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Feldman, Henry Civilian LIfe and Postwar Career
Henry Feldman had no major problems returning home after the war. He soon decided to return to school since he left...
Ford, John Civilian Life and Reflections
After his time in the Army, John Holton Ford returned to the University of Cincinnati [Annotator’s Note: in Cincinnati...
Bronstein, Isador Civilian Life and Reflections
Isadore Bronstein returned to civilian work on 18 March [Annotator's Note: 18 March 1946]. His family had spent time...
Heneghan, James Civilian Life During the War
Doctor James B. Heneghan's father was a civil engineer. He helped design the very first pre-stressed concrete arches...
Gilmore, Selwyn Civilian Regrets
Selwyn Gilmore fit back in when he got home. He did not go to work right away. He regrets not going to college when it...
Annas, Floyd Clark Field and Helicopters
[Annotator's Note: Floyd Annas rotated home from Clark Field, now Clark Air Base, Luzon, Philippines.] He stayed in the...
Tomkiewicz, Micha Climate Change and the Holocaust
Micha Tomkiewicz fills his time trying to informally study and understand the history of the Holocaust. For him, the...
Brown, Bernard Close Call
In the last weeks of the war, Bernard Brown, and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 410th Infantry...
Mirsky, Arnold Close Call Crash
Arnold A. Mirsky was assigned as a navigator for the 1st Photo Mapping Charting Reconnaissance [Annotator's Note: 1st...
Aldous, Robert Close Call on Mindoro
When Robert G. Aldous first got to Mindoro [Annotator's Note: Mindoro, Philippines in January 1945 with the 319th...
Tweedt, Vernon T. Closer to Death
A guy approached Vernon Tweedt's wife at a reunion and told her he wanted to share something about Tweedt. Their...
Whaley, Ellis Closing Thoughts
Ellis Whaley's most memorable experience from World War 2 would have to be Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Battle of Okinawa...
Curran, Philip Closing Thoughts
Philip Curran's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when they hit a typhoon outside of the Yellow Sea [...
Beard, Oral Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a person off-camera answers a lot of the interviewer's questions or gives...
Wombacher, Delbert Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Delbert Wombacher how World War 2 changed his and his life.] That is the...
Tyson, Marvin Closing Thoughts
Marvin Tyson served because he would serve his country any time and was drafted. He doubts he would have served if not...
Geiger, Aase Closing Thoughts
Aase Geiger has a couple of memorable experiences of World War 2. The English got very involved with flying over...
Edwards, Marvin Closing Thoughts
Marvin Raymond Edwards' most memorable experience of the war was the horrible treatment by the Germans and their cold-...
Wolf, Robert Closing Thoughts
Robert Wolf returned to the United States from the Philippines and went back to school. He graduated in 1949. He...
Medway, Irwin Closing Thoughts
Irwin Medway encountered anti-Semitism in Tennessee. He was beat up by another soldier. It has something to do with...
Evans, Donald Closing Thoughts
Before he went in the service, Donald Evans never went to church. Over there, he prayed all the time to be kept safe....
Yeagley, Richard Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Richard Yeagely what his most memorable experience of World War 2 is.] There...
Armentaro, Louis Closing Thoughts
When Louis J. Armentaro went in, there was another kid from Livingston [Annotator's Note: Livingston, Montana] that he...
Lee, James Closing Thoughts
James Lee's most memorable experience of World War 2 is the attack itself [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on...
O'Rorke, James Closing Thoughts
After the war, James Richard O'Rorke stumbled into various events that made his career what it was. That included some...
Jagers, Robert Closing Thoughts
Robert Jagers has two memorable experiences of World War 2. Once when coming back from Sicily, [Annotator's Note:...
Jordan, James Closing Thoughts
James Jordan is a contributing member to the Museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans,...
Beynon, Robert Closing Thoughts
Dr. Robert Beynon thinks the war changed him. He was right out of high school. He learned that you always have a boss....
Spint, Robert Closing Thoughts
Robert Spint's most memorable experience of World War 2 is hard for him to say. He does not classify any of it. Some of...
Holleman, Louis Closing Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: There is a lot of background noise throughout this clip.] The war gave Malcolm Louis Holleman a...
Twigger, William Closing Thoughts
There has not been three and a half years of William J. Twigger's life that have had such a profound effect on him as...
Lynch, James Closing Thoughts
As James Paul Lynch looks back, there were not really normal families back in that time [Annotator's Note: the time of...
Zarger, Edward Closing Thoughts
Edward Zarger did not talk about his war experiences for the first few years. He would start to shake, and he found...
Jaffe, Stanley Closing Thoughts
Dr. Stanley Jaffe's single most memorable experience of World War 2 was leaving Chamonix [Annotator's Note: Chamonix-...
Galbraith, Wendell Closing Thoughts
Wendell Galbraith was discharged at Fort Sheridan, Illinois as a Tech Sergeant [Annotator's Note: Technical Sergeant;...
Browning, Earl Closing Thoughts
Earl Dean Browning holds up a book and shows a page about the fighting at Balete Pass [Annotator's Note: Battle of...

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