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Pantuso, Frank War’s End and Occupation Duty in China
Frank Pantuso was relieved when President Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United...
Dannehl, Robert War’s End and Postwar
Robert Dannehl was a radio operator [Annotator’s Note: for the US Navy serving about the USS Hubbard (DE-211)]. He...
Jarvis, Robert War’s End and Postwar
In the summer of 1945, Robert Jarvis’ unit [Annotator’s Note: 534th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 4th Engineer...
Meyers, William War’s End and Postwar
William S. Meyers, Jr. [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 929th Field Artillery Battalion, 104th Infantry Division]...
Paschal, Robert War’s End and Postwar
Robert W. Paschal and his crew [Annotator’s Note: serving in the 613th Bombardment Squadron, 401st Bombardment Group]...
Stewart, Roy War’s End and Return Home
Roy Stewart was back on Maui [Annotator's Note: the 4th Marine Division occupied an area of Maui, Hawaii unofficially...
Trim, Carl War’s End and Returning Home
Carl Trim says the tensest time on any trip at sea was when the captain would call everyone to general quarters [...
David, James War’s End and Returning Home
James Warren David recalled a time while he was in Pool Boat 12 when a Chaplain and local representative wanted to go...
Whelan, Robert War’s End, Returning Home, and Back to Civilian Life
Robert Whelan was able to take a tour through the concentration camp at Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau, Germany]...
Haack, Frederick Weather Problems and Atomic Bombs
Frederick Haack was flying off the coast of Taiwan [Annotator's Note: with the 68th Troop Carrier Squadron, 433rd Troop...
Hollis, Frederick Willow Run
Fredrick Hollis did not witness much family talk about the conflict during World War 2. Some of his relatives served in...
Burnett, Marshall Working with the Local People
After Marshall Burnett was released from the hospital where he had been recovering from typhus [Annotator's Note: also...
Frodyma, Edmund Wounded and War’s End
Edmund Frodyma [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 67th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Armored Division],...
Hall, Clayton Wounded at Peleliu then Home
Clayton Hall and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division] were...
Dahlberg, Melvin Wounded During the Battle of the Bulge
Melvin Dahlberg and the 517th Parachute Regiment Combat Team [Annotator's Note: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment] went...
Ngai, Johnny Wounded in France and Preparing to Fight in China
Johnny Ngai was riding on a tank into Southern France. He was hurt on the second day. They were having lunch inside a...
Johnson, Burton Wounded on Okinawa
Burton "Burt" Johnson was on Pavuvu [Annotator's Note: Pavuvu, Russell Islands with the 1st Marine Division]. He never...
Davis, Jack Wrapping up the War
Jack Davis and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company D, 1st Battalion, 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division]...
Serviceman standing on bags of coal, France, 1945
Photograph. Serviceman standing on bags of coal in the bed of a truck; a French man smokes a cigarette by the cab of...
Servicemen sitting in a pit at Camp Brooklyn, France, 1945
Photograph. Two servicemen sitting in a shallow pit; rows of camps are in the background. Personal caption on reverse...
Tanks gathered at a railroad yard, Würzburg, 1945
Photograph. Two long rows of Sherman tanks lined up outside of a war-damaged building near a railroad yard. Personal...

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