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Topel, Fred War's End and Returning Home
Fred Topel went from Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy] to Leghorn [Annotator's Note: Leghorn or Livorno, Italy] and...
Brunt, Julian War's End and Returning Home
During the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Mayer, Philip War's End and Returning Home
Philip Mayer was a sergeant [Annotator's Note: in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division]...
Walker, Robert War's End and Returning Home
When the war ended, Robert Walker had flown 51 missions, and was moved to Stuttgart, Germany in a C-47 [Annotator's...
Martin, Oscar War's End and Returning to the United States
Oscar Otto Martin was in a nice town, living in a mayor's house on VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8...
Bass, Leon War's End and Segregation
The war ended and the president [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] died...
Dietrick, Alfred War's End and Soldier Stories
In training at Camp Edwards, Massachusetts [Annotator's Note: in Cape Cod, Massachusetts with the 141st Infantry...
Schraub, Jesse War's End and the Holocaust
Jesse Schraub served in the Army as a mortar man in Company A of the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion and took part in...
Lowry, Robert War's End and The National WWII Museum
Robert "Bob" Lowry left the Navy as a Seaman 1st Class. When he was young in Greenwood [Annotator's Note: Greenwood,...
Danegger, Alfred War's End in Europe
When the war in Europe ended, Alfred "Al" Danegger believes he was in Koblenz [Annotator’s Note: Koblenz, Germany]....
Eshbach, Robert War's End in Europe
In March [Annotator's Note: March 1945], Robert Eshback was in the Ruhr Pocket; in April his battalion [Annotator's...
Brown, Charles War's End in Europe
Charles R. Brown [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 66th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division]...
Harrison, Joseph "Joe" War's End in Japan
Two or three weeks after Joseph L. Harrison arrived back on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands], the atomic...
Greene, Whayland War's End in Luzon
Whayland Harvel Greene [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division] was slightly...
MacCallum, Florence War's End in Paris
Florence MacCallum [Annotator’s Note: a citizen of England working for the U.S. Army Joint Chiefs of Staff in London,...
Grossman, Sidney War's End in the Philippines
Sidney Grossman was assigned to a PT Boat [Annotator's Notes: patrol torpedo boat] and was going to be part of the...
Grimes, Vodioe War's End on Saipan
Voniedoe "Voni" or "Bus" Grimes [Annotator's Note: serving in the US Army's 246th Ordnance Ammunition Battalion] sewed...
Siebert, Herbert War's End, Going Home and Discharge
While Herbert Siebert's regiment [Annotator's Note: Siebert was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 335th Infantry...
Ebersole, William War's End, Going Home and Postwar Life
William Ebersole was on Iwo Jima when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Japan [Annotator's Note: the first atomic...
Caraway, John War's End, Hitting a Mine and Back to Civilian Life
John Caraway's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Bridge (AF-1)] was anchored in the harbor at Okinawa when he heard about the...
Baughman, Harry War's End, National Guard Duty and the Korean War
While Harry Boughman was on leave in the United States, the war ended in Europe. He was transferred to Fort Hood, Texas...
Stokes, Howard War's End, Occupation Duty and Postwar Life
[Annotator's Note: Howard Warren Stokes served in the 27th Infantry Division. Soon after the war's end, he was sent...
Friedenberg, Bernard War's End, Occupation Duty, and Final Thoughts
When Bernard Friedenberg [Annotator's Note: a medic with the Medical Detachment, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment...
Golemi, Frank War's End, Postwar Life and Reflections
Frank Golemi was in France when the war ended. He flew an aircraft back to the United States. He thought he was going...
Hoover, Lillian War's End, Postwar, and Reflections
Lillian Hoover was kept informed of what was going on in the war. Her base [Annotator's Note: Naval Air Technical...
Bostick, Thomas War's End, Returning Home and Racial Discrimination
The news [Annotator's Note: of the atomic bombs being dropped] reached Thomas J. Bostick's unit [Annotator's Note:...
Jett, Arley War's End, Returning Home and Reflections
Near the end of the war, Arley Jett's unit [Annotator's Note: 262nd Signal Construction Company] was constructing...
Kushnir, Helen "Helen Preiss" Wars are Terrible
President Roosevelt [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States] passing away was...
Micklich, Richard Wars End and Reflections
Richard Micklich recalls the relief and happiness he felt on VE Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May...
Goldstein, Elias Wartime
Elliot Goldstein was born in March 1929 in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York]. He grew up in...
Ford, John Wartime and Postwar Experiences
John Holton Ford was deployed to France and joined the 3rd Army [Annotator’s Note: he was a second lieutenant battalion...
Weber, Norman Wartime Impact on Weber's Father
Norman Weber recognized changes in his father when he returned on leave [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a...
Warne, Thomas Wartime in Hawaii
The day after the Pearl Harbor attack [Annotator's Note: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941...
Schultz, Philip Wartime Photographs
Philip Schultz reviews photographs in his collection of various on and off duty activities while in Europe during and...
Smith, Bernie Wartime Wife
Bernie Smith was born in March 1919 in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from high school and took some college courses at...
Tyner, Grover War’s End
Grover Tyner was sent overseas to Naples, Italy, and operated a medical dispensary with the 310th Bomb Group [Annotator...

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