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Birdsall, Raymond Reflections
Raymond Birdsall [Annotator's Note: a Torpedoman 3rd Class on the USS Batfish (SS-310) serving in the Pacific] felt...
Furrow, Robert Reflections
Robert Gaylord Furrow felt like his service made him a better man. He thinks every young man should be given military...
Stix, Charles Reflections
After he got home, Charles Stix started at the University of Cincinnati [Annotator's Note: Cincinnati, Ohio]...
Carraway, Myron Reflections
Myron J. Carraway remembers Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Carraway was aboard the USS Hulbert (AVD-6) during the...
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Reflections
Roy Boreen felt that World War 2 did not change his values in life although the war did have an impact on his life...
LaPook, Sidney Reflections
[Annotator's Note: This segment begins with the interviewer thanking Sidney Lapook for doing the interview.] Sidney...
Baul, Henry Reflections
Henry Baul believes the military offered a bit more racial respect than his civilian life. While in the Marine Corps,...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Reflections
Erico J. Catalano's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when he was assigned to the machine shop. He served...
Riggs, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Edward "Ed" Riggs, Jr., joined the service because he wanted to fly. He chose the Army Air Corps because he...
Duff, Clarence Reflections
Clarence Robert Duff does not believe World War 2 changed him. It made him realize how green he was. He learned a lot...
Long, Catherine Reflections
Catherine Long had her most memorable experience in World War II when the armistice was signed. She served because of...
Morris, Mac Reflections
After the war, Mac Glenn Morris returned to happy parents but no large celebration. He did what he had to do. He...
Skardon, Ben Reflections
It's great to be alive, Ben Skardon said, and he reminds his children of that all the time. He didn't talk about his...
Bednarczyk, Leo Reflections
[Annotator's Note: The audio and video freeze throughout this clip.] Leo Bednarczyk's most memorable experience of the...
McEnery, James Reflections
James McEnery thinks it is important to study all wars as he thinks each one has something to teach people. McEnery...
Lents, Robert Reflections
After the war, Robert Lents hated the Japanese. He said the Australians took over the island on which he had been kept...
Arceneaux, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Joseph Arceneaux Junior went into the service as a green, inexperienced young man. During the war, he travelled...
Pogue, John Reflections
John Pogue flew into Holland in a glider as a member of a rifle company. He was under fire there as he was in the...
Hogan, Ralph Reflections
Ralph Francis Hogan was a staff sergeant when he was discharged at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was stationed at...
Reitman, Seymour Reflections
One of Seymour Reitman's most memorable moments of World War 2 was surviving. He was raised in Atlantic City [Annotator...
Staymates, Arthur Reflections
Arthur Staymates had posttraumatic stress disorder but did not know what it was. The memories usually involved some...
Hayashi, Shizuya Reflections
Shiyuza Hayashi is Japanese-American. He was born in America and did not know what Japan was like. His parents had...
Beard, Norma "Norma Ford" Reflections
Norma Jean Ford Beard feels museums are important to show the cost and not just the glory of war. All the veterans that...
Field, Richard Reflections
The war changed Richard Field. Field was used to being away from home but nothing prepared him for combat. After he...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Reflections
Among his experiences in the war, the thing that most stands out in Robert W. "Doby" Gibson's mind is being on the...
Buschmeier, Frank Reflections
Frank Buschmeier and the others were loaded onto trucks the following day and sent to a local base. The guys were...
Lepore, Louis Reflections
Louis R. Lepore took a cruise to Washington D.C. [Annotator's Note: Washington, District of Columbia]. He saw the World...
Wiebe, Ted Reflections
When Ted Wiebe remembers the Battle of the Coral Sea he thinks of it as just another duty station. He did what he was...
Skelton, Joy Reflections
Joy Skelton came to realize the importance of living for the day while she was in a concentration camp. She has tried...
Bost, Ben Reflections
Ben Ray Bost's most memorable experiences of the war are his two combat landings at Ormoc [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Sadler, Richard Reflections
Burt Richard Sadler believes Great Britain and the United States will always be friends. He visits the Eight Air Force...
Neilson, Francis Reflections
Francis Neilson feels it important that there are institutions like The National WWII Museum [Annotator's Note: in New...
Swarts, John Reflections
John Stanley Lee Swarts' most memorable experience of World War 2 was when his crew did not return from a mission. He...
Lazinger, Sol Reflections
Sol Lazinger received many awards for his military service. While on a patrol, he was crawling in a beet field near the...
Smith, Clifford Reflections
Clifford Smith's most memorable experience of World War 2 was when a German horse troop surrendered to his unit [...
Marolda, Theodore Reflections
Theodore Marolda has had to pay out of his own pocket for medical expenses because veteran benefits would take too long...

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