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Connelly, James Thoughts About the War
The invasion of the Admiralty Islands [Annotator's Note: Admiralty Islands Campaign, Operation Brewer, 29 February to...
Caudle, John Thoughts and Discharge
John Caudle has had a lot of thoughts over the years. Especially when he came home out of the service and did not have...
Lowe, Robert Thoughts and Reflections
Robert Lowe says war has its sadness. So many lost. It is always good to find some humor in a situation. That is what...
Carlson, Harry Thoughts and Reflections
Harry Carlson says that conducting fire bombing raids over Tokyo, seeing the city on fire, the multi-colored flak [...
Campbell, John Thoughts on America
John Campbell wrote about what would have happened if he had had the G.I. Bill. His life would have been different...
Oreck, David Thoughts on Circumstances of Battle
David Oreck was in Minneapolis, Minnesota when he heard of the attack on Pearl Harbor. He and many others had never...
Werner, Jack Thoughts on Combat
Jack Werner was the highest ranking non-commissioned officer of his company [Annotator's Note: H...
Kinsey, Norman Thoughts on Leadership
Norman Kinsey had a good basis of organization. One of the things learned in the military is that he was not an...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Thoughts on Service
Charles Wesley Borders retired from the United States Air Force on 1 September 1971. He got to be a Wing Commander...
Whitman, Melvin Thoughts on Service
Melvin C. Whitman thinks the servicemen who returned [Annotator's Note: from World War 2] were able to teach their kids...
Muller, Henry Thoughts on the Los Baños Raid
Henry Muller says that the XXIV Corp, Sixth US Army took over Bilibid prison [Annotator’s Note: Old Bilibid and New...
Bucksell, Norris Thoughts on the War
Norris Bucksell says that Rome, Italy is hard to beat. The war ending was great, but Rome was the best. Even the buses...
Foerster, David Thoughts on the War
[Annotator's Note: After the war ended in Europe, David Foerster was assigned to a hurricane tracking crew out of Key...
Marich, Robert Thoughts on the War
After the war, Robert Marich worked in television. A show he produced featured couples who had been married a long time...
Brewer, Chester Thoughts on the War
Chester Brewer flew with the 8th Air Force. His crew was from all over the United States. He flew with the 3rd Division...
Taylor, Amelia Thoughts on the War
The day the war was over is the most memorable for Amelia Taylor. She wanted to serve because her brothers were serving...
Alair, Gene Thoughts on the War
Gene Alair's most memorable experience of the war was being back on board the USS Astoria (CA-34), below decks...
Lawrence, Paul Thoughts on the War
When Paul Lawrence arrived in New Guinea, the fighting had gone further up the coast. They did see some Bettys [...
Carlson, Donald Thoughts on the War
Donald Rudolph Carlson feels that World War 2 changed the world. He did not fight in it, because in 1941 when we [...
Osgood, Edgar Thoughts on the War
[Annotator's Note: Edgar De Pue Osgood shows a picture of the USS Iowa (BB-61) that he took through a porthole.] That...
Achee, Lorraine Thoughts on the War
Lorraine Achee feels that the war made it difficult in the sense that she no longer had her big brother around. As kids...
Fronk, Wesley Thoughts on the War
The best thing that came out of the war for Wesley Fronk was the G.I. Bill. Even though he did not stay in the service...
Skare, Theodore Thoughts on the War
Theodore Skare was on duty in the Pacific with a wife back home. He missed her terribly and was lonesome. He did not...
Kissam, Edward Thoughts on the War
Going into the Mediterranean on the SS Thomas Nelson Page is the most memorable experience for Edward Kissam. When he...
Ramsey, Rosemary Jane Thoughts on the War
Rosemary Ramsey feels that there should be institutions like The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New Orleans...
Bolin, George Thoughts on the World Today
George R. Bolin's father [Annotator's Note: Lodwick Timothy "LT" Bolin] never got involved in politics. He managed the...
Cascio, Roy Thoughts on War
When Roy Cascio returned home he was nothing like the men who had not gone to war. He put it all behind him and tried...
Brignac, Martin Thoughts on War
Martin Brignac does not know how the war would have changed his life unless he had stayed working as a contractor...
Angst, Lawrence Thoughts on War
As a medic, Lawrence Angst saw a lot. Grave Registration used to get to him. They would come along with trucks and fill...
Colburn, George Thoughts on War
Being in a hole with Jimmy Grimes when he got shot through the head, and Harrington got his belly split open stands out...
Baker, Sterling Thoughts on War
Sterling Baker was in the National Youth Administration and trained to be a carpenter. He was also in charge of the...
Smith, Arthur Thoughts on War
Arthur Smith did not burden his children with World War 2. It became current in his life as a result of his youngest...
Kolesa, Thomas Thoughts On War and Life
Thomas Kolesa feels he had the best education he could have ever gotten from the Marine Corps. When he got into...
Haslauer, Warren Thoughts on War and MacArthur
Warren J. Haslauer's lasting memory of World War 2 is how damned unnecessary the whole thing was. It was a colossal...
George, Carroll Three Ships
Carroll George felt extremely safe [Annotator's Note: in his general quarters station in the engine room aboard the USS...
Tyson, Marvin Three Typhoons
Marvin Tyson went to college under the G.I. Bill at New York University [Annotator's Note: in New York, New York]. He...

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