European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Crain, Joe Segment 8
After the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot the action really slowed down for Alex Vraciu. There was a lot of argument over...
Hawk, John Segment 8
Hawk estimates that his unit captured around 500 German troops after the engagement for which he was awarded the Medal...
Milosevich, Risto Segment 8
Milosevich had to sign the papers to release Colonel Kriz [Annotator's Note: 394th Infantry Regiment's commanding...
Compton, Lynn "Buck" Segment 8
Lynn Compton knew the Germans were nearby while he and his men stayed in the area. Compton had to go to the listening...
Crain, Joe Segment 8
After the kamikaze hit the ship it was the end of the war for the crew. She came back to the states on her own power....
Bollinger, Ardell Segment 8
Ardell Bollinger noticed large castles in India whereas others lived in shacks. Bollinger lived in India for about a...
Baum, Abraham "Abe" Segment 8
At Lohr, they lost their 1st tank from a German Panzerfaust. Baum says they did not have time to think about it, they...
Spencer, David Segment 8
David Paul Spencer could hear the testimony. It was all in German so he could not understand everything that was going...
Scheffel, Charles Segment 8
Charles Scheffel had about 5,000 dollars in a musette bag. He got into a jeep with a driver who was from New York City...
Mann, Karl Segment 8
Mann's group walked to the other side of the valley to join the battalion [Annotator's Note: 3rd Battalion, 157th...
Galloway, Thomas Segment 8
Galloway does not recall going to hotels in Paris because of the crowds. People stayed out in the streets. Galloway was...
Candelaria, Richard Segment 8
A Red Cross truck passed the area where Candelaria and his fellow prisoners were being held. He spoke with the man in...
Jefferson, Alexander Segment 8
Alexander Jefferson went into Stalag Luft III with about 75 to 100 prisoners. The rooms were crowded so they turned the...
Keema, John Segment 8
John Keema and a lot of the guys he flew with had qualms about the Münster raid. Unfortunately he did not have anyone...
Armanini, Joseph Segment 8
Joseph Armanini describes how he thought regarding his survival. He describes his sense of confidence and also his...
Gatewood, Joel Segment 8
Gatewood did not disclose his experiences with his family. He kept up correspondence with his bombardier and navigator...
Crump, Ralph Segment 8
Crump was able to get a gold crown in his teeth and was able to join. This was in late 1943. Crump was told then that...
Standifer, Leon Segment 8
The Germans that Standifer met were as good as the American soldiers. The Germans may have been better earlier in the...
Zager, Raymond Segment 8
Raymond Zager ended up joining an army chorus group to stay busy during his occupation duty. He travelled around and...
Gibbons, John Segment 8
John Gibbons has no regrets from his service during the war. He had a very successful career during which he held very...
Hannan, Philip M. Segment 8
After the war was over, a very peculiar thing happened. The Army decided they would ask a certain amount of people to...
Stegmeier, James L. Segment 8
Stegmeier thinks that it is important that we continue to study World War II. He once completed a survey stating that...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 8
Munich had a lot of hits because the railroad yards were in the middle of the city. There was a lot of damage from...
Rackley, Clifford Segment 9
On the Memmingen mission, which was the first day after he arrived, the ball turret gunner was killed on another plane...
Gross, Clayton Segment 9
Clayton Kelly Gross recalled the date he shot the jet down was in April of 1945. The last month of the war they could...
Ettlinger, Harry Segment 9
Hundreds of thousands of men lost their lives, paying the ultimate sacrifice. Ettlinger admits the Allies did not do a...
Bouck, Lyle Segment 9
The guard spoke to Lyle Bouck in German and stuck the barrel of his weapon against Bouck's stomach. Bouck heard a snap...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment 9
Clarence Anderson's group came across a straggling B-17 and decided to head out to escort it. While they were on their...
Finkbeiner, Theodore Segment 9
Theodore Finkbeiner took part in the famous river crossing during Operation Market Garden [Annotators Note: the...
Gardner, Clinton Segment 9
Clinton Gardner notes that Elie Wiesel and his father were in the little camp at Buchenwald. Wiesel was in the camp...
Luckadoo, John Segment 9
John Luckadoo was the operations officer of the 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Zawada, Robert Segment 9
Zawada recalls the drive being very easy [Annotator's Note: during the Hammelburg raid as a member of Task Force Baum...
Phillips, Henry Segment 9
Henry Phillips feels that the French Legion of Honor affair is a wonderful thing, especially in light of the French...
Kalil, Louis Segment 9
The Germans repaired Kalil's mouth and jaw. He did not mind it. He remembers the worst part was them cutting him open...
Shoens, Robert Segment 9
Robert Shoens sent a telegram to his wife in Maine to let her know that he was coming home soon. There were a bunch of...
Brissie, Lou Segment 9
When Lou Brissie returned to the United States he first went to Finney General Hospital then to Northington General...

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