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Cohen, Benjamin Postwar Life and Reflections
Benjamin Wolf Cohen returned to the United States right before the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons...
Siebert, Julian Postwar Life and Reflections
Julian Siebert was asked soon after the war in Europe if he was ready to go back home. He boarded a ship and returned...
Fallon, John Postwar Life and Reflections
After the war, John T. Fallon was asked to stay in. He considered it but would have had to stay in Germany. He decided...
Swift, Robert Postwar Life and Reflections
When Robert Swift had gone into the war he was a farm boy. While he was overseas his brother-in-law talked his father...
Marcarelli, Ralph Postwar Life and Reflections
Ralph Marcarelli had his best experience back in the United States when he entered Seattle [Annotator's Note: Seattle,...
Kirk, James Postwar Life and Reflections
James Read Kirk got out of the war as a staff sergeant in September 1945. He immediately went to college. He used the...
Gulotta, James Postwar Life and Reflections
James Gulotta got back home in January 1946. He wanted to pick up his studies so after about a two week rest he went...
Gordon, Fred Postwar Life and Reflections of World War 2
Fred Gordon was enjoying life after the war. He was in Czechoslovakia waiting to be sent home. In the meantime, he was...
Hartzell, Frank Postwar Life and Service
Frank Hartzell received leave and went to the French Rivera after the war. He saw Cologne and witnessed its total...
Tweed, Earl Postwar Life and the Korean War
Earl Tweed served in Germany on occupation duty as commander of an anti-tank company. He held that command until the...
Becker, Clarence Postwar Life and Thoughts
Clarence Becker was on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] when the war ended and the treaty was signed [...
Long, Thomas Postwar Life, Education and Career
When Thomas Long was once more in the United States, he thought he would be discharged from San Francisco, where his...
Kuskie, Glen Postwar Military Service and Reflections
Glen Kuskie had survived being a Japanese prisoner of war in the Philippines and he finally returned to the United...
Flanagan, Earl Postwar Military Career
Earl Flanagan was discharged in 1946 and returned home to his mother and sister. He found it difficult to adjust back...
Bonelli, William Postwar Military Career
William Patrick Bonelli was never injured in combat. The closest he got was shrapnel hitting his pilot's chair. He...
Hever, John Postwar Military Service
After the war was over, John Hever was sent into Shanghai, China. He said he went into the city a couple of times and...
Beaman, William Postwar Naval Career
After the war ended, William Beaman was sent back to San Francisco, California on the USS Flasher (SS-249), then...
McConnell, Trist Postwar Naval Service
Julian Trist Bringier McConnell was loaded onto a ship in the Philippines and headed towards the United States [...
Biernacki, Chester Postwar Navy Service
Chester Biernacki returned to the United States and had two companies assigned to him. He then volunteered to go to the...
Witmeyer, John "J.J." Postwar Occupation
After he recovered sufficiently in the hospital, John Witmeyer was sent back to the front lines in January of 1945...
Mills, Willis Postwar Philippines
Willis Mills went into Manila [Annotator’s Note: Manila, the Philippines] for a few days and observed the destruction...
Grenny, Guy Postwar Psychologist
Guy Grenny returned home to the United States from the Philippines via the Aleutian Islands to San Francisco [Annotato'...
Marca, Carl Postwar Reserve Duty
Carl Marca left Manila, Philippines on a troopship headed for Camp Stoneman [Annotator's Note: Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg...
Barrick, Calvin Postwar Reunions and Meeting New Friends
Calvin Barrick was transferred to the USS Searaven (SS-196) which was an older submarine based out of Pearl Harbor. He...
Synder, Harold Postwar Reuniting with Friends
Harold Daniel Snyder keeps in touch with Hegland [Annotator's Note: phonetic spelling; unable to identify]. He, O'Hara...
Gallo, Peter Postwar Service
Peter Gallo was involved in an incident that got him into trouble in Korea. A Japanese officer came in and was chasing...
Peterson, Dale Postwar Service Aboard the USS San Juan (CL-54)
Looking back, Dale Peterson feels honored that he participated in the 2 September 1945 surrender of the Japanese. At...
Callender, Alvin Postwar Service and Discharge
When Alvin Callender returned to the United States, he was sent to Goodfellow Field at San Angelo, Texas to train...
Pribyl, William Postwar Service and Reflections
William J. Pribyl left Calcutta {Annotator's Note: Calcutta, India] on 3 May 1946 on a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note:...
Goldsborough, William Postwar Service in Japan
When the war ended, William Goldsborough didn't have enough points [Annotator's Note: a point system was devised based...
Caplan, Lester Postwar Service in Korea
After Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa, Japan], Lester Caplan traveled to Busan, Korea, and was sent to the ASCOM...
Waggoner, Wesley Postwar Service Including Korea
Wesley Waggoner returned home and continued his military career. He spent time in the Navy reserves and trained with...
Doi, Jimmy Postwar Service, Visiting Family and Scaling Monte Carchio
Jimmy Doi stayed in the Army until 1949. He had reenlisted as a quartermaster because he did not want to be in the...
Poliseno, Dominick Postwar Stress
Once he was discharged and got home, Dominick Frank Poliseno could not go out for two weeks. He didn't want to meet...
Morrow, John Postwar Thoughts
John Morrow volunteered to stay in the service after the war ended in Europe. The atomic bomb being dropped on Nagasaki...
Ellis, Frederick Postwar Thoughts
Frederick Ellis was relieved [Annotator's Note: of his command of USS LST-1026] and went to San Francisco [Annotator's...

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