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Caudle, John Thoughts and Discharge
John Caudle has had a lot of thoughts over the years. Especially when he came home out of the service and did not have...
Lowe, Robert Thoughts and Reflections
Robert Lowe says war has its sadness. So many lost. It is always good to find some humor in a situation. That is what...
Mason, Leslie Thoughts on the War Criminals
[Annotator's Note: Leslie B. Mason, Junior served in the Army as a guard at Sugamo Prison in Tokyo, Japan prior to the...
Colburn, George Thrown in the Brig and Going Home
The Chinese would grab people on the streets and hand them over to the Americans if they were Japanese. George Colburn...
Geary, Joseph Time Off and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Joseph Geary what he and the men did on their downtime.] The best thing they...
Struble, Charles Tinian
Charles Struble [Annotator's Note: of the 421st Bombardment Squadron, 504th Bombardment Group, 20th Air Force]...
Reavis, Carrel To Hawaii and Back
Carrel Reavis went from Virginia to basic training on a segregated train. When he went overseas, his ammunition company...
Nygren, Karl Training and Postwar
Carl Nygren went to training school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. [Annotator’s Note: Nygren talks about going out with a...
Samrow, Joseph Training, Deployment, and Return Home
Joseph Earl "Joe" Samrow [Annotator's Note: enlisted in the US Navy in 1944, trained as a torpedo bomber gunner and...
Harkness, Henrietta Training, Nursing, War's End
Henrietta Harkness [Annotator's Note: an Army nurse with the 24th Evacuation Hospital] was trained in Virginia for a...
Bartley, Irene Treating Soldiers
Irene Bartley and her twin sister, Jean, joined the WACs [Annotator's Note: Women's Army Corps; women's branch of the...
Harris, Carroll Treatment and Discharge
The first treatment Carroll Harris received was heat lamps on his legs. However, his legs and feet began blistering, so...
White, Alexander U.S. Army, Medical Career, and Retirement
Alexander White enlisted in the U.S. Army and was sent to Fort Sam Houston in Texas. There he met his wife, a native of...
Wiswell, George Underwater Ship Repairs
George Wiswell was made a third-class diver in the Navy. Most repair jobs are figured out as they are done. He was in...
Lebow, Cleatus Unions and Reunions
Cleatus Lebow believes that, although the contents of the crate they carried to was top secret, speculation among the...
Snyder, Phillip "PB" USS Arenac (APA-128)
[Annotator's Note: Snyder pauses the interview several times and repeats statements frequently in this segment.] On 10...
Burton, Windom USS Enterprise (CV-6) Attacked
Windom Joseph Burton was aboard the Enterprise [Annotator's Note: USS Enterprise (CV-6)] when it was hit by enemy...
Memory, Frank USS Gato (SS-212) and Postwar
Frank George Memory was a crewman on a submarine [Annotator’s Note: USS Gato (SS-212)]. The boat was about 300 feet...
Rupert, Gerald USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)
Gerald Rupert was scheduled to go to the Pacific prior the dropping of the atomic bombs [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
Hyland, Everett USS Memphis (CL-13)
Everett Hyland was on the radio gang on the Memphis [Annotator's Note: USS Memphis (CL-13)]. They picked up 200...
Newsom, James USS Sarsfield (DD-837)
James Newsom was assigned to the USS Sarsfield (DD-837) in New York. The Sarsfield was larger than his previous...
Spaulding, Arthur V-E Day and Home
Arthur Spaulding and his outfit [Annotator's Note: in 2nd Platoon, Company B, 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion]...
Riddle, Robert V-J Day and Discharge
Robert Riddle was at Okinawa when the atomic bombs were dropped. His crew, on hearing of the surrender, was a little...
Symons, John Various Reflections
In China, John Symons had one slit trench to take cover in in the event of a Japanese attack. One guy jumped in, hit...
Barber, Clyde Vietnam
Clyde Barber later completed two tours of duty in Vietnam [Annotator's Note: Vietnam War, or Second Indochina War, 1...
Burnett, Marshall Visiting His Dying Mother and Postwar Life
Marshall Burnett boarded a train at Grand Central Station [Annotator's Note: in New York, New York] bound for Meridian...
DeForest, Harold VJ Day and Going Home
Harold DeForest was on Leyte on his way back to the 37th Infantry Division when the atomic bomb was dropped and the war...
Ryan, Richard VJ-Day and Postwar Navy Service
When the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Richard Ryan was at the naval air station on...
Carruth, John VJ-Day to the Philippines
Towards the end of World War 2, John Carruth, serving in the Navy, was sent to Jacksonville [Annotator's Note:...
Lucas, Jack Wallet and Parachutes
Jacklyn Lucas's wallet is on display at the D-Day Museum [Annotator's Note: The National WWII Museum in New Orleans,...
Budlong, George Wanting to Do His Part
George E. Budlong was born in 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island. Budlong calls himself a child of the Depression [...
Goyette, Donald War Comes to a Close
After rejoining his unit [Annotator's Note: 869th Bombardment Squadron, 497th Bombardment Group, 21st Bomber Command,...
Sparacino, Paul War History in High School
Paul Sparacino [Annotator's Note: Sparacino served aboard the USS Princeton (LPH-5) during Operation Dominic, series of...
Pearce, Milton War in Europe and Postwar
[Annotator’s Note: It is very difficult to hear the interviewer speak throughout this segment.] In late 1943, Milton...
Moran, John "Jack" War is a Lousy, Dirty Business
During the Battle of Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or Ardennes Counteroffensive, 16 December 1944 to 25...
Franklin, Paul War Memories
Paul Franklin went to work for an oil company after he graduated high school. While at the water house, Franklin...

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