signed [Annotator's Note: Japanese...
Clift, Gilbert Reflections
Gilbert Clift survived the war by being lucky. He did not have any kind of religious experience. He has done a pretty...
Bianconi, Anthony Reflections
Anthony Bianconi feels strongly that World War 2 should be taught to youngsters today. There are guys under white...
Russell, Richard Reflections
Richard T. Russell, Jr. left a situation where he was tasked with destroying everything and went home to a place...
Carraway, Myron Reflections
Myron J. Carraway remembers Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Carraway was aboard the USS Hulbert (AVD-6) during the...
Lee, Arthur Reflections
Asked if he had plans or goals for his postwar life, Arthur Lee said he had no idea what he would do when he returned...
Jones, Johnnie Reflections
Johnnie A. Jones, Senior left the Army as a Warrant Officer II [Annotator's Note: officers above non-commissioned...
Ward, George Reflections
For George C. Ward, going through the Suez Canal and through the desert was the most memorable experience of the war....
Britt, James Reflections
James Britt retired in 1961. He was in the Army for 20 years. He had a daughter and a son. He tested equipment in...
Wergin, Earl Reflections
Earl Wergin's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his friend was killed. He fought because he felt there...
Lemme, Thomas Reflections
Thomas Joseph Lemme always felt he could keep up with the other Marines while he was in service. Training was not bad,...
Finder, Rena Reflections
Rena Finder eventually returned to Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: the Auschwitz concentration camp], and found it very...
Mahoney, Timothy Reflections
Timothy Mahoney left the military older. The war made him more responsible. When he left the service, he was married...
Mestayer, Angus Reflections
Angus Francis Mestayer returned to San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]. They got a month long leave [...
Kaslow, Solis "Sol" Reflections
Solis “Sol” Kaslow remembers the loss of PT-509 as his most memorable experience during his time at war [Annotator’s...
Thurston, Stanley Reflections
Stanley James Thurston feels it is important for young people to learn the truth about what happened in the Second...
Asher, Adolph Reflections
Adolph Edward Asher worked for United Fruit Company importing bananas [Annotator's Note: before the war]. He started...
Schmitt, Warren Reflections
Warren Schmitt had negative feelings about the Japanese before and during the war. The kamikazes had no respect for...
Snyder, Harry Reflections
Harry Snyder stayed in Berlin until his points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a number of...

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