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Burton Johnson had over 1,500 Japanese prisoners in the massive POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp in...

James did not realize that he was shot right away. He knew he was hit but the pain did not register. He went down below...

Returning to Maui [Annotator's Note: returning to Maui, Hawaii from Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands] was the first...

Alvin von Frisch was born in Giessen, Germany in 1920. He began his education there but he, his mother, two sisters,...

Wim de Jonge was drafted into the Dutch Army [Annotator's Note: de Jonge was drafted into the Koninklijk Nederlandsch-...

Prior to becoming the postmaster, Walter Bowsher had manned three inch antiaircraft guns. He was familiar with those...

[Annotator's Note: Don Daniels entered the service in February 1944.] When he reported on the last day of the month, he...

Clyde Barber’s most memorable experience of World War 2 was his “Black Cat” operation and rescuing Australians. He...

John Singlaub took his group of resistance fighters just south of the Loire River. A local mayor organized an...

Surviving a Storm

In November 1944, Jack H. Bleuler was serving with the 822nd Bombardment Squadron, 38th Bombardment Group, 5th Air...

Richard Witaker fought in World War 2 out of a sense of duty to his country. He cannot understand anyone who shirks the...

Oral History