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Rinas, Bruno Returning Home
Bruno S. Rinas arrived in San Francisco [Annotator's Note: San Francisco, California], but was not allowed to go home....
Malta, Samuel Returning Home
Samuel Malta and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Anti-Tank Company, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division]...
Tsubota, Thomas Returning Home
Thomas Kiyoshi Tsubota was given credit for his service [Annotator's Note: with Merrill's Marauders, the 5307th...
Wold, Vernon Returning Home
Vernon Wold came home by ship [Annotator's Note: on 1 May 1946]. He went to Fort Sheridan, Chicago [Annotator's Note:...
Bourg, Alton Returning Home
Alton Bourg does not remember where he heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
Albertson, Arthur Returning Home
Arthur Albertson spend all his time trying to figure out how he was going to get through the war. He had to let...
Dunlavy, Jack Returning Home
Jack Dunlavy came back for Navy Day [Annotator's Note: 27 October 1945]. He thought he wanted to stay in the Navy but...
Edwards, Troy Returning Home
Troy Edwards and his unit [Annotator's Note: Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 14 (CASU-14)] reached Guadalcanal and set up...
Kays, George Returning Home
George Kays had completed five years of service and had a wife and child at home. He was sent a telegram in Germany...
Trahan, Horace Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Horace Trahan served in the Navy on occupation duty outside of Tokyo, Japan.] He stayed aboard ship...
Sartori, Paul Returning Home
Paul Sartori Jr. returned home in January 1946. His father was waiting for him. He needed him to go to work. He was a...
Carlson, Donald Returning Home
Donald Albert Carlson did a lot of training and was assigned an airplane and a crew [Annotator's Note: in preparation...
Cleveland, Carleton Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: It is very difficult to understand Carleton Cleveland due to sound issues throughout this clip.]...
Stevens, Phineas Returning Home
When Phineas Stevens left Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of Leyte, Philippines, 17 October to 26 December 1944]...
Molen, Herman Returning Home
Herman Molen remembers when they found out they were free. [Annotator’s Note: Molen and others were liberated from a...
Keller, Richard Returning Home
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] got evacuated after...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Returning Home
Clarence Derrington flew home from Paris [Annotator's Note: in Paris, France] via New York [Annotator's Note: in New...
Smithson, Jack Returning Home
Jack A. Smithson was not in Europe for too long after the war was over. When he had enough points [Annotator's Note: a...
McGlaun, DeQuindre Returning Home
Some of DeQuindre McGlaun's crew [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Carithers, Calvin Returning Home
Calvin Carithers went to Quantico, Virginia for more training. He then provided instruction for other embassy guards....
Dye, Jack Returning Home
Jack Dye was still in the Navy when the war was over. They took their load of fuel to Saipan [Annotator's Note: Saipan...
Yates, Herman Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Herman Yates recovered from the surgery he underwent after being hit by a mortar round in France.]...
Lawler, Daniel Returning Home
Daniel J. Lawler went into Peking, China [Annotator's Note: modern day Beijing, China] after Okinawa [Annotator's Note...
Heinly, Robert Returning Home
Robert Harvey Heinly [Annotator's Note: with the 3463rd Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company] got orders to turn all his...
McCalla, Anna Returning Home
In November 1945, Anna McCalla Noren boarded a transport plane and flew from Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern...
Scales, James Returning Home
When the ship he returned home aboard was approaching San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California], James...
Yudenfriend, Herbert Returning Home
Herbert Yudenfriend left [Annotator's Note: from Manila, Luzon, Philippines on 23 September 1946] on the tail end of...
MCarthy, John Returning Home
John McCarthy was on a regular enlistment and not a draftee, so he did not automatically get out when the war was over...
Maziarczyk, Michael Returning Home
Michael Maziarczyk was ready to return home. It took them 12 hours to get from Hawaii to San Francisco [Annotator’s...
Thomason, David Returning Home
They [Annotator's Note: David Thomason and the other survivors of the USS Mannert L Abele (DD-733) which had been sunk...
Lafferty, Ralph Returning Home
Ralph F. Lafferty was shipped back home after being wounded. He departed through the port at Naples [Annotator's Note:...
Paul, John Returning Home
John Paul returned home on a 14 day boat trip to Southampton [Annotator's Note: Southampton, New York]. His original...
Gilmore, Selwyn Returning Home
Selwyn Gilmore came back to the United States aboard a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced...
Dolsen, Frank Returning Home
Frank Dolsen, [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war in Germany] was liberated by Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army...
Cole, Wendell Returning Home
[Annotator's Note: Wendell Delavan Cole suffers from Parkinson's disease and needs the assistance of his son to...
Race, John "Jack Race" Returning Home
John T. "Jack" Race came back to the United states almost immediately. He spent several months enjoying being home. He...

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