European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Crump, Ralph Segment 9
Crump and the Chief Engineer had done some work when the seas were calm. The Chief Engineer felt that there was a...
Standifer, Leon Segment 9
Munich was a big city, larger then New Orleans. The area around the railroad depots in Munich were absolutely destroyed...
Zager, Raymond Segment 9
Raymond Zager remembers all of the people greeting him at the gate of the concentration camp [Annotator's Note:...
Anderson, Clarence "Bud" Segment14
When Clarence Anderson returned from R and R [Annotator's Note: rest and relaxation or recuperation] he was ordered to...
Brown, Roscoe Segregated Clubs and Appreciative Bomber Crews
To Dr. Roscoe Brown, strafing missions were more dangerous than bomber escort missions because they [Annotator's Note:...
Casebonne, Louis Selected for CIC
Louis E. Casebonne enlisted in the Army on 2 January 1946 hoping to get away from his family and earn four years of...
Frydman, Louis Selection at Auschwitz the Transport to the French Border
Louis Frydman reached Auschwitz by train. While only there for five hours, it was his worst experience of the war. He...
Shima, Terry Senator Daniel Inouye
Terry Shima believes that Senator Daniel Inouye is an American hero. Daniel Inouye meant a lot to Shima and his...
Boitnott, Monty Sened Station
Monty Joe Boitnott did not know his operational situation other than he was to cut the lines to stop the Nazi troop...
Wood, Mary Sent Away from London
On 1 September 1939, Mary Frances Dorothy Wood and the students at her school were given noticed that they were leaving...
Salter, Cary Sent Overseas
Cary Salter went to Florida for flight training. He graduated as a second lieutenant in 1943. [Annotator’s Note: Salter...
Weiss, Charlotte Sent to Allach and Liberation by US Forces
They [Annotator's Note: Charlotte Weiss and her four sisters] were in Geislingen for nine months when Mr. Schultz came...
Schloss, Eva Sent to Auschwitz
They were not told where they going or how long the journey was. This was the last time Eva Schloss was together with...
Dillon, Gerard Separation from the Army
In Münster [Annotator's Note: Münster, Germany], Gerard Dillon got called to battalion [Annotator's Note: 2nd Battalion...
Whiteside, Howard Service Aboard Ship
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person assisting the interviewee with answering Interviewer’s questions throughout the...
Whiteside, Howard Service Aboard Ship in the Pacific
Annotator’s Note: there is a person assisting the interviewee with answering Interviewer’s questions throughout the...
Payne, Robert Service Decisions
Robert Payne graduated OCS [Annotator's Note: Officer Candidate School] as a Second Lieutenant and his father gave him...
Schafer, Leon Service Discharge
[Annotator's Note: Leon Schafer received his discharge orders on 10 December 1945 while on occupation duty in Kagoshima...
Boeke, Robert Service Discharge
Robert Boeke [Annotator's Note: with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division] opened an enlisted men's club...
Blakey, Thomas Service Experiences
Thomas J. Blakey never saw any USO [Annotator's Note: United Service Organizations, Inc.] shows. [Annotator's Note: An...
Danegger, Alfred Service in Belgium
Alfred "Al" Danegger and other photographers would often take pictures that included themselves. They recorded many...
Grapes, Opal Service in England
Opal Grapes arrived in Scotland after about a five day voyage from the United States. She then traveled by train toward...
Harris, Robert Service in England
Robert Harris was based in England for one year at a base called Barkston Heath near Grantham. [Annotator’s Note: the...
Bostwick, Frank Service in England
Frank Bostwick arrived in Liverpool, England. Shortly afterward, the men were shipped to Northern Ireland for...
Terrebonne, Leo Service in Europe
Leo Terrebonne was assigned to the 1302nd Engineer General Service Regiment, 1st Battalion, Company C, and he endured a...
Harned, Harley Service in Europe
Harley Harned boarded a converted luxury liner for transport to Europe. [Annotator’s Note: Someone comes into the...
Bachmann, George Service in Europe
George W. Bachmann, Junior [Annotator's Note: a waist gunner in the 367th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group...
Smithson, Jack Service in Europe
Jack A. Smithson went where the big guns [Annotator's Note: 90mm antiaircraft guns M1/M2/M3; Smithson was in the 124th...
Gibbens, Elizabeth Service in Europe and Return
When the 19th General Hospital was replaced at Le Mans Elizabeth Gibbens' unit moved on to Paris and then to Nancy,...
Neilson, Francis Service in Europe and Returning Home
Francis Neilson recalled one mission when one of their engines had gone out over the Adriatic Sea. When the second...
Gierka, Eugene Service in Europe and Thoughts on War
Eugene Henry Gierka never even unpacked when they [Annotator's Note: 39th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 10th...
Ballew, Thomas Service in Korea and Vietnam
During the Korean War Thomas Ballew served in General MacArthur's Headquarters in Tokyo. He was in personnel [Annotator...
Curtis, William W. Service off Utah Beach
One day, William Curtis [Annotator's Note: aboard a ship off Normandy] watched a German plane come in dropping bombs on...
Harris, Robert Service Overview
Robert Harris was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1922. The years of the Great Depression were tough. It hit hard in...
Horne, Floyd "Bud" Service Overview, Prewar Life, and Enlistment
Floyd Horne was born in Bowersville, Ohio in February 1922. He spent the first 18 years of life there until July 1940...
Fitz, Robert Service to the End of the War
The duration of a typical watch for Robert Fitz was two hours, except in the places like the Arctic, where it was so...

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