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Smith, Perry Air Force Service
Perry Smith wanted to fly fighters. He joined the Air Force and was able to do so. He flew many different fighters...
Twible, Harlan Captain Charles McVay
Harlan Twible returned to the United States in November [Annotator's Note: Novemebr 1945]. He remained in the service...
Aupied, Mildred Delta Shipyard Production
Mildred Aupied worked on three Liberty ships at Delta [Annotator’s Note: she was a welder at the Delta Shipbuilding...
Elliott, John Discharge and the G.I. Bill
John Elliott left the Pacific with seven of his crew and some extra personnel, flying from Tinian to Kwajalein to...
Kiniry, Andrew "Tim" End of War, Returning Home, Discharge and Postwar Career
Andrew Kiniry and his unit [Annotator's Note: 45th Evacuation Hospital] was stationed outside of Weimar at Hohra. The...
Leefe, Guy Flight Hours, Units Attached To, and Playing Pranks
Guy Leefe, Jr. accumulated about 4,000 hours of flight time during his time in the service. He was discharged in...
Maltbie, Archie Last Missions and War's End
Archie Maltbie flew one of his last missions of the war against a very large German ammunition dump. There was a huge...
Carlson, Harry Last Missions, Going Home, Getting Married and Separating from Service
Harry Carlson feels his most eventful missions were the nighttime missions over Japan. They were frightening at times...
Zerphey, Winfield Liberty and D-Day to War's End
Winfield Zerphey and the airplane's crew were granted liberty after flying several missions. He and a few other men...
Wiebe, Ted Marooned and Reassigned
The Army was in charge of the Fiji station where Ted Wiebe's group was being held, and although they clothed and fed...
Singlaub, John Negative Comments and Retiring from the Army
John Singlaub was called to Washington to meet with President Jimmy Carter. He was not sure if he was being disciplined...
Lockhart, Richard Postwar
Richard Lockhart was discharged at Camp Atterbury in December 1945 after a 60 day leave at home. He had been prepared...
Knight, Edwin Postwar
Edwin Knight knows that Americans fought for a good purpose during World War 2. The enemy could have won and we would...
Fontana, Frank Postwar
Frank Fontana and his battalion [Annotator's Note: 93rd Medical Gas Treatment Battalion] had to turn in all their...
Buchert, Cyril A. Postwar
Cyril Buchert saw the Japanese envoys coming into the surrender program [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo Bay on 2 September...
Collie, C. Postwar
Two days after the surrender [Annotator's Note: the formal Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945], C....
Winter, William Postwar Career in Politics
William Winter had no inclination to stay in the Army after the war. He was fortunate to have come through the war...
Michal, Billy Postwar Life
Billy Michal's paternal grandfather worked his way up the ladder in the local lumber business [Annotator's Note: in...
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...
Marks, James Postwar Occupation and Retirement
James Marks was on a carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Wasp (CV-18)] that went up through Japan and China with the...
Weiner, Reuben Potsdam Conference, Concentration Camps and Going Home
After the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counteroffensive, 16 December 1944 to...
Brooks, Morton Recovering
Morton Brooks was hospitalized and debriefed in England, and was in the U.K. when victory in Europe was declared. He...
Beverstein, Jack Returning Home
When Jack Beverstein returned home, the point system existed. [Annotator's Note: Following the end of the war, military...
Bertucci, George Returning Home
George Joseph Bertucci and the USS Mississippi (BB-41) were anchored too far away from the surrender ceremony to be...
Johnson, John Returning Home and Bond Drives
Following POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] debriefing in Yokohama, Japan, John S. Johnson boarded a medical ship...
Gorman, Robert Returning Home and Postwar Life
Following the surrender of Germany, Robert Gorman and the 557th Field Artillery Battalion was assigned to occupation...
Raaen, John Returning Home and Promotions
John Raaen returned to the United States for recovery in early February [Annotator’s Note: February 1945] after being...
Feldman, Henry Returning Home and the Planned Invasion of Japan
After fighting through France, Luxembourg, and Germany [Annotator's Note: as a member of Cannon Company, 121st Infantry...
Rupp, William Returning to Civilian Life and Postwar Career
William Rupp used the G.I. Bill to attend Tulane University. He used the benefits to aid him in business and also to...
Bronfin, Fred Stateside and Postwar Service
Fred Bronfin was sent back [Annotator's Note: back to the United States] for more radar training and teaching at Saint...
Tizzard, Thomas Typhoon on Okinawa, VJ Day, and Going Back to the United States
The USS Denver (CL-58) was at Okinawa, Japan at the end of the war to protect the hospital ships. Thomas Tizzard...
Underwood, Antoinette Wartime Nursing Experiences
Antoinette Underwood and the hospital staff [Annotator's Note: of the 129th General Hospital] knew an invasion was...