Postwar life

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Carter, Donald Reflections
Don Carter's most memorable experience of World War 2 is the invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of...
Grimes, Vernon Reflections
Vernon Grimes has lost two wives since the war, but never cried over them, despite loving them dearly. He believes his...
Schneider, Irwin Reflections
Irwin Schneider was changed by the war completely. He had led a sheltered life prior to his service. He learned to be a...
Raby, Glynn Reflections
When Glynn G. Raby Jr. first considered enlisting, he wanted to join the Air Corps. He was young, and aviation was...
Brown, Grace "Grace Janota" Reflections
Grace Brown thought the war would end and she would go back to her normal life. She did not think her life changed much...
Miller, Irving Reflections
The war ended while Irving Miller was in the hospital. He was discharged on the point system. Everyone talked about the...
Higgins, Archibald Reflections
Archibald Higgins would do all that he did in the war once again if it was necessary. He thought about staying in the...
Willette, Edward Reflections
When the war ended, Edward G. Willette had 60 of the 85 points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based on a...
Gillette, Thomas Reflections
Thomas W. Gillette's most memorable experience of World War 2 was seeing the Japanese planes fly over his house during...
Ross, Hartsel Reflections
Hartsel Ross's most memorable experience of World War 2 was losing his convoy in fog while sailing in the North Sea. He...
Levit, Sydney Reflections
Sydney Levit's most memorable experience of World War 2 were the men that he was serving with and their close...
Aziz, Edmund Reflections
[Annotator’s Note: Comments from others off camera can be heard throughout segment.] Edmund Aziz and his ship [...
Inghram, Robert Reflections
Robert Inghram was shot down early in the war [Annotator's Note: during the Dieppe raid in August 1942]. He was given...
Pohorilla, Michael Reflections
Michael J. Pohorilla's ball turret gunner, Herb Baudier [Annotator's Note: Herbert L. Baudier], was a Flamin' Cajun [...
Taliancich, Joseph Reflections
Joseph Taliancich went right back to working for Higgins Industries [Annotator’s Note: a manufacturer of naval vessels...
Max, Robert Reflections
Robert Max's most memorable experience of World War 2 was learning that his parents got the news that he was still...
Dunne, Edward Reflections
Edward Dunne's most memorable experience of the war is seeing dead people. It is bad, especially when it is a lot of...
Scales, James Reflections
James Shelton Scales majored in insurance when he was in college. He signed up as an insurance agent after the war. He...
Hopkins, Ralph Reflections
Ralph Hopkins felt indestructible during the war because he acted by impulse. He did not feel fear. Things happened so...
Brannon, Mark Reflections
The Second World War experience that stands out most in Mark Brannon's mind was being on a destroyer, a position that...
Cresswell, Constance Reflections
In December 1944, Constance Cresswell married an American who was stationed at a supply depot in England with the 8th...
Smith, William S. Reflections
The war did not change William C. Smith, Junior very much. He did not have a good education growing up. He had to teach...
Samrow, Joseph Reflections
Joseph Earl "Joe" Samrow did not see any combat [Annotator's Note: during World War 2] like his brothers did, so he...
Sciortino, Philip Reflections
Philip Sciortino has a portrait in his office of him during his service in the Philippines. Sciortino recollects his...
Marcantel, Bernard Reflections
After his discharge, Bernard Marcantel signed up for the reserves. He was afraid he would be called up during the...
Samet, Judah Reflections
Judah Samet does not hate the Germans but at the same time he cannot forgive them for the six million dead Jews. Anti-...
Cole, Wendell Reflections
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Frey, Robert Reflections
Robert G. Frey has spoken more to the interviewer about the war than he has ever previously done. He was there and when...
Willford, Sandford Reflections
Sandford Robert Willford served with the 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Group, 9th Fighter Squadron stationed in the South...
Gibb, Owen Reflections
Owen Gibb was in England when he found that out his parents were American citizens living in Canada. They had moved...
O'Brien, Ryan Reflections
Ryan O’Brien's most memorable experience was when the Messerschmitts [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-109 or...
Popham, Donald Reflections
Although Donald Popham loved the mechanics of building planes, he did not stay in the aircraft industry after the war....
Dawson, Ruffin Reflections
The South [Annotator's Note: the Southern states in the United States] was poor and the Northern states were better off...
McEwen, Richard Reflections
The talk among the men about their home life was very interesting and mostly wholesome, according to Richard McEwen. He...
Kleiner, Leona Reflections
Leona Kleiner reflects on her liberation. The American soldiers were kind to them and took care of them. She was in the...
Pugh, Glover Reflections
Glover Pugh was lucky to get through the war. He has been married three times. He had six children with his first wife...

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