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Boutwell, George Drill Instructor
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear ringing from interviewee’s hearing aid throughout segment.] George N. Boutwell served in...
Wilson, James Drill Instructor and Postwar Life
When James Wilson got off of Peleliu [Annotator's Note: the Battle of Peleliu, September to November 1944, Peleliu,...
Culpepper, George Duties on Ship and War's End
After the big battle [Annotator's Note: Battle of Surigao Strait, 24 to 25 October 1944 in Surigao Strait, Philippines...
Blackwell, David Duties With the 30th Evacuation Hospital
David McKinley Blackwell served as a cook with the 30th Evacuation Hospital in the Pacific Theater. Not only did he...
Fair, Paul Duty in Japan
Paul Fair moved on to Japan after the Japanese surrendered [Annotator’s Note: announced 15 August 1945, officially...
Guidry, Edmond Duty in the Solomons
Edmond Guidry was 900 miles south of Honolulu [Annotator's Note: Honolulu, Hawaii aboard the USS Ellet (DD-398)] when a...
Cascio, Roy Duty in Tokyo
Roy Cascio only knew the atomic bombs ended the war [Annotator's Note: Nuclear weapons dropped on Hiroshima and...
Hill, Marvin Duty On Board and Out of the Navy
Marvin Hill had a famous bandleader aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: the USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748)]. Eddie Duchin...
Kubiak, Frank Dysentery, VJ-Day and Postwar
Frank Kubiak and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Vicksburg (CL-86)] went to the Philippines because it was stricken...
Tisdale, Olin Early Assignments
Olin Tisdale's newly launched ship was meant to take a Seabee unit to Iwo Jima to refurbish landing strips. However,...
Matsumoto, Roy Early Life
Roy H. Matsumoto was born near Los Angeles [Annotator's Note: Los Angeles, California] in May 1913. He had four...
Bayuk, Rose Early Life and Entrance Into Service
Rose Bayuk was born in 1915 on a plantation in northern Minnesota. The fourth of five children, she lived the greater...
Smith, Perry Early Life and Pearl Harbor
Perry Smith was born at West Point, New York in 1934 while his father was serving as an instructor at the US Military...
Dugas, Sr., Maurice Early Life and Testing Atomic Bombs at Bikini Atoll
Maurice Joseph Dugas, Sr. was born in September 1928 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His father worked at the Roosevelt...
Istre, Adam Early Life, Enlistments and Assignment
Adam Istre was born in 1927 in Lake Arthur, Louisiana, but the family moved to a farm outside of Gueydan, Louisiana...
Rieman, Carl Earning the Distinguished Flying Cross
After leaving the scene of the USS Laffey (DD-724) and before reaching his carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Shamrock Bay...
Ritter, Louise Easy Time in Europe
After World War 2 ended, Louise Post Ritter volunteered to go overseas to Europe as an Army Nurse with her sister. In...
Amrod, Paul Education and Postwar Life
When he was in high school, Paul Amrod played baseball as a catcher. In the service, he learned he was not major league...
McCreery, Jean End of an Era
Admitting to an "old story," Jean Terrell McCreery related the tale of how, because she was underage, she couldn't buy...
Taddeo, Al End of Combat
Alfred Taddeo witnessed constant attacks by kamikaze aircraft. He and Kanze [Annotator's Note: US Navy Lieutenant (j.g...
Kuwayama, Yeiichi "Kelly" End of combat for Kuwayama
Kelly Kuwayama was away from his unit for about three weeks before he had to rejoin them. The 44nd was sent back to...
Saik, Ogden End of Duty in the Pacific
The LSM-319 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship Medium] on which Ogden Saik served made about six other beachheads all...
Lafleur, Kenneth End of Service and Reflections
By the time Kenneth A. Lafleur had enough points to go home, he had flown 41 missions in the Pacific. Lafleur remarked...
Glusing, Benjamin End of the War
Benjamin Albert Glusing was on an inspection trip on New Caledonia [Annotator's Note: as part of 39th Military Police...
Rice, Darold End of the War
Darold Rice says that soon after he was retired from the war and was taken to a hospital in Luxembourg. He ate, slept,...
Frongello, Arthur End of the War
In April 1945, President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States]...
Suter, Martin End of the War
Martin Suter was in New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York] when he heard about the atomic bomb strikes....
LaPook, Sidney End of the War
Sidney LaPook joined the 4th Auxiliary Surgical Group about a week before the war ended. He was hoping to be able to...
Broll, Walter End of the War
Walter Broll and the Grace Abbott left Bari, Italy and headed for the ocean. Broll and the deck crew secured the...
Graff, Richard End of the War
Richard Graff continued moving through Germany. There were displaced people as well as American and German prisoners of...
Borrell, Francis "Frank" End of the War
Francis Borrell was woken up early one morning and was told about the Japanese surrendering. Everyone was celebrating,...
Anderson, Howard End of the War
That night, Howard Anderson was given some food. At some point in the night, air raid sirens started blaring because...
Williamson, Leon End of the War
Leon Williamson was transferred back to the United States and was sent to Cherry Point [Annotator's Note: Marine Air...
Brukman, Jack End of the War
Jack Brukman could not tell the war was coming to a close. The airplanes he serviced as a ground crewman had been...
Bronder, Benedict End of the War
Benedict Bronder was shipped to Africa on an LCI, or Landing Craft Infantry, and then from Africa to the United States...
Spaetgens, William End of the War
William Leo Spaetgens was pulled out of the Navy Armed Guard in January 1945. Many men were removed from that service...

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