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Bollinger, Ardell Segment 8
Ardell Bollinger noticed large castles in India whereas others lived in shacks. Bollinger lived in India for about a...
Spencer, David Segment 8
David Paul Spencer could hear the testimony. It was all in German so he could not understand everything that was going...
Bacon, Giles Segment 8
Giles Bacon was with the Marine Raiders [Annotators Note: 2nd Marine Raider Battalion] for six months. He had enough of...
Wiley, Delmar Segment 8
The survivors hiked down the mountain to an enormous canoe that had paddlers down both sides with space in the middle....
Cole, Richard Segment 8
When Richard Cole returned to the United States he was stationed at an aircraft manufacturing plant. As the planes...
Zager, Raymond Segment 8
Raymond Zager ended up joining an army chorus group to stay busy during his occupation duty. He travelled around and...
Kassal, Bentley Segment 8
Kassal prepared to go to London to deploy to Japan, but the war ended before he reached London. He stayed in Europe for...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 8
The military aide told Hershel Williams to take the envelope and do not open it as it was a court martial offense if it...
Shoens, Robert Segment 9
Robert Shoens sent a telegram to his wife in Maine to let her know that he was coming home soon. There were a bunch of...
Brissie, Lou Segment 9
When Lou Brissie returned to the United States he first went to Finney General Hospital then to Northington General...
Sherman, Richard Segment 9
Sherman went home after Washington D.C. After he was home, he went to Midland, Texas to be redeployed. However he was...
Quintana, Ben Segment 9
Quintana did not mention events from the war too often; he talked about the war later in life. After he had his glass...
Mack, Frank Segment 9
Mack has had a good life. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for thirty five years. He retired in 1981. His...
Candelaria, Richard Segment 9
Richard Candelaria was set to Camp Lucky Strike in Le Havre, France. He had been accustomed to his accommodations prior...
Baptiste, Wallace Segment 9
The Medusa [Annotator's Note: USS Medusa (AR-1)] was not far from them [Annotator’s Note: during the attack on Pearl...
Keema, John Segment 9
John Keema’s crew was forced to abort and did not fly the Schweinfurt mission. Münster was Keema’s fifteenth mission...
Standifer, Leon Segment 9
Munich was a big city, larger then New Orleans. The area around the railroad depots in Munich were absolutely destroyed...
Dillon, Gerard Separation from the Army
In Münster [Annotator's Note: Münster, Germany], Gerard Dillon got called to battalion [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion...
Killam, Arthur Service aboard three submarines
[Annotators Note: Arthur Killam served in the US Navy as an Electricians Mate aboard the submarine USS Sea Dragon then...
Carraway, Myron Service after Pearl Harbor
Myron J. Carraway served in Hawaii until June 1942. He then sailed to the Aleutian Islands based out of Kodiak [...
Bailey, Raymond Service After the USS Franklin (CV-13)
[Annotator's Note: Raymond Bailey served in the Navy as an aircraft mechanic aboard the USS Franklin (CV-13). He...
Carman, Victor Service After the War
Victor K. Carman got to Japan on 1 August 1945. The bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Neyland, Leedell Service Discharge
Leedell Neyland got the Legion of Honor Medal [Annotator’s Note: The Legion of Honor is the highest French order of...
George, Carroll Service Discharge
Carroll George was on a transport ship that made tremendous voyages, two to the Far East and one to the Mediterranean,...
Schafer, Leon Service Discharge
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer received his discharge orders on 10 December 1945 while on occupation duty in Kagoshima...
Boeke, Robert Service Discharge
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] opened an enlisted men's club...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Service in Europe and Return
When the 19th General Hospital was replaced at Le Mans Elizabeth Gibbens' unit moved on to Paris and then to Nancy,...
Neilson, Francis Service in Europe and Returning Home
Francis Neilson recalled one mission when one of their engines had gone out over the Adriatic Sea. When the second...
Gierka, Eugene Service in Europe and Thoughts on War
Eugene Henry Gierka never even unpacked when they [Annotator's Note: 39th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th...
Albarado, Nolan Service in Europe, End of the War and Going Home
Nolan Albarado survived the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and remained in Hawaii until 1943. He returned to the...
Moore, Frederick Service in India, Going Home and Discharge
Classified for pilot training, Frederick Moore was transferred from Boston, Massachusetts to California where he...
Ballew, Thomas Service in Korea and Vietnam
During the Korean War Thomas Ballew served in General MacArthur's Headquarters in Tokyo. He was in personnel [Annotator...
Long, Harold Service in Manila
When Harold Long graduated from Harvard [Annotator's Note: Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts], he was...
Summers, Calvin Service in the Pacific
Calvin Summers said he was proud to be part of the big machine that was fighting for his country. Summers had seen the...
Neher, Lisle Service in the Pacific
Only one of the fire bombing raids Lisle Neher flew was to Tokyo. The others were to other big cities. Each raid killed...
Grun, Frederick Service in the Philippines
At the end of January [Annotator's Note: January 1945] in Leyte Gulf, Frederick Grun had his first experience with...

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