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Day, Morris "Gene" Early Life and Becoming a Soldier
Morris Eugene Day was born in October 1924 in Racine, Missouri, near Joplin [Annotator's Note: Joplin, Missouri].
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Day, Morris "Gene" Life in the Field
During the voyage overseas, Morris Eugene Day helped treat the men who got seasick.
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Day, Morris "Gene" Reflections
Morris Eugene Day was a happy-go-lucky boy before the war.
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Day, Morris "Gene" War's End
Morris Eugene Day ended up in the Ruhr Pocket [Annotator's Note: a massive Allied encirclement of German forces in the Ruhr Valley in April 19
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de Jonge, Wim Being Ambushed and Wounded
Wim de Jonge accompanied an officer to Jakarta. They traveled alone in a jeep through the mountains without convoy protection.
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de Jonge, Wim Capture by the Japanese
Wim de Jonge was a member of a Dutch artillery battery liaising with an American artillery unit under Captain Thomas Dodson [Annotator's Note:
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de Jonge, Wim Dutch East Indies
Wim de Jonge could tell when he left Holland for the East Indies that war was looming. He was not concerned with leaving his brother in Holland.
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de Jonge, Wim Early Life
Wim de Jonge was born in February 1920 in Rotterdam, Holland. His parents were both teachers.
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de Jonge, Wim Forced Labor for the Japanese
Wim de Jonge was a POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] and worked for the Japanese on the railroad through Thailand and Burma.
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de Jonge, Wim From Singapore to Thailand
Wim de Jonge reached a prison in Singapore where he was guarded by Indian troops who had formerly served in the British Army.
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de Jonge, Wim Insurrection in the Dutch East Indies
While in Manila, Wim de Jonge was ordered to return to the Dutch Army to fight an uprising in the Dutch East Indies.
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de Jonge, Wim Japanese Coal Mines and Liberation
Wim de Jonge worked in unsafe conditions in the coal mines of Japan. He was there for about a year.