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Pathe, Barbara Becoming a Red Cross Clubmobile worker
Barbara Pathe was disappointed that she missed the Normandy Invasion. She was sent by train to Brooklyn, New York where...
St. Amant, Philemon Looking for a Prisoner
Philemon Andrews Saint Amant was one of the first to arrive at the German lines [Annotator's Note: as a member of the...
Sussman, Marvin War's End and Returning Home
Following VE-Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May 1945], Marvin Sussman was stationed in the town of...
Stricklan, Mary From the WACs to the Pentagon
Mary R. Stricklan's uniform [Annotator's Note: in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) then Women's Army Corps (WAC...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Training to be a WASP
Blanche Gangwere thought of joining the WASPs [Annotator's Note: Women Airforce Service Pilots] as her first option to...
Mayer, Philip The Invasion of Okinawa
Philip Mayer had been in the Pacific for 30 months and was in the assault wave on Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa,...
Rackerby, Archibald "Archie" Pearl Harbor and Joining the Marines
During World War 1, Archibald Rackerby's mother worked for the Navy as a clerk. Her father worked for the Government...
Kruse, Shirley Reflections
Shirley Chase Kruse had many memorable experiences of World War 2. She decided to serve because she wanted a challenge...
Wehner, Elizabeth Reflections
World War 2 was when women entered the workforce in great numbers. Many women went back to the home after their...
Radke Azvedo, Ingrid No Place to Hide From the Enemy Bombs
The bombings of Berlin [Annotator's Note: Berlin was bombed 363 times between 1940 and 1945] were awful for Ingrid...
Kruszewski, Z. Anthony Germans Occupy Poland
Z. Anthony Kruszewski was helping dig soil to plant tomatoes and potatoes. They were young boys. Kruszewski did not...
Dawson, Zhanna Meeting Allied Troops
Zhanna Dawson felt her first encounter with an American was ridiculous. She did not know how to react to the American...

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