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Christiansen, Ejnar Becoming an American Citizen
After the war ended, Ejnar Christiansen returned to Denmark to visit his family for the first time in over six years....
Cohn, Marthe Concentration Camps
While in Germany as a spy, Marthe Cohn was only in the south where there were no concentration camps. On the day of the...
Abbenhaus, Gerald Displaced Persons
Gerald Abbenhaus had wanted to become a liaison officer for his regiment, but the war ended before it could happen. A...
Ledesma, Trinidad Douglas MacArthur and the Atomic Bombs
Trinidad Ledesma was present when MacArthur [Annotator's Note: US Army General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander,...
Mayes, Robert End of the War
Robert Mayes knew the end of the war was impending when the Germans were trying to surrender to his unit [Annotator's...
Abbenhaus, Gerald Feelings Towards the Germans
Gerald Abbenhaus returned to the United States in July 1946. It was good that he was not able to come back right away...
Ledesma, Trinidad Final Thoughts
When Trinidad Ledesma lived in Riverside, California, he would get up in the middle of the night and make his family...
Brooks, Curtis From Manila to San Francisco
Curtis Brooks was aboard a transport aircraft after being liberated from the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila,...
Stern, Guy Knight of the French Legion of Honor
Guy Stern returned to the United States in November 1945. A French count recommended him for a decoration by France....
Cohn, Marthe Last Thoughts
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks about two ships, the Patria and the Struma that carried Jewish refugees to the...
Schleider Jr., Benjamin Last Thoughts on War
Benjamin Schleider was impressed by seeing men in high places who had no hesitancy about talking to someone higher in...
Fadem, Leroy Postwar
After the war, Leroy Fadem's ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-871] was in the first task group to enter Nagasaki harbor...
Debrick, Arnold Postwar Duty and Reflections
The war ended in Europe, but a lot of people were being shipped out to prepare for an invasion of Japan. Arnold Debrick...
Stern, Herbert Postwar Duty as Provost Marshal of Bavaria
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Stern was assigned to the 9th Infantry Division in Augsburg, Germany after attending the...
Ledesma, Trinidad Postwar Jobs
Trinidad Ledesma was tired and had jungle worms, so he decided not to reenlist. He was at a hospital and quarantined...
Kerner, John Postwar Life
John Kerner was in London, England for about ten days. He was on leave and only had to report back when the ship was to...
Darphin, Irma "Irma Boulet" Postwar Life and Thoughts
Irma Darphin was in Rennes, France when her brother looked her up. He was a captain in the 156th Infantry National...
Marca, Carl Postwar Reserve Duty
Carl Marca left Manila, Philippines on a troopship headed for Camp Stoneman [Annotator's Note: Camp Stoneman, Pittsburg...
Will, George Postwar Social Change
George Will says that the Cold War was inevitable after World War 2 because Josef Stalin [Annotator's Note: Russian...
Linett, Joseph Reflections
At the end of World War 2, Joseph Linett was a Third Class Petty Office, an Electronics Technician's Mate (ETM3c)....
Johnsen, Erik Reflections
Erik Johnsen served in the US Merchant Marine during World War 2. As a result of the war, his father realized his dream...
Popham, Donald Reflections
Although Donald Popham loved the mechanics of building planes, he did not stay in the aircraft industry after the war....
Marca, Carl Retirement
Carl Marca worked for IBM [Annotator's Note: International Business Machines] while in the Army Reserves. He retired...
Stern, Guy The End of the War
Guy Stern was present in April 1945 when the allies liberated the German army prison at Torgau [Annotator's Note:...
Darphin, Irma "Irma Boulet" The End of the War
The soldiers were appreciative of the nurses. In England, Irma Darphin worked as a mail censor at night. There were 100...
Kerner, John The Wars End
John Kerner crossed the Elbe River where his unit [Annotator's Note: 110th Medical Battalion, 35th Infantry Division]...
Christiansen, Ejnar United Fruit Company
Ejnar Christiansen started working for the United Fruit Company [Annotator's Note: now Chiquita Brands International]...
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...
Stell, Cleston War's End
Cleston Stell was on the Enns River in Austria when Hitler killed himself and the war ended. He did not believe the...
Pocoroba, Joseph War's End and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: Pocoroba asks the interviewer to repeat himself several times throughout the interview.] Joseph...
Ciotta, Angelo War’s End and Postwar Life
Angelo Ciotta was between Camp LeJeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina...