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[Annotator's Note: Paul Arst and the interviewer discuss some of his old comrades and their current whereabouts.] One...

[Annotator's Note: Abner Aust stayed in the military after the end of World War 2.] The 36th Tactical Fighter Wing was...

Ingrid Radke-Azvedo could not fathom seeing a child starving and then sit down and smoke cigarettes and eat the child's...

Jack Wilt grew up with his German great-grandparents and knew some German. However, when he reached Nuremberg, Germany...

Joseph Alter does not remember how he heard that the war was over. He was uncomfortable because that evening they left...

Ejnar Christiansen started working for the United Fruit Company [Annotator's Note: now Chiquita Brands International]...

Gerald Claassen reported to Fort Bragg, North Carolina with his new bride, where he was assigned to a cadre for field...

Seymour Reitman got an open furlough [Annotator's Note: an authorized absence for a short period of time] to England....

Lowell Hughes thought he would be home by 4 July 1945. When his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company A, 120th Engineer...

Harley Harned’s duty was light after this [Annotator’s Note: the war’s end in May 1945] with many opportunities for...

James Jordan deployed overseas right after OCS [Annotator's Note: officer candidate school] at the end of 1945 or first...

Lawrence Angst was very anxious to get back to school after the war. He got his degree on the G.I. Bill. He became a...

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