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Swarts, John Overview of Service in World War 2
John Stanley Lee Swarts was born and raised in Wright City, Missouri in February 1925. He had a brother and three...
Stroud, William Pacific and Back Home Again
William Scott Stroud and his crew carried out 39 strategic bombing missions. [Annotator's Note: Having been shot down...
Kellogg, Fermer Pacific Campaigns
Fermer Kellogg Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Lenawee (APA-195)] took troops and supplies to shore during the...
Banyas, Martin Pacific Combat and War's End
Martin Banyas enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942 because he liked the fighting Marines. The first job for his ship [...
Boreen, Roy S. “Swede” Pacific Duty
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Roy Boreen was stationed at the Section Base until 1943. After that, he was sent to...
Spaetgens, William Pacific Duty
William Leo Spaetgens returned to Treasure Island near San Francisco after his leave at home. At that point, he was...
Romano, Joseph Pacific Invasions and War's End
Joseph R. Romano [Annotator's Note: gun captain aboard the USS LCM-1010] was part of a six-ship flotilla that bombarded...
Raskoph, Jack Painting the Ship Yellow and Reflections
When Jack Raskoph reported to the destroyer minesweeper, he was told the communication officer wanted to see him. He...
Baul, Henry Parents
When he was discharged, Henry Baul took a taxi from North Carolina to Washington D.C. He returned home to his family,...
Larson, William Pavement Experiments
When William Larson got out of the Army [Annotator's Note: 1946], he did not intend on going back to Nebraska. His wife...
Schlink, Dick Pearl Harbor Attack Part Two and Actions in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
[Annotator's Note: The beginning of this clip is a continuation of a previous discussion on the Pearl Harbor attack;...
David, James Pensacola and Retirement
James Warren David was sent to Pensacola [Annotator's Note: Pensacola, Florida] for rehabilitation. He was transferred...
DiFulco, Jerome Philippines
Jerome Paul DiFulco landed in the Philippines [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 117th Engineer Combat Battalion, 37th...
McGlohon, John Photographing the Atomic Bomb Cloud
By the time John McGlohon arrived on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], the Japanese war effort was...
Ryan, John Piercing the Siegfried Line
[Annotator's Note: The audio level of this interview is very low.] Moving on to Sarreguemines, France, near the...
Galbraith, Wendell Pilot Error and No Beer
Wendell Galbraith has never told a story about the time he learned what it was like to go down in a plane while not...
Baumgarten, Harold Plastic Surgery and Going Home
Harold Baumgarten was released from the Royal Navy hospital [Annotator's Note: in Portsmouth, England] around 4 July...
Burrus, William Plauen and Germans
William Burrus was going through Plauen [Annotator's Note: Plauen, Germany] when he met a young German girl. It was a...
Emory, Ray Plying the Pacific
The USS Honolulu (CL-48) went back to San Francisco and Ray Emory was heading for Melbourne, Australia three or four...
Bowsher, Walter Post Korean War Career
After Korea, Walter Bowsher served as the San Diego brig warden. In 1953, he was in charge of the escort section of men...
Harrison, William Post Military Career
In June 1950, William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was drafted into the Army for the Korean War [Annotator's Note:...
Bradley, John Post Military Career
John Bradley returned from Korea [Annotator's Note: Korean War, 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953] and attended jump school...
Ikari, Norman Post War Assignments
Norman Ikari’s days at Camp Ritchie were numbered. Ikari was sent to Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He thought that was...
Cassidy, John Post War Career
John Cassidy served as an aide to an admiral during his tenure in the Pacific, and the two men got along well. Cassidy...
Caffarel, Carl Post War Career and Recalled for the Korean War
In July 1946, Carl Caffarel was separated from the Navy and put on inactive reserve. He went back to Port Allen, and...
Summers, Calvin Post War Life
Before Calvin Summers was discharged, he told his family he was on his way home. While he was still in Maryland, he...
Kelso, Robert Post WWII Military Service
Robert Kelso's unit was sent back all at one time [Annotator’s Note: Robert Kelso served on a gun crew with the 342nd...
Edwards, Randall Post-Navy Career and Observations
Randall Edwards retired from the Navy and got a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Florida. In...
Mahier, Henry Post-training Duty, War's End and Discharge
After training, Henry Mahier was patrolling up and down the east coast of the United States [Annotator's Note: aboard a...
Hogan, Moses Post-War and Return to Civilian Life
His mother was surprised and excited when Moses Hogan came home on leave in 1943. After 30 days Moses went back to...
Vallas, Theodore Postwar
Theodore Vallas left the Navy after the war in order to play professional sports. He enrolled in college to play...
Prager, Herman "Dutch" Postwar
Herman Prager witnessed the end of the war while on Midway Island. Following Midway, he sailed to Pearl Harbor for rest...
Pierce, William "Bill" Postwar
William Pierce returned to San Francisco in March 1946. He was discharged in April 1946. He was shipped back to New...
Hajiro, Barney Postwar
Barney Hajiro spent time in Nice, France and then in Michigan in hospitals recovering from his combat wounds. While in...
Crews, Lorenzo Postwar
Lorenzo Dow Crews was transferred out of his unit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 397th Infantry Regiment...
Martinez, Benigno Postwar
Benigno Martinez and his outfit [Annotator's Note: 351st Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division] rounded up...

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