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Inouye, Daniel Segment 6
Inouye respects the United States because they were able to say after the war that it was wrong that Japanese-Americans...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 6
Yellin went to see Doris, but his name was called to go on an airplane back to New York. A Lieutenant Colonel gave...
Stinson, Handy Segment 6
Most of the time, they got along with the Filipinos. Stinson notes that any foreigner who comes in and occupies another...
Blanchard, Robert C. Segment 6
When Blanchard's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Franklin, CV-13] was attacked he didn't realize how close they were to...
Paluch, Theodore "Ted" Segment 6
Paluch believes that it is very important that institutions like the World War II Museum preserve the stories of people...
Church, Ray Segment 6
The train station manager said that the tracks were blown up and that passage to Yokahama would be impossible. Church...
Quintana, Ben Segment 6
When the grenade blew Quintana off the hill he does not remember if it knocked him unconscious but he does remember...
Snapp, Helen Segment 6
Snapp met some of the women in the First Air Force class, some were astronauts. They had a tough time as well. Snapp's...
Jackson, Donald Segment 6
They had a point system [Annotator's Note: in regards to how soon 1 was discharged] depending on various factors like...
Doi, Michael Segment 6
Michael Doi believes that the war did not change his personality. Doi was an athlete in high school. He was a pole...
Christie, Robert Segment 6
Robert Christie notes that in the war all of the high philosophical things go out of the window. To actually see it and...
Dupuy, Marsden "Pic" Segment 6
Dupuy and his flight were coming back from Kyushu [Annotator’s Note: Japanese main island]. One of their pilots had...
Diamond, Joseph Segment 6
[Annotators Note: Joseph Diamond served in the army as a combat medic with the 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry...
Wahlen, George Segment 6
Wahlen said he hesitated talking about the war when he came home, but sometimes the pressure was put on him to talk....
McNeil, Esther Segment 6
McNeil doesn't think that her time in the army changed her life in any way. She was able to see the world.She feels...
Ward, Harold Segment 6
[Annotators Note: Harold Ward served in the navy as a mess attendant aboard the heavy cruiser USS San Francisco (CA-38...
Hawk, John Segment 6
President Harry S. Truman was convinced to come to the west coast [Annotator’s Note: to award Hawk with the Medal of...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 6
They were supposed to leave around 4 p.m., but they were delayed because the area around Schweinheim had not been...
Spencer, David Segment 6
David Paul Spencer heard about the end of the war through the paper. Spencer remembers that he had to go through...
Erickson, Martha Segment 6
Erickson was always active in church groups and organizations such as Daughters of the American Revolution. She lost...
Cokinos, Michael Segment 6
Michael Cokinos had to let the people know that the kids' stomachs were too small to eat certain food at that point....
Starnes, James Segment 6
Starnes has thought about the night the USS Boise ambushed the Tokyo Express many times. He had a sense of apprehension...
Johnson, Oscar Segment 6
After the war, Oscar Johnson remained single and never had children. He did not marry until 1986. He feels his wife [...
Standifer, Leon Segment 6
The Germans expected the Americans to retreat and get out of there. The American unit stayed and fought. 1 of the men...
Zager, Raymond Segment 6
Raymond Zager drove into the compound [Annotator's Note: Gunskirchen Lager Concentration Camp in Austria]. There were...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 6
One of Hannan's most vivid memories from his action during the Battle of the Bulge was the care that their medics gave...
Leisey, Alvin Segment 6
Leisey's father was a railroad worker and his mother was a garment worker. They survived the Great Depression by...
Kuroki, Ben Segment 6
[Annotators Note: The beginning of this segment is the beginning of the interview, at 00:50:04:000 the interview picks...
Baker, Dan Segment 7
Dan Baker’s worst combat moment occurred during his first day in battle outside of Strasburg. A German sniper fired at...
Phoutrides, Ari Segment 7
In Seattle the ship was opened to the pubic to try to convince them to keep working hard. Ari Phoutrides believes that...
Ferrier, Harry Segment 7
Ferrier did not like the way they were awarding flight orders to the crewman. Ferrier made his boss well aware of that...
Murphy, Robert Segment 7
Robert Murphy located Gordon Prein and convinced him to come to the Las Vegas 505 reunion [Annotators Note: reunion of...
Tyler, Kermit Segment 7
Tyler flew a number of missions at Guadalcanal and again later in the Philippines. On the 15th of June 43 [Annotator's...
Yellin, Jerome "Jerry" Segment 7
In the fall of 1984, Robert went to Japan for a year. He still hasn't come back [Annotator's Note: Interview was...
Gravois, Francois "F.D." Segment 7
Gravois didn't get any sleep during the 2 nights he was on Tarawa. The Japanese tried to infiltrate their lines, but...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 7
Wilburn K. Ross thinks a lot about the friends he had from home who were either injured or killed. He wishes he could...

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