Experiencing War, an Online Exhibit: End of WWII
Posted by: Megan Harris
“Home Alive in ’45!” As World War II veteran Merle Korte explains, so went the popular mantra–though he and his shipmates aboard the USS Ritilicus, serving in the Pacific Ocean and awaiting the imminent invasion of Japan, could scarcely believe it was possible. Along with the rest of the world, they had lived with war …
Posted in: Oral History, Veterans History Project, World War II