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Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Early Life
Walter Amoss was born in 1924 in Lake Charles [Annotator's Note: Lake Charles, Louisiana] and grew up in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: N
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Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Naval Training, Combat, War's End
Walter Amoss was 17 years of age when the war started.
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Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Postwar
Walter Amoss reached the Imperial Hotel [Annotator's Note: in Tokyo, Japan] where the headquarters for MacArthur [Annotator's Note: Gener
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Amoss, Walter "Jimmy" Reflections
Walter Amoss was interested in Naval aviation but never had much interest in serving in other branches.
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Amram, Fred Attending School
Fred Amram paid a lot of attention to the war in Europe. His father listened to the news on the radio.
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Amram, Fred Becoming American
Fred Amram remembers they were changing peoples’ names to Americanize them in 1939.
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Amram, Fred Escaping Germany
Fred Amram remembers seeing the words “only for Jews” on a bench at a park. The letter J was on the shops owned by Jews.
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Amram, Fred Heading to America
Fred Amram rFred Amram remembers being on an ocean liner when they left Belgium. The trip was eventful for him.
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Amram, Fred Holocaust Survivors
Fred Amram remembers his mother was active in searching out family both through Jewish agencies and the Red Cross.
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Amram, Fred Kristallnacht
Fred Amram remembers going to the park. His parents talked about their experiences. He has a memory of being hungry.
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Amram, Fred Prewar Life
Fred Amram was born in September 1933 in Hanover, Germany. His father was a peddler in the textile trade.
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Amram, Fred Reflections
Fred Amram started to identify as a Holocaust [Annotator's Note: also called the Shoah; the genocide of European Jews during World War 2] surv