Griffenhagen, George Early life and joining the Army

George Bernard Griffenhagen was in Plzen, Czechoslovakia on VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day], 8 May 1945.

Griffenhagen, George End of the War and Going Home

When the GIs started pushing the Germans back [Annotator's Note: during the later stages of the Battle of the Bulge], George Griffenhagen'

Griffenhagen, George Friendly fire

Griffenhagen, George From Bizerte to Sicily

The 20th Engineers was the first unit to go into Bizerte.

Griffenhagen, George Messerschmitts in Sicily

Griffenhagen, George Normandy

[Annotator's Note: This clip begins with George Griffenhagen and the interviewer returning from a break and talking about the engineer unit Gr

Griffenhagen, George Operations in Sicily

Right after George Griffenhagen and other members of the 20th Engineers [Annotator's Note: then the 20th Engineer Combat Regiment] removed the

Griffenhagen, George Overseas Deployment

Within a week, shipping instructions were posted and George Griffenhagen's name was on the list. They shipped out in less than 24 hours.

Griffenhagen, George Postwar Life and Returning to Europe

After the war, George Griffenhagen went back to pharmacy school.

Griffenhagen, George Training in England and the Normandy Invasion

After George Griffenhagen's unit [Annotator's Note: Griffenhagen arrived in England as a member of Company E, 20th Engineer Regiment whic

Griffis, James Combat in Germany

Griffis, James Postwar Life and Reflections

James A. Griffis recently started to think about all the guys that did not get to live a life. He has been retired for 25 years.