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Campbell, John Postwar Life and Thoughts
After his last trip on a ship, John Scott Campbell got married. They were married for 46 years. Jobs were hard. The...
Alter, Joseph Postwar Life and Thoughts
After the war ended in Europe, being transferred to the Pacific was kind of voluntary. Joseph Alter had made a...
Brown, Robert Postwar Life and Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer repeats Robert Brown's story of working on the atomic bomb test incorrectly.] Little...
Ananian, Stephen Postwar Life and Thoughts
Stephen Ananian says the greatest privilege he has is his role in the 339th Fighter Group Association. [Annotator's...
Buckner, Jack Postwar Life and Thoughts
After the war, Jack Buckner used the G.I. Bill to go to school. His first child was born, and he was having a tough...
Haines, George Postwar Life and Thoughts
George Haines was top in points and could go home or stay near the war's end. He went to Matsuyama, Shikoku, Japan for...
Rosenzweig, Jennie Postwar Life and Thoughts on War
Jennie Rosenzweig dreads what is going on Iraq [Annotator's Note: Iraq War, 2003 to 2011]. We do not belong there. Wars...
Long, Thomas Postwar Life, Education and Career
When Thomas Long was once more in the United States, he thought he would be discharged from San Francisco, where his...
Resta, Francis "Fran" Postwar Life, Education and Career
After he was discharged, Francis Resta attended college to study engineering, but when that didn't make sense to him,...
Rodgers, Brigitte Postwar Memories
When her family moved to the French Sector of West Berlin in 1950, Brigitte Rodgers noticed that she no longer had to...
Kuskie, Glen Postwar Military Service and Reflections
Glen Kuskie had survived being a Japanese prisoner of war in the Philippines and he finally returned to the United...
Schilling, Ira Postwar Military Service
In some ways, Ira Schilling felt he grew up very quickly due to his experience serving in the US Marine Corps during...
Godbold, Bryghte Postwar Military Service and Reflections
Bryghte Davis Godbold was sent on a 90 day leave after his hospital check out following his return home. He ultimately...
Rieman, Carl Postwar Naval Service and Reflections
Carl Rieman keeps up with a few of the surviving member of his squadron [Annotator's Note: Composite Squadron 94 (VC-94...
Davis, Romay Postwar Race Relations in the US
Romay Catherine Johnson Davis finished schooling in New York [Annotator's Note: at Traphagen School of Fashion in New...
Henry, Frederick Postwar Reflections
Frederick Henry imagines he would enjoy military life today, as it is less restrictive than it was when he served. The...
Bucher, Francis Postwar Reflections
World War 2 changed Francis Bucher's life for the better. He matured a lot faster. He had a better understanding of...
Soong, Tsuyin Postwar Reflections
Tsuyin Soong does not feel he would not live in the United States if not for World War 2. He would not have moved...
Barrick, Calvin Postwar Reunions and Meeting New Friends
Calvin Barrick was transferred to the USS Searaven (SS-196) which was an older submarine based out of Pearl Harbor. He...
Hall, William Postwar Service
William Hall settled down after the war with the Marines but grew angry with the Marine Corps and quit. He did not like...
Pribyl, William Postwar Service and Reflections
William J. Pribyl left Calcutta {Annotator's Note: Calcutta, India] on 3 May 1946 on a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note:...
Shook, Hal Postwar Service and Reflections
He has no memory of VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], but Harold Shook remembered that on...
Schmitt, Warren Postwar Service, Life and Career
When the war ended, Warren Schmitt remained in Italy until July [Annotator's Note: July 1945] when they were told to...
Frisco, Paul Postwar Service, Postwar Life and Reflections
Paul J. Frisco and the USS Cushing (DD-797) were with Admiral Spruance [Annotator's Note: US Navy Admiral Raymond...
Campbell, John Postwar Silence and Teaching History
For about 60 years, John Campbell never said or did anything Merchant Marine. He just put it aside. He thinks it is why...
Rans, Robert Postwar Thoughts
Robert Rans was discharged from the US Army Air Forces in 1946. He immediately applied and was accepted at Notre Dame [...
Jordan, James Postwar Thoughts
James Jordan was lucky. He married a wonderful girl from Scranton [Annotator's Note: Scranton, Pennsylvania]. She...
Baxter, Lionel Postwar Thoughts
Lionel Baxter did not have much to celebrate with when the war was over. Baxter was discharged in November 1945 in...
Morrow, John Postwar Thoughts
John Morrow volunteered to stay in the service after the war ended in Europe. The atomic bomb being dropped on Nagasaki...
Mermelstein, Seymour "Cy" Postwar Thoughts
Seymour Mermelstein went to Bluefield Junior College in West Virginia for two years and then Rider College in Trenton,...
Carlson, Donald Postwar Thoughts
Donald Albert Carlson was fortunate to be in the service for two and a half years. He took advantage of the G.I. Bill,...
Silvia, Joseph Postwar Thoughts
Joseph Silvia thought the caste system in India was odd. The Americans lived like kings compared to the British there....
Nickerson, Edward Postwar Thoughts
Edward Nickerson flew home from England to Bangor, Maine. He vaguely remembers coming home. His mother met him. His...
Ellis, Frederick Postwar Thoughts
Frederick Ellis was relieved [Annotator's Note: of his command of USS LST-1026] and went to San Francisco [Annotator's...
Gorman, Ted Postwar Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The video cuts in and out and is hard to hear at times. Questions and answers are often...
Marca, Carl Postwar Thoughts
Carl Marca was drafted into service for World War 2. He wanted to get one year in with IBM [Annotator's Note:...

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