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Moskin, Alan Last Thoughts
Alan Moskin had difficulty sleeping during his occupation duty [Annotator's Note: in Europe from 8 May 1945 to 1 March...
Angst, Lawrence Last Thoughts
Lawrence Angst thinks that people are changing now. The First and Second World Wars were fought for principles. The...
Mitchell, George Last Thoughts
George Mitchell feels that The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana] serves a purpose...
Aust, Abner Last Thoughts
Abner Aust was determined to get 30 years in the service. He had good jobs and he did good jobs. He had good crews who...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Last Thoughts
D-Day [Annotator's Note: Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6 June 1944] was the most memorable experience Floyd...
Cohn, Marthe Last Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks about two ships, the Patria and the Struma that carried Jewish refugees to the...
Elliott, Calvin Last Thoughts
Calvin Elliott did not use the G.I. Bill. He had an occupation. He worked with women all of his life. When he retired,...
Burrus, William Last Thoughts
The horror of crossing the Rhine River [Annotator's Note: Germany] is the one thing that stands out the most in the...
Deiglmayr, Erna Last Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: Erna Deiglmayr worked for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, UNRRA, in...
Hayes, Raymond Last Thoughts
Raymond Hayes' most memorable experience of the war was going aboard ships and doing what he had to do. Like it or not...
Bellecci, John Last Thoughts
John Bellecci does not think that American society today understands World War 2. Education is what won that war for us...
Yackel, Eugene Last Thoughts
Eugene Yackel and Cranston Rogers [Annotator's Note: later US Army Colonel Cranston R. "Chan" Rogers] got along well....
Guitard, Robert Last Thoughts
Robert Guitard could tell we were no longer at war when women could buy silk stockings, and everyone could buy butter....
Jaber, Anton Last Thoughts
Anton Jaber did not use the G.I. Bill. He was on ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] duty for five...
Gagel, Helen "Cosgrove" Last Thoughts
Helen Gagel had no lasting effects from the war. Her most memorable experience was when she was going into actual war....
Abbenhaus, Gerald Last Thoughts and a Museum Donation
Gerald Abbenhaus was used as a liaison between regiments because his commander did not want to go out at night. He and...
Sullivan, George Last Thoughts and Reflections
George Joseph Sullivan says a lot of amusing things happened outside of stealing from the Japanese. [Annotator's Note:...
Braitman, Simon Last Thoughts on Liberation
Simon Braitman cried when he was liberated [Annotator’s Note: by the 71st Infantry Division on 4 May 1945]. He could...
Tizzard, Thomas Last Thoughts on Serving
Thomas Tizzard says that his most memorable experience of World War 2 is hard to pin down. It could be the first time...
Hardy, George Last Thoughts on the War
George Hardy came back [Annotator's Note: From Vietnam] in the spring of 1971. He had a physical and failed so he lost...
Harvey, David Last Thoughts on War
[Annotator's Note: David Harvey was discharged from the Navy in 1946. He then joined the Army for the Korean War on 1...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Last Thoughts on War
Benjamin Schleider was impressed by seeing men in high places who had no hesitancy about talking to someone higher in...
Alexander, Samson Last Thoughts on War
Samson Alexander's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when Harry Truman [Annotator's Note: Harry S. Truman,...
Walker, Charles Last Tour and Closing Thoughts
Charles Walker was in the Mediterranean Sea and the Soviets [Annotator's Note: Soviet Navy] had a fleet of its own...
Vangrov, Sherman Last Trip and Postwar
Sherman Vangrov served on the SS William D. Pender as a Merchant Marine during the last months of World War 2. His ship...
Lepore, Louis Late Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima [Annotator's Note: Iwo Jima, Japan] was cold. At night on the northern end of the island, Louis R. Lepore...
Swinney, Lauren Lauren Bacall, Meeting her Future Husband and Postwar Career
Lauren Swinney wrote an hour long show called Lauren Does Bacall. She has been planning to perform the show but Jim [...
Earles, John LCVP Instructor on Guam
In May 1945, John Earles deployed to a tent city in Hawaii, and from there he was sent to Guam. At the time, the island...
Marr, John W Leadership
Captain Ben Schwartzwalder, Lieutenant John Marr's superior in command of Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment...
Baile, Richard Learning to Fly and Being Lucky
The Civilian Pilot Training Program was offered in college and students would receive one credit hour. Richard Baile...
Baranek, Martin Leaving a Legacy
It wasn't easy for Martin Baranek to fit into society after the war because his formative years were bereft of...
Surratt, Carey Leaving the Navy and Reflections
Carey Suratt left the Navy when his enlistment time was completed. In 1950, someone recommended Suratt join a new Army...
Tarrant, Eugene Leaving the Navy, Fight in the Slot, and Reunions
The captain [Annotator's Note: Captain Albert Finley France, Jr.] told Tarrant that the Navy was going to be different...
Laborde, John Leaving Tokyo
John Laborde spent a full year in Tokyo, Japan from 29 August 1945 until 20 August 1946 as member of MacArthur's [...
Giroir, J. Legacies from the Navy
Asked if his Navy service helped him with his career with Shell Oil Company, J. L. Giroir said his experience...
Cowan, John Lessons and Family
A lot of people learned a lot of important lessons from World War 2. If we did not think about it, analyze it, and...

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