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Burch, Ralph War's End
Ralph Burch remembers they had to be out on watch. [Annotator’s Note: The video starts to have audio problems.] He...
Morse, Ralph War's End
Ralph Morse was covering opening of schools in Aachen, Germany and based near Ike's [Annotator's Note: General of the...
O'Rorke, James War's End
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] was divided into a group sent to a camp that overlooked a...
Smith, Charles War's End
Charles R. Smith [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry...
Van Wart, Fergus War's End
[Annotator's Note: Fergus Van Wart served in the Navy as coxswain aboard the USS Bergen (APA-150).] Van Wart brought...
McCalla, Anna War's End
While stationed on Tinian [Annotator's Note: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands] Anna McCalla Noren was thrilled when she...
Bates, Dale War's End
In early August 1945, the 321st Bombardment Squad, 90th bombardment group [Annotator’s Note: 321st Bombardment Squadron...
Reed, Robert War's End
Robert Frederick Reed only flew one daylight mission while serving overseas, all the others were at night using...
Frankel, Art War's End
[Annotator's Note: A dog can be heard whining in the background throughout this segment.] The Army Air Forces assigned...
Carter, Donald War's End
Don Carter's outfit's [Annotator's Note: Battery B, 44th Field Artillery Battalion, 4th Infantry Division] second...
Bennett, Richard War's End
After the Japanese surrendered, Richard Bennett was last to leave PT-470. He skippered the boat through bad weather...
Splichal, William War's End
William Splichal would write down the dates and towns of the places he went to in his diary. He went to Paris [...
Ross, Hartsel War's End
Hartsel Ross set sail on a ship loaded with cargo that was needed in the Pacific. The ship crossed through the Panama...
Konen, Mary War's End
Mary Konen worked for a Jewish dentist who performed dentistry work on German POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war...
Finkbeiner, Theodore War's End
Theodore Finkbeiner returned to Europe after being on leave. He carried bottles of whiskey with him to provide to his...
Rasmussen, Ervin War's End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Ervin Lloyd Rasmussen where he was when the atomic bombs were dropped on...
Gibb, Owen War's End
Owen Gibb remembers they always diverted to an American airfield to get hot dogs and ice cream. Gibb met his wife in a...
Paris, Thomas War's End
Thomas Paris learned about events by radio. He would write letters home. They had C-47s [Annotator’s Note: The Douglas...
Mammino, Joseph War's End & Postwar
After being wounded in Italy, Joseph John Mammino’s family was sent a telegram stating that he had been killed in...
Bates, Rex War's End & Postwar
Rex James Bates served with the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron in the Pacific. They were based out of Guam [...
Alvarez, Charles War's End & Postwar
Charles J. Alvarez Sr. was assigned to the USS Guam (CB-2) as a fireman during his service in World War 2. When the...
Barber, Ernest War's End & Reflections
After the war, Ernest Barber went back to school using the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Brennan, Lincoln War's End & Return Home
Lincoln D. Brennan Sr. was deployed to the Pacific Theater as an aviation metalsmith with Aircraft Repair Unit 145 (ARU...
Blouin, Joseph War's End and a Family of Fighters
The thing that disturbed Joseph Blouin the most in England was the German putt-putt [Annotator's Note: slang for the V-...
Rose, Olaf "Olly" War's End and Beyond
Olaf Rose became acquainted with, and courted, his future wife by mail from the Pacific. When he came home on a 30 day...
Morgan, Dorothy "Dorothy Wuestner" War's End and Closing Thoughts
Dorothy Wuestner Morgan had no trouble adjusting to civilian life. Her daughter is now 70 years old. She has three...
Gruen, Dieter War's End and Continuing Nuclear Research
Dieter Greun tries to talk to veterans of the war, particularly those that fought in Europe then went to the Pacific....
Jacobson, Martin War's End and Decommissioning the Team
Martin Jacobson was back in Pearl Harbor, having just missed the Battle of Leyte Gulf [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Westbrook, James War's End and Discharge
When James Roland Westbrook [Annotator's Note: of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division]...
Gillette, Thomas War's End and Education Experience
At the conclusion of World War 2, there were celebrations, but Thomas W. Gillette did not participate because he had...
Birns, Sid War's End and Occupation
When the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Wergin, Earl War's End and Occupation Duty
On VJ-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory Over Japan Day, 15 August 1945], Earl Wergin [Annotator's Note: with the USS...
Schwartz, Bill War's End and Occupation Duty
Bill Schwartz's [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division] biggest nightmare...
Reed, Carlos War's End and Occupation Duty
Carlos Reed had to search all the houses and disarm all the civilians in Korea. He had to find the enemy from within....
Jackson, William War's End and Occupation Duty
William Jackson was on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan] when he heard of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note:...
Conklin, Earl War's End and Occupation Duty in China
Among his fellow officers, Earl Conklin thought there were a couple who were marvelous fellows and he has kept in touch...

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