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Friedenberg, Bernard Postwar
Bernard Friedenberg passed through Camp Lucky Strike on his way home after the war. He remembers passing the Statue of...
Joffray, Henry Postwar
Following his graduation from Kings Point [Annotator's Note: the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York],...
Higginbotham, Oscar Postwar and Reflections
Reflecting on his wartime experiences, Oscar Higgenbotham comments that if you managed to make it through the war...
Whittaker, Dean Postwar and Reflections
Dean Whittaker had been liberated from a prisoner of war camp in Germany [Annotator’s Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg,...
Marks, James Postwar Atomic Bomb Tests
James Marks was stationed in the Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, Illinois]...
Dyson, Freeman Postwar Attitudes
Freeman Dyson observed a strong sense of tragedy within Europeans during the postwar years. Its genesis was from World...
Spector, Samuel "Sam" Postwar Career
Samuel Spector recalled hearing of the war in Europe ending and the atomic bombs being dropped. He was in Burma when he...
Smith, Eben Postwar Career and Reflections
Returning from overseas where he had been in charge of Air Force maintenance instructors, Eben Smith recaps...
Buell, Harold "Hal" Postwar Feelings
Harold Buell returned to the United States after his Air Group 2 on Hornet [Annotator's Note: USS Hornet (CV-12)] was...
Rubin, Mark Postwar Life
Mark Rubin recently had a meeting in his house of 25 to 30 people for the Holocaust Museum [Annotator's Note: United...
Tizzard, Thomas Postwar Life and Reflections
After he was discharged, Thomas Tizzard looked for a job. He worked in New Orleans, Louisiana as a conductor on a...
Zerphey, Winfield Postwar Life and Reflections
Winfield Zerphey was reunited with his family in Pennsylvania following his separation from the Navy. He had a brief...
Darphin, Irma "Irma Boulet" Postwar Life and Thoughts
Irma Darphin was in Rennes, France when her brother looked her up. He was a captain in the 156th Infantry National...
Lorenzen, Angus Postwar Thoughts
For Angus Lorenzen, the excitement of sailing into Manila Bay, Philippines while under attack by the Japanese is his...
Armstrong, James Postwar Visit to France and Looking Back
James Armstrong discusses his efforts to reconnect with some of those who had helped him in France after his aircraft...
Clapper, Joe Recollections
Traveling back to the United States, Joe Clapper said they had a mixed complement aboard ship; there were many Navy...
Bennett, Richard Recollections
Richard Bennett recalled a patrol near Palau when PBYs [Annotator's Note: Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat] picked...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Reflecting on the Generals
Benjamin Schleider explains that when the 6th Armored Division was on an exploitation mission they would have an...
Fox, Howard Reflections
Howard Fox loved the waters and he loved the Navy. Like all his friends who enlisted for service in World War 2, he...
Scholle, Donald Reflections
Donald Scholle enjoyed the Second World War except for the second skipper on his boat [Annotator's Note: USS Spadefish...
Hammond, Robert Reflections
Robert Hammond didn't like the military's practice of segregation. At the time he first encountered prejudice in South...
Fruge, Weldon Reflections
Weldon Fruge credits the war with teaching him how to get along with people, and he thinks it was a good thing for a...
Odom, James Reflections
James Odom remembered that most of the time he didn't know what the ship's [Annotator's Note: the USS Hyperion (AK-107...
Peardon, Eveline Reflections
Eveline Peardon and the Normandy population felt they could live again after the liberation of their region by the...
Finder, Rena Reflections
Rena Finder eventually returned to Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: the Auschwitz concentration camp], and found it very...
Westcott, Marvin Reflections
Marvin Westcott loved his time in the United States Navy. It taught him a lot. He eventually married. The history of...
Aupied, Mildred Reflections
Mildred Aupied was influenced by her work at the shipyard [Annotator’s Note: she was a welder at the Delta Shipbuilding...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Reflections
Blanche Gangwere maintained contact with only one Red Cross girl she worked with during the war. Her name was Elizabeth...
Brooks, Curtis Reflections, the Cold War and the Future
Curtis Brooks does not really think about the atomic bombs being dropped on Japan. That it hastened the end of the war...
McCaslin, Lorraine "Lorraine Taix" Remembering a Lost Loved One
Lorainne McCaslin remembers her brother traveled most of the time, but would always bring her a gift from wherever he...
Spencer, John Retirement and Reflections
John Curtis Spencer retired from the Navy as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations for Commander Service Force in...
Kopp, Alois Returning Home
Alois Kopp and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoners of war] left Saigon on a boozy flight to Calcutta. The POWs...
Woodall, Wendall Returning Home from the War
Coming home was not a hard adjustment for Wendall Woodall. He and three others hired a guy to drive them to Kansas City...
Kerner, John Slipping Through Enemy Lines
John Kerner was in the Battle of Mortain [Annotator's Note: Operation Lüttich, German counterattack during Battle of...
Schwarc, Laszlo "Leslie Schwartz" Telling Their Stories
People ask Laszlo Schwarc about how he feels about his religion. He found it difficult to believe that God could...
Dyson, Freeman The Battle of Britain
Freeman Dyson was in London in 1944 when German rockets fell on the population there. That effort was a last gasp for...

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