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Casey, Donald Liberation
In late April 1945, Donald E. Casey [Annotator’s Note: whose Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber was shot down...
Wolyn, Monroe Liberation
Monroe S. Wolyn told the German officer he was Jewish. The officer said he would take his head off. He was taken to...
Albright, William Liberation and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: William Albright was a prisoner of war in Stalag XVII-B in Krems an Der Donau, Austria.] They...
Hamilton, Richard Liberation and Going Home
Richard Henry Hamilton was liberated by some Russians after being on a march for over 70 days. Hamilton recalled...
Rosendahl, Robert Liberation and Going Home
On 15 August 1945 nobody came to pick Robert Rosendahl and his fellow prisoners up to go to work. One of the prisoners...
Vaadi, Eugene Liberation and Paris
In early April 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his fellow prisoners of war were liberated in Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note...
McLaurine, Luke Liberation and Postwar Service
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was liberated on 29 April [Annotator's Note: 29 April 1945]. A pitched battle was fought...
DeMott, Joseph Liberation and Recovery
Batavia [Annotator's Note: now Jakarta, Indonesia] was the last camp Joseph DeMott [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war...
Hanley, Fiske Liberation and Recovery
When the atomic bombs were dropped, Fiske Hanley and his fellow prisoners were totally unaware of the events, but...
Golden, James Liberation and Return Home
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden recalled...
Butcher, Chester Liberation and Return Home
Chester J. Butcher [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air...
Hogan, Ralph Liberation and Return Home
The next day Ralph Francis Hogan was imprisoned at a compound, the city was attacked. Instead of going in a bomb...
Oakes, Robert Liberation and Returning Home
Robert Tyler Oakes recalls that the prisoners had a homemade radio that they hid from the German guards while he was in...
Cardenas, Louis Liberation and Returning Home
Louis Cardenas remembers that the Germans left Bucharest [Annotator’s Note: Bucharest, Romania] when the Russians...
Bollich, James Liberation and Returning Home
James Bollich was liberated by the Russians. Near the end of the war, the Japanese put out an order for all POWs [...
Steele, Ben Liberation and Returning Home
Ben Steele was told the war was over by a Japanese officer. At first, the Americans did not believe him, but American B...
Siracuse, James Liberation and Seeing Paris
James Siracuse's wife was a Christian. She told him about the Lord and he became more interested in the story. He wound...
Burns, Lloyd Liberation and War's End
Lloyd Burns knew that the war was coming to an end because he could hear the machine gun fire and artillery fire nearby...
Brainard, William Liberation and War’s End
After nine months in a prison, William White Brainard [Annotator's Note: who served as a radioman on a Boeing B-17...
Grabhorn, Edgar Liberation from Prison Camp
Edgar A. Grabhorn [Annotator's Note: a a prisoner of war Stalag IX-C (b) prisoner of war camp and hospital in Meiningen...
Baum, Irving Liberation to Dachau
Irving Baum and his friends were talking and saying that their hometown newspaper would not believe that they met up. [...
Higgins, Malcom Liberation, Going Home, Getting Married and Going to College
After they [Annotator's Note: Malcolm Higgins and his fellow newly liberated prisoners of war, or POWs] got through the...
Jefferson, Alexander Liberation, Home, and Forming the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
They [Annotator's Note: Alexander Jefferson and fellow prisoners of war] always knew where the Americans were because...
Smith, Eben Liberation, Repatriation and Postwar Military Service
Eben Smith was relocated to Camp Lucky Strike in France [Annotator's Note: after being liberated from the Stalag Luft I...
Aldous, Robert Liberty and Making Money
Robert G. Aldous and his crew were supposed to go to Australia on R...
Notebaert, Richard Life After Combat
By Christmas of 1943, Richard Notebaert was home. His new baby was four months old, and his little family spent two...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Life After Discharge
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel was a navigator in the...
Kinsey, Norman Life after VE-Day
[Annotator's Note: Norman Kinsey worked with military intelligence units in World War 2.] He never processed anything...
Doolan, Robert Life After War
Robert Doolan went right back to his office work after returning from combat. He had no trauma. He talked to his wife...
McDermott, James Life After War
James McDermott does not think the Japanese surrender affected him as much as the war in Europe ending did because he...
Koone, Carl Life Among the Airmen
When Carl Koone's bomb group [Annotator's Note: 99th Bombardment Group, 15th Air Force] moved to Italy, they were once...
Adams, J. Life as a Bombardier
In late October 1944, Jones Quincy Adams, Jr. was sent to Naples, Italy by ship. The voyage took almost two weeks....
Morehead, James B. Life as a Combat Pilot
The 71st Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, 15th Air Force] usually guarded...
Rolfson, Jack Life as a Copilot
Jack Rolfson was anxious to fly his first mission. He recalled he could not sleep the night before. At the time he flew...
Hissey, Paul Life as a Pilot in Europe
Paul Hissey was a replacement pilot for the squadron [Annotator's Note: 429th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group,...
Wolff, Robert Life as a POW
Robert Wolff was sent to Frankfurt [Annotator’s Note: Frankfurt, Germany]. Wolff had been promoted to first lieutenant...

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