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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...
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,...
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:...
Henry, Margaret Reflections
Margaret Brewer Henry remembers prosperity after the war. There were more jobs and people had money for cars and other...
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...
Gooch, James Reflections
As a kid, everything James Gooch knew about the military was through movies. As an adult, he stopped in a shop on base...
Ladner, Nimocks Reflections
Nimocks Foyle Ladner thinks that World War 2 does not mean much to the younger generations. It is only history to them...
Toledo, Bill Reflections
When Bill Toledo was home with his grandparents, he did not want to go to school. The school official forced him to go...
Nannini, James Reflections
James Nannini fought in World War 2 because he was drafted, but he would have gone in anyway because many of his...
Wells, Kenneth Reflections
For Kenneth Dwight Wells, the most difficult part of fighting against the Japanese on Okinawa [Annotator's Note:...
Tennant, Harry Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] The war gave Harry Tennant the...
Ruiz, Roberto Reflections
Robert "Bob” Ruiz regrets the loss of so many young lives during the war, as well as during the subsequent Korean [...
Mather, James Reflections
James Mather's most memorable experience of World War 2 was learning about the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note:...
Langsam, Dora Reflections
Dora Langsam wanted to be an American after her experiences in the Holocaust [Annotator's Note: also called the Shoah;...
Switzer, Ruth Reflections
Ruth Switzer met her husband through her mother and mother-in-law. They never spoke about their World War 2 experience...
Vanderpool, Mildred Reflections
Mildred Loscalzo Vanderpool heard about the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima, Japan...
Uchida, Togue Reflections
Togue Uchida [Annotator's Note: with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team] had a mission to rescue a...
Fried, J. M. Reflections
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr.'s most memorable experience was the first battle he participated in. He was given orders to...
Levy, Stanley Reflections
Stanley "Stan" Levy's most memorable experience of World War 2 encompasses many things. He enjoyed being in Orlando [...
Bache-Wiig, John Reflections
The war did not change John Bache-Wiig, Jr. He expected what happened and he applied his Eagle Scout Annotator's Note:...
Shaner, Robert Reflections
Robert D. Shaner's most memorable experience of World War 2 was reporting aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-...
Beck, Carl Reflections
In 1944, in a town called Baupte, France, Carl Beck says there was a man named Henri D. Schmidt, a Belgic [Annotator's...
Burnett, Marshall Reflections
Marshalls Burnett's most memorable experiences are learning about the attack on Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the...
Bell, Cecil Reflections
Cecil K. Bell married a girl after the war whom he had met years before when she was just four years old. After the war...
Donovan, Harry Reflections
Harry A. Donovan believes it is important to have institutions like The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New...
Stern, Debra Reflections
Debra Stern's most memorable experience of World War 2 was being busy all the time at Camp Shanks [Annotator's Note: in...
Harrison, William Reflections
William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. has fond and scary memories of his military service. He cannot imagine staying in...
Rizzo, James Reflections
James N. Rizzo's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note...
Sussman, Marvin Reflections
Marvin Sussman says no single incident stands out to him as the most memorable except for living with the loss of...
Eads, Arthur Reflections
Arthur L. Eads did not talk about his World War 2 experience for many years. Fireworks make him very jittery. The war...
Blackwell, David Reflections
David McKinley Blackwell never saw combat during his deployment. His unit [Annotator's Note: 30th Evacuation Hospital]...
Moore, Hilar Reflections
Before joining the Marine Corps, Hilar Moore had never been more than 100 miles from his home [Annotator's Note: in New...
Wainwright, James Reflections
The war made James Eyre Wainwright grow up. He was disappointed to have just missed out on the last mission [Annotator'...
McGovern, Robert Reflections
Robert E. McGovern's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his father died. He followed the war as a...
Brown, Charles Reflections
After World War 2, Charles R. Brown had a hard time adjusting to civilian life and opening about his combat experiences...

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