Preparing for the invasion of Japan

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Burton, Windom USS Enterprise (CV-6) Attacked
Windom Joseph Burton was aboard the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)] when it was hit by enemy...
Memory, Frank USS Gato (SS-212) and Postwar
Frank George Memory was a crewman on a submarine [Annotator’s Note: USS Gato (SS-212)]. The boat was about 300 feet...
Samuelson, Jack USS Louisville (CA-28)
Jack D. Samuelson was assigned with two other officers [Annotator’s Note: he was newly assigned to the USS Louisville (...
Spaulding, Arthur V-E Day and Home
Arthur Spaulding and his outfit [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion]...
Wolf, Robert Visiting Hitler's House
[Annotator's Note: Robert Wolf was gearing up to go to Japan after returning from combat in Europe.] All he knew was...
Ronson, Harold Volunteering to Cook
The cook [Annotator's Note: on the USS LCI(L)-1012] got sick, and one was needed. Harold Ronson put in for it as he had...
Shown, Donald War Comes to the Pacific
Donald Herbert Shown [Annotator’s Note: Shown had become a crewman aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) in 1939] headed...
Spera, George War Ends
George Spera and the 102nd Infantry Division got to the Elbe River about 24 April [Annotator's Note: 24 April 1945]....
Ellis, Frederick War Ends and Arriving in Yokohama
Everywhere that Frederick Ellis went there was an officer's club. The enlisted men never got that. Every once in a...
Brantley, Vernon War Ends in Europe
After six weeks in a hospital, Vernon Brantley was put in a replacement unit. He missed out on the Colmar expedition [...
Pearce, Milton War in Europe and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: It is very difficult to hear the interviewer speak throughout this segment.] In late 1943, Milton...
Poston, Charles War Winds Down
Missions began to ramp down in May [Annotator's Note: May 1945, when the Japanese were pushed too far out of range of...
Damiano, George War's End
George A. Damiano recalls that the local population [Annotator's Note: on Okinawa, Japan] was happy to have the...
Whitaker, Fred War's End
Fred Whitaker went to the 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May...
Graddy, J. War's End
Upon returning to the United States, J.D. Graddy was sent to Thayer General Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to...
Peterson, Dale War's End
Dale Peterson's battlestation on the USS San Juan (CL-54) was a five inch 38 caliber gun mount that had a seven man...
Lewis, Burton War's End
Burton Lewis entered Germany and helped set up a factory to manufacture netting in preparation for the crossing of the...
Nannini, James War's End
Towards the end of World War 2, James Nannini was located at an outpost near Innsbruck [Annotator's Note: Innsbruck,...
Martin, James War's End
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout...
Stell, Cleston War's End
Cleston Stell was on the Enns River in Austria when Hitler killed himself and the war ended. He did not believe the...
Clark, Earl War's End
After the successful completion of their mission at Lake Garda, Italy, Earl Ervin Clark and 87th Mountain Infantry...
Williams, Stanley War's End
[Annotator's Note: Stanley Richard Williams served in the Navy aboard the mortar ship USS LCI(M)-352 as a signalman and...
Garcia, Ray War's End
Ray Garcia and Al Nickels [Annotator's Note: later United States Air Force Colonel Albert B. Nickels] both made the Air...
Fried, J. M. War's End
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. was in a hospital recovering from wounds when he learned about the end of war in Europe. He was...
Kidder, Remi War's End
Remi Kidder got the bed he always hoped he would have. [Annotator's Note: Kidder joined the Navy and served aboard the...
Rice, Rip War's End
Rip Rice did not have many interactions with civilians. [Annotator’s Note: Rice had just entered Holland.] They were...
Brannan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Brannan returned to New York with the PT-305 and two other boats on an LST [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank...
Bee, Donald War's End
Donald H. "Don" Bee served two years in the Navy. He heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Fristoe, Claud War's End
Claud Neal Fristoe, Jr. left New Guinea and was assigned to Leyte Gulf in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: Fristoe...
Thomas, Kenneth War's End
Kenneth F. Thomas treated a lot of bullet and shrapnel wounds when treating troops. He also treated civilian children...
Porche, Albert War's End
Albert Porche was in Italy when the war in Europe ended. The men were to be transferred to Sweden but with the end, the...
Morrison, Leila War's End
When the war ended, Leila Morrison [Annotator's Note: serving as an Army nurse in the 118th Evacuation Hospital in...
Boehm, Robert War's End
Robert Kenneth “Bob” Boehm [Annotator’s Note: a navigational equipment technician assigned to the 415th AACS (Army...
Nance, Stanley War's End
Stanley Boyd Nance served with the 11th Armored Division and was selected to be part of a top secret organization...
Gallego, Anthony War's End
After receiving his wings and commission, Anthony “Tony” Gallego went home [Annotator’s Note: to Los Angeles,...
Woolf, Basil War's End
Basil Woolf looked about after the action at Walcheren Island and, to his dismay, only his ship [Annotator's Note: LCH-...

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