War's End

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Adair, Charles Postwar Life
Charles Watkins Adair [Annotator's Note: with the 2nd Combat Cargo Group, 5th Air Force] was on the island of Luzon [...
Paynter, Don Postwar Life
The war in the Pacific was over in August 1945. Donald Dean Paynter got out of the service that December. He had...
McGee, George Postwar Life
George Wesley McGee had no desire to stay in the Army on his return to the United States. They arrived in New York and...
Jones, Robert Postwar Life
Robert Jones was on the Air Force All-star Football team and played in Nice, France on New Year's Day [Annotator's Note...
Liston, Earl Postwar Life
When Earl Roger Liston was discharged from the Army, he did not use the G.I. Bill. He helped pioneer the practice of...
Hayward, David Postwar Life
After returning to the United States, David K. Hayward was sent to Santa Monica, California to be reassigned. He was...
Atwood, Walter Postwar Life
Walter Atwood took a Liberty ship [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo ship] home. One night, the...
Ruiz, Manuel Postwar Life
Upon returning to the United States in mid 1946, Manuel Ruiz turned down the opportunity for a promotion if he agreed...
Giamberardino, Alfiero Postwar Life
Alfiero Giamberardino started screaming about the war's end when they heard about it on the radio. The British were on...
Wilson, Paul Postwar Life
24 March 1945, Paul Wilson's unit [Annotator's Note: with Company A, 193rd Glider Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne...
Daniel, Lora Postwar Life
When the war was over, Lora E. Daniel's job [Annotator's Note: at the Union Carbide Metallurgical Plant in Sheffield,...
Van Pelt, Fredi Postwar Life
Fredi Van Pelt was on furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] in Wilmington,...
Angel, Earl Postwar Life
Earl Angel returned to the United States in November 1945. His infant daughter had trouble sleeping at night until the...
Siverts, Hans Postwar Life
Hans Siverts thought he would be going to the Pacific. They were pulling back and shutting down the hospital [Annotator...
Watters, Harold Postwar Life
Harold Watters [Annotator's Note: with the 355th Engineer General Service Regiment] passed the State of Liberty on his...
Hyland, Everett Postwar Life
Everett Hyland's wounds still bother him. He had a nerve check done on him in San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego,...
Werner, Morton Postwar Life
Morton William Werner returned to San Francisco [Annotator’s Note: San Francisco, California] and then took a train to...
Blank, Calvin Postwar Life
Calvin Blank was a PFC [Annotator's Note: Private First Class] by the time the war ended. When he returned home, he...
Tidmore, Roberta Postwar Life
Roberta Randolph "Randy" Tidmore was discharged in August 1946 as a sergeant. She used the G.I. Bill twice. She went to...
Varner, Joel Postwar Life
Joel Varner had no desire to stay in the Army Air Forces. He wanted an education. He went right back to college. He got...
Smith, Arthur Postwar Life
Arthur Smith was discharged in May 1946 at Great Lakes [Annotator's Note: Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago,...
Gehrett, John Postwar Life
John Gehrett [Annotator's Note: as a Supply Officer of a Navy D2 Supply Unit] participated in the occupation of Japan...
Leskovic, Elvia Postwar Life
Elvira Maria Katarina Algermissen Leskovec notes that the rebuilding [Annotator's Note: of Germany] after the war was...
Osborne, Loraine Postwar Life
Loraine Osborne knew that they had to get the planes out so they could be shipped overseas. The harder they worked, the...
Smith, Lamar Postwar Life
Reverend Doctor Lamar Edward Smith was stationed in the desert [Annotator's Note: Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake...
Burkle, Henry Postwar Life
Henry Burkle remembers that they were kept heavily guarded because the squadron could not operate without the permanent...
Settles, Louise Postwar Life
Louise Settles had to leave the service once she was married. She knew that would happen. Her husband was to leave 20...
Addison, Arnold "A.C." Postwar Life
After the battle of Okinawa, Arnold Addison stayed on the island until the war was over. A few weeks after the war's...
Pugh, Glover Postwar Life
Glover Pugh was selected for his job because he was so small, only weighing 120 pounds. The sergeant took him under his...
Vandervort, Jack Postwar Life
Jack Vandervort was discharged in Texas where he had also been drafted. [Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks...
Whaley, Ellis Postwar Life and Career
Ellis Whaley was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. He did not sign up for Reserve time and it was not offered. He wanted...
Allen, George Postwar Life and Career
George Allen still hears from his bombardier. He was his closest friend on the crew. He has no idea where the rest of...
Yeagley, Richard Postwar Life and Career
[Annotator's Note: Richard Yeagely was part of the Army of Occupation in Europe after the war ended.] They had food and...
Hamilton, Richard Postwar Life and Career
Richard Henry Hamilton was discharged on 29 October 1945 and used the G.I. Bill to attend the Fannie Farmer's School of...
Synder, Harold Postwar Life and Career
Harold Daniel Snyder got out just before Christmas in 1945 [Annotator's Note: December 1945] and went to Paterson State...
Amsden, Ben Postwar Life and Career
Benjamin Clark Amsden [Annotator's Note: a Navy fighter pilot in World War 2] belongs to an association called the...

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