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Fouts, Henry Anecdotes
The housing at Henry Sherman Fouts' base was very primitive. He slept on a canvas cot and had only a couple of blankets...
Cole, John Anecdotes
John H. Cole was in Company M, 3rd Battalion, 381st Heavy Weapons [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 381st...
Geist, Lloyd Anecdotes and Postwar Careers
Lloyd Geist recalls that during the Battle of Saint-Lo [Annotator's Note: Saint-Lô, France] he was sitting in his...
Dunford, Philip Anger Towards the Japanese and Helping the Chinese
Philip Dunford feels the Japanese were very capable fighters, but were also very cruel. What they did to an American...
Morrow, John Angry About Pearl Harbor and Overseas Deployment
John Morrow was born in April 1924 in Marksville, Louisiana. It is a small town and he knew almost everyone in town. He...
Cohn, Marthe Anti-Semitism
Growing up in Metz, France, Marthe Cohn experienced some anti-Semitism. When she was six, she and her siblings were at...
Leopold, Vernon Anti-Semitism
For Vernon Leopold, being from a Jewish background was unpleasant in Germany as there had been latent anti-Semitism...
Gross, Eva Anti-Semitism
Eva Gross saw anti-Semitism as a natural part of her life. It became more and more prevalent after the government...
Hirschmann, Peter Anti-Semitism in Germany and the US
Peter Hirschmann and his Jewish family were an accepted part of the German population prior to Hitler's [Annotator's...
Polito, Felix Anzio Breakout and Being Wounded
Felix Polito and the 1st Special Service Force were part of the breakout from Anzio beachhead. They were about ten...
Schulman, Shirley Apart During War
Newlyweds, Shirley Sandy Schulman, and Hyman parted ways at a train station. Schulman headed home to Brooklyn [...
Glusing, Benjamin Applying for Officer Candidate School
On 7 December 1941, Benjamin Albert Glusing was at Camp Bowie [Annotator’s Note: in Brownwood, Texas] without an...
Fitzmorris, James Applying to OCS
James Fitzmorris did not have much college education when he enlisted. He was studying business but wanted to be a...
Thompson, Thomas Arabs, Germans, and Japanese
There were two things about a boat of the type [Annotator's Note: Motor Torpedo Boat, or PT-Boat] that Thomas D....
Traina, Joseph Arctic Circle Mission
[Annotator's Note: Joseph Traina served in the US Coast Guard as a radioman aboard the USCGC Comanche (WPG76).] In...
Boyer, Ralph Army Air Corps Training
After enlisting in the Army Air Corps, Ralph Boyer went to Tennessee for four weeks of basic training. There, the Army...
Murphy, Alfred Army Air Corps Training to Overseas
Alfred Pierse Murphy and his brother were sent to Maxwell Field [Annotator's Note: now Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base...
Paul, John Army Air Force Pilot
[Annotator's Note: John Paul enlisted in the Army Air Forces in 1942 and was called to active duty in February 1943.]...
Baldori, Robert Army Band
John Baldori in Newburg, Pennsylvania in February 1920. He grew up with four older sisters and two younger brothers....
Pedrick, Sam Army Engineer and K-9 Duty
Sam Pedrick entered the Army in 1942. Initially, he was assigned to the 323rd Engineer Combat Battalion. After a year,...
Bass, Leon Army Enlistment
Leon Bass voluntarily entered the military. He was in a movie theater when he heard about Pearl Harbor [Annotator's...
Fitzmorris, James Army Induction
James Fitzmorris was inducted into the Army in New Orleans, Louisiana and sent to Camp Beauregard [Annotator's Note: in...
Skinner, Theodore Army Life
Theodore E. Skinner, Sr. was born in May 1921 in the Bronx, New York City [Annotator's Note: New York, New York]. After...
Birnbaum, Stanley Army Life
Stanley Jack Birnbaum fought the war that was considered a "popular war" because it was necessary. He was a tall,...
Braitman, Simon Army Life in Germany
Simon Braitman was in the Army in Dachau, Germany. He knew he had an uncle in the same situation as him. He was going...
Gertner, Gil Army Man in the Pacific
Gil Gertner was born in March 1925 and lived in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York]. He entered...
Geisler, James Army Service Overview and Early Life
James "Jim" Geisler was born and raised in Pittsburgh [Annotator's Note: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]. He was 18 years old...
Tyner, Grover Army Training
Grover Tyner was born in September 1923 in Davisboro, Georgia, but grew up in Augusta, Georgia. His father was a pastor...
Meyers, William Army Training
William S. Meyers, Jr. was born in February 1924 in Tulsa, Oklahoma with one sister. He grew up in Tulsa where he...
Gagel, Helen "Cosgrove" Army Training and Hospital Duties
Helen Gagel was sent to Texas to an Army Hospital at Fort Brooke, Texas. She was sent from there to Chickasha, Oklahoma...
Somogyi, Peter Arrival at Auschwitz
Peter Somogyi arrived in mid-afternoon in the cattle cars [Annotator's Note: after a horrible three day journey in a...
Altmann, Judith Arrival at Auschwitz-Birkenau and Losing Her Family
Judith Altmann arrived [Annotator's Note: Altmann arrived by rail car] at an unknown location and was greeted by men in...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Arrival in Auschwitz
Itka Zygmuntowicz was 15 years old when she and her family were taken by train from the Nowe Miasto Ghetto. They rode...
Yip, Wallace Arrival in England
Wallace Yip, Sr. went to England and the Germans were sending the V-bombs [Annotator's Note: V1 Buzz Bomb, V-1 pulse...
Hirsekorn, Fred Arrival in France
A great deal of camaraderie had been established in the unit, especially among the guys Fred Hirsekorn had been in the...
Bucksell, Norris Arrival in Naples, Faith and Roses Blessed by the Pope
Norris Bucksell and the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division, crossed the Arno River in Italy. There...

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