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Ignatius, Paul Reflection on Public Service Career
Paul Ignatius did not have post-traumatic stress or nightmares from his experiences in World War 2. He is proud of his...
Bahman, Manfred Reflection on the Dresden Bombing
Manfred Bahman and his family fled Dresden [Annotator’s Note: Dresden, Germany] after the Allies had destroyed the city...
Paulk, William Reflections
William Morris Paulk was relieved to return home and adjusted back to civilian life with ease. He wanted to go back to...
Vallas, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Vallas was one of the first pilots to be catapulted off an aircraft carrier. There was risk in the water ahead...
Mittleman, Harvey Reflections
Harvey Mittleman's most memorable experience of World War 2 was the heavy combat during the first few days on Okinawa [...
Stewart, Roy Reflections
After the war, Roy Stewart stayed in touch with Jack Sims [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling]. Sims wanted to get a...
Wolf Guts, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Wolf Guts [Annotator's Note: a code-talker – a person employed by the military to use a little-known language...
Fisher, David Reflections
David Fisher loved and admired the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber]. The...
Childs, Charles "Chuck" Reflections
Charles Childs felt it was his duty to serve. When he saw how they [Annotator's Note: the Germans in West Berlin,...
Kruse, Shirley Reflections
Shirley Chase Kruse had many memorable experiences of World War 2. She decided to serve because she wanted a challenge...
Hever, John Reflections
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941]...
Peak, Betty "Betty Taylor" Reflections
Betty Peak's most memorable experience of the war years is when the plane took off at Boeing [Annotator's Note: the...
Courtney, Melbourne Reflections
Melbourne Sanford Courtney had a lot of experience in combat in his one year of war. His unit [Annotator's Note:...
Schneider, Christa Reflections
The events of history that Christa Schneider lived through gave her strength, and a "fullness" for the great men who...
Alexander, Vernon Reflections
Vernon Alexander feels The National WWII Museum is important. He has made four trips to the Museum and brought his...
Pierce, William "Bill" Reflections
William Pierce felt it was his patriotic duty to fight during the Second World War. The Japanese had attacked the...
Ito, Susumus Reflections
Susumas Ito believes its important to have The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans, Louisiana]. He...
Crews, Lorenzo Reflections
Lorenzo Dow Crews fought in World War 2 because "it was the thing to do." He was ready to go after the Japanese...
Henry, Margaret Reflections
Margaret Brewer Henry remembers prosperity after the war. There were more jobs and people had money for cars and other...
Neyland, Leedell Reflections
Leedell Neyland thinks sweeping for mines was his most memorable moment of the war. They swept the mines, and they knew...
Montalbano, Mickey Reflections
Mickey Montalbano has many good memories of his years in the Navy, and he said that he has never regretted even one day...
Blake, Christopher Reflections
Christopher Blake [Annotator's Note: a novelist and playwright who served with the 6th Tank Destroyer Group in Europe]...
LaMura, Jerry Reflections
Jerry LaMura remembers hitting the beaches in Normandy [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy,...
Whitaker, Fred Reflections
Fred Whitaker learned to make lists of things to do from the Army. The Army had an intensity he had never experienced...
Cale, Sterling Reflections
Sterling Cale served in World War 2 because he got caught up in it while he was in the service. While Cale was in...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Reflections
Herman Prager was awarded the enlisted man's silver dolphin pin for submarine qualification, the Submarine Combat pin...
Mannarino, John Reflections
John Robert Mannarino [Annotator's Note: after serving as a translator for the US Army in North Africa and Italy] left...
Damiano, George Reflections
George A. Damiano fought in World War 2 because he felt like he should help his country. He felt he did not learn much...
Swinney, Lauren Reflections
Lauren Swinney had complications with her pregnancy and was admitted to the hospital over Christmas. The baby was born...
McGill, John Reflections
John Arch McGill says the war was a terrible waste, in terms of loss of human life, of destruction to communities, and...
Snyder, Kenneth Reflections
Kenneth T. Snyder, Sr. says the reason for a museum [Annotator's Note: such as The National WWII Museum in New Orleans...
Ukrop, Samuel Reflections
Samuel Ukrop was not changed a bit by the war. He had no bad dreams of combat although some of his dreams are realistic...
Lengsfield, Jack Reflections
Jack Lengsfield flew home on a B-24 [Annotator's Note: Consolidated B-14 Liberator heavy bomber] which he says was...
Sykes, Ralph Reflections
Ralph Sykes does not remember how he heard about Goering [Annotator's Note: German Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering]...
Poulson, Ernest Reflections
Ernest L. Poulson attends a reunion every other year. He believes its important for kids to have World War 2 as part of...
Cart, William "Bill" Reflections
William Cart fought in World War 2 because he "did not have a hell of a choice." He was 18, in good health, and they...

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