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Gresham, Ray Memories of Postwar Manila
Manila was "decimated" except for the Mac Arthur Hotel, where the officer's would go, and Ray Gene Gresham said he only...
Lejeune, Lawrence Merchant Marine Troubles
Lawrence John Lejeune was a Merchant Marine sailor who had just returned to New Orleans, Louisiana after his first...
Mayeur, Russell Merchant Mariner Service
Russell Mayeur and his wife, Eloise, had a child in March 1946. Mayeur was in Boston at the time. The war had ended....
Carroll, Wesley Message for Future Generations
The message Wesley Carroll has for future generations is to mind their momma and their daddy. And, he says, mommas and...
Cohen, Benjamin Military Government Assignment
After fighting at the Saar River [Annotator's Note: Saar River, Germany], Benjamin Wolf Cohen and his division [...
Leopold, Vernon Military Intelligence
Because of the frost bite problem with his feet, Vernon Leopold was given limited service for six months after his...
Ward, George Military Policeman in CBI and Europe
George C. Ward Bombay [Annotator’s Note: he was deployed to Bombay, India as a member of the 503rd Military Police...
Bartels, Carl Military Service
Carl C. Bartels, M.D. [Annotator's Note: Doctor of Medicine] arrived at the beaches far enough away to see what was...
Honz, Burdell Military Service Stateside and Postwar
Burdell S. Hontz and his unit [Annotator's Note: Headquarters Squadron, 11th Bombardment Group] were shipped back to...
Davis, William Military Stateside
[Annotator’s Note: There is background noise throughout this segment.] William Isham Davis [Annotator’s Note: serving...
Savage, Frank Mindanao and Returning Home
Frank Savage was surprised to be relieving the 31st Infantry Division on Mindanao. That division was hit hard in the...
Arceneaux, Arthur Missed Kills and War's End
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior [Annotator’s Note: a pilot with Marine Night Fighting Squadron 542 (VMF(N)-542)] was...
Swarts, John Mission Dangers
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer pauses to change tapes.] John Stanley Lee Swarts and his crew dropped bombs over...
Rosenberg, George Missions and Returning Home
After contracting polio [Annotator's Note: poliomyelitis, an infectious disease that affects the central nervous system...
Caudle, John Missions and Secrets
The Air Force had a habit of giving flyers a shot of whiskey before they went into a debriefing. John Caudle went...
Butz, John Missions for the OSS
John B. Butz and his entire crew were transferred from the 460th Bomb Group [Annotator's Note: 760th Bombardment...
Evans, Lewis Missions on the Ship
Lewis S. Evans wrote letters to his girlfriend back at school, and there was one time that he did not receive any for...
Coop, Willard Missions over Europe
Willard Haul "Jack" Coop joined the 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in January 1945...
Jagers, Robert Most Difficult Invasion and Returning Home
Sicily [Annotator's Note: Operation Husky, 9 July to 17 August 1943, Sicily, Italy] was the most difficult invasion...
Houston, Jack Motivations, Drill Instructors, and China
Jack Houston had three reasons for enlisting. The first was patriotism. The second was that all of his friends were...
Warne, Thomas Moving Back to Hawaii
In the 1930s, Thomas E. Warne was living at the Del Monte Plantation in the Philippines because his father was the...
Weil, Roswell Moving Through Europe
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil was assigned to the 68th Quartermaster Depot near Liverpool, England.] They moved to...
Uthes, Roy Myitkyina
Roy Uthes arrived in Myitkyinā without any combat experience. His unit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 209th Engineer...
Hayward, David Natives and Returning Home
David K. Hayward and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 22nd Bombardment Squadron, 341st Bombardment Group, 10th Air Force]...
McCormick, Bruce Naval and Civil Service After the War
Bruce McCormick returned to Camp Pendleton [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in San Diego County,...
Russell, Patrick Naval Pilot
Patrick Russell was aboard a cruiser [Annotator's Note: the USS Detroit (CL-8)] that performed a "pineapple run." It...
Rupp, William Navy IBM Specialist
William Rupp was trained to maintain, repair, and operate IBM machines by the Navy. He also attended night school...
Pierce, Jack Navy service
Jack Pierce went to boot camp for six weeks in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California]. Then he went to L.A...
Daniel, Randolph Navy Service
Randolph Daniel landed on Wake Island after the bombs dropped on Japan in August [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Cook, Harold Navy Service
Harold C. Cook entered the Navy shortly after Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,...
Lusco, Thomas Navy Training
Thomas Lusco Sr. was put on the USS Tucker [Annotator’s Note: USS Henry W. Tucker (DD-875)] in December [Annotator’s...
Niec, Stanley Navy Training and Pacific Duty
After choosing the US Navy, Stanley John Niec attended boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: in...
Bertz, Richard Nearly Killed Returning Home
Richard O. "Otto" Bertz was in Czechoslovakia when the war ended. That was not bad duty. They were stuck in a woodland...
Courtney, Melbourne Nearly Missed, then Wounded
Outside of Granville, [Annotator's Note: Granville, France], Melbourne Sanford Courtney and his unit [Annotator's Note...
Addison, Robert New Georgia, Going Home and Future Generations
[Annotator's Note: Robert Addison served in the USMC as a mortar man in the 1st Marine Raider Battalion.] After Bloody...
Fisher, David Nighttime Combat Missions
David Fisher and his crewmates, flew night combat missions off the island of Guam. Originally designed as a high-...

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