Liberation of prisoner of war camps

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Strunk, Chester Stalag VII-A at Moosburg and Liberation
Chester Strunk traveled by foot and rail to reach the Stalag at Moosburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag VII-A was near...
Jefferson, Alexander Stalag VII-A, Air Battles and Liberation
Alexander Jefferson survived the horrible conditions of Stalag Luft VII-A [Annotator's Note: Moosburg, Germany]....
Cristiano, Nick Stay Alive
Nick Cristiano has no idea where his Japanese prison guards went when the war ended. A whole new crew came in. The new...
Ginrich, Ralph Surviving Prison Camp
Ralph “Bud” Ginrich had little to do for entertainment as a prisoner of war (POW). Some men played cards. There were no...
McKay, Edgar Task Force Baum to Return Home
Edgar L. McKay and others received orders [Annotator's Note: from US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr.] to...
Ream, John The Americans Arrive
John Ream remembers when people looked over the wall, they could see the 1st Cavalry [Annotator’s Note: 1st Cavalry...
Wisher, Charles The B-29 Superfortress
Charles “Chuck” Wisher thought the B-29 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomber] was the...
Dubay, Henry The Bulge and War’s End
Henry Dubay and his C-47 [Annotator's Note: Douglas C-47 Skytrain cargo aircraft] squadron [Annotator’s Note: 34th...
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:...
Redmond, Leroy The Germans Surrender
[Annotator's Note: Leroy Redmond served in the Army as a tank crewman in Combat Command A, 14th Armored Division and...
Burns, Lloyd The Hammelburg Raid
[Annotator's Note: Lloyd Burns was a prisoner of war in Oflag XIII-B in Hammelburg, Germany.] One afternoon, Lloyd...
Sullivan, George The Japanese Leave the Camp
[Annotator's Note: George Joseph Sullivan was a prisoner of war held at the Sandakan Prisoner of War Camp in Sandakan,...
Ram, Walter The Long March and Liberation
Walter Ram and the other POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] who could walk were marched out of Stalag XVII as the...
Edwards, Randall The Road to Recovery
Randall Edwards does not remember how he got "mixed up with the Russians," but he has photos that prove he did. He does...
Inge, Herndon The War Ends
Herndon Inge, Junior was at Nuremberg [Annotator's Note: Oflag XIII-A or Oflag XIII-D, prisoner of war camp, Nürnberg...
Cristiano, Nick The War Is Over
Nick Cristiano feels that his Japanese prison guards did not know the war was coming to an end. They were brainwashed....
Kerner, John The Wars End
John Kerner crossed the Elbe River where his unit [Annotator's Note: 110th Medical Battalion, 35th Infantry Division]...
Muller, Henry Thoughts on the Los Baños Raid
Henry Muller says that the XXIV Corp, Sixth US Army took over Bilibid prison [Annotator’s Note: Old Bilibid and New...
Smith, Arthur Thoughts on War
Arthur Smith did not burden his children with World War 2. It became current in his life as a result of his youngest...
Johnson, Erwin Told He Was Free Again
They walked to the factory with Japanese guards who would turn them over to the factory guards who were Manchurians and...
Prince, Robert Touring American Defense Plants
[Annotator's Note: Robert Prince helped liberate the Cabanatuan Prison Camp, Cabanatuan City, Luzon, Philippines on 30...
Samuelson, Jack USS Louisville (CA-28)
Jack D. Samuelson was assigned with two other officers [Annotator’s Note: he was newly assigned to the USS Louisville (...
Bauer, Wynn War Ends
[Annotator's Note: Wynn Bauer served in the Army as an assistant driver on an M4 Sherman medium tank in the 36th...
Peterson, Dale War's End
Dale Peterson's battlestation on the USS San Juan (CL-54) was a five inch 38 caliber gun mount that had a seven man...
Buschmeier, Frank War's End
Frank William Buschmeier served with the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force during...
Johnson, Alfred War's End
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. moved south after crossing the Rhine [Annotator's Note: Rhine River, Germany] and entered...
Tacket, Henry War's End
Henry A. Tacket and the USS Heermann (DD-532) returned to the United States after the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The ship...
Kerchum, Paul War's End
Paul Kerchum, a prisoner of the Japanese, was forced to work in the Mitsubishi mine number 11 [Annotator’s Note: in...
O'Rorke, James War's End
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] was divided into a group sent to a camp that overlooked a...
Laubner, William War's End
William Laubner was in Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: near Zagań, Germany (now Poland)] as a POW [Annotator's Note...
Bronstein, Isador War's End
Isadore Bronstein advanced but his company [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 386th Infantry Regiment, 97th...
Ridyard, Herbert War's End
Herbert W. Ridyard joined the 94th Division [Annotator's Note: Ridyard served on a heavy machine gun crew in Company H...
Faust, Virgil War's End
Virgil Faust was a prisoner of war [Annotator's Note: in Stalag XVII-B, Austria] during World War 2. Towards the end of...
Bollich, James War's End and Going Home
James Bollich was going to work [Annotator's Note: Bollich was a prisoner of war in Mukden, Manchuria, China] when he...
Jasicko, Frank War's End and Liberation
In July 1944, Frank Jasicko was taken prisoner by the Germans after his plane was shot down in Hungary. He was sent to...
O'Rorke, James War's End and Liberation
James Richard O'Rorke [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war] became sick with diarrhea [Annotator's Note: loose, watery...

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