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Davis, Jack Speeding Through France
In Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France], a friend of Jack Davis' [Annotator's Note: in Company D, 1st...
Riddle, Clinton "Clint" Spending Christmas at War
Clinton Riddle spent three Christmases away from home due to his service in the Second World War. He spent his first...
Mero, Robert Spoils of War
When the war ended Robert Mero was still in the rifle company [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 263rd...
Baum, Irving Spremberg to Moosburg
After 27 hours, Irving Baum and the other prisoners [Annotator's Note: after evacuating from Stalag Luft III in Sagan,...
Keller, Jack Squadron Mate Tries to Kill Him
[Annotator's Note: Jack Keller's wife assists him throughout this clip as he had a stroke and has trouble remembering...
Stern, Guy SS Tattoos and Postwar Return to Europe
Guy Stern and his fellow intelligence staff were assigned the dismissing of prisoners that seemed to be harmless and...
Blass, Gus St Vith to Cologne
[Annotator's Note: Gus Blass, II served in the Army as the commanding officer of Troop A, 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance...
Quigley, Tom St. Lo Fighting
Tom Quigley and his men began moving inland through the woods and were taking fire from German snipers posted in the...
Shoughrue, Wilson St. Vith
[Annotator's Note: Wilson Shoughrue served in the Army as a rifleman in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 424th Infantry...
Brown, Roscoe Staff Duties, Gun Camera Footage, Ben Davis and the P-51 Mustang
The first plane Dr. Roscoe Brown shot down was a Me-262 [Annotator's Note: German Messerschmitt Me-262 jet fighter...
Flannigan, James Staging in England
Remembering his stay in England, James Flannigan said he had a sergeant who had been in World War 1, an old man they...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag III-A
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld reached Stalag III-A at Frankfurt an der Oder [Annotator's Note: Frankfurt an der Oder,...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag III-B
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld arrived at Stalag III-B [Annotator's Note: near Fürstenberg, Germany] about 30 miles south of...
Buschmeier, Frank Stalag IV
Frank Buschmeier bounced around to different prisoner of war camps once he was finished with the interrogation. He...
Jostad, Glen Stalag IV
Glen Jostad was moved to Stalag IV after being evacuated from Stalag VI. Things got much tougher as the pressure drew...
Lichtenfeld, Seymour Stalag IV-B
Seymour "Sy" Lichtenfeld and his fellow prisoners reached Mühlberg [Annotator's Note: Mühlberg, Germany] and Stalag IV-...
Gaterman, Walter Stalag IV-B
Walter Gaterman arrived at Stalag IV-B near Mühlberg, Germany. He had been interrogated three or four times beforehand...
Bell, Harry Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb
Harry Bell ended up in IX-B [Annotator's Note: Stalag IX-B in Bad Orb, Germany]. In the camp was a man who Bell...
Strunk, Chester Stalag Life
Chester Strunk received only half the Red Cross parcels allocated to the prisoners. The Germans supplemented that food...
Sacks, John Stalag Luft I
John Sacks was in a camp [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft I in Barth, Germany] with four compounds that housed about 9,...
Strunk, Chester Stalag Luft III
Chester Strunk was transported by train from an interrogation center in Budapest to Stalag Luft III at Zagan near...
Siracuse, James Stalag Luft III
James Siracuse could hear the ammunition train he bombed exploding in the distance. Every time there was an explosion...
Heller, Robert Stalag Luft III
Being as friendly possible, Robert Heller and his crew surrendered. As far as he knew, only one of the crew had died,...
McLaurine, Luke Stalag Luft III
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was transported by passenger train to Stalag Luft III [Annotator's Note: Stalag Luft III in...
Angier, John Stalag Luft III-A
John Angier was taken to Stalag Luft III-A [Annotator's Note: in Sagan, Poland] after being captured near Cologne,...
Angier, John Stalag Luft III-A to Stalag VII-A
John Angier never personally interacted with his German guards at Stalag Luft III-A [Annotator's Note: in Sagan, Poland...
O'Donnell, Joseph Stalag Luft IV
[Annotator's Note: Joseph O'Donnell was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft IV near Gross Tychow, Pomerania, now Tychowo,...
Jostad, Glen Stalag Luft IV and Stalag VI
Glen Jostad thought life at Stalag VI was much better than Stalag IV. [Annotator's Note: Jostad was initially held at...
Angier, John Stalag Luft VII and Being Liberated by General Patton
John Angier was a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft VII-A [Annotator's Note: Stalag VII-A in Moosburg, Germany] STalag VII...
Houseman, Donelson "Don" Stalag VI-G and Stalag XII-A
[Annotator's Note: Donelson Houseman served in the Army as the 81mm mortar platoon leader in Company D, 1st Battalion,...
Jostad, Glen Stalag VII A and Liberation
Late in the war, Glen Jostad was relocated to a German prisoner of war camp near Moosberg, Germany [Annotator's Note:...
Strunk, Chester Stalag VII-A at Moosburg and Liberation
Chester Strunk traveled by foot and rail to reach the Stalag at Moosburg [Annotator's Note: Stalag VII-A was near...
Jostad, Glen Stalag XIII
Glen Jostad was moved to Stalag XIII near Nuremburg. The Royal Air Force and the 8th Air Force provided a morale boost...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Stalag XVIIB
While Olen Grant was at Stalag XVIIB he preferred to stay in the barracks [Annotator’s Note: as opposed to staying in...
Shoughrue, Wilson Start of the Battle of the Bulge
[Annotator's Note: Wilson Shoughrue served in the Army as a rifleman in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 424th Infantry...
Blass, Gus Start of the Battle of the Bulge
Gus Blass, II and his men were able to find some P-47s [Annotator's Note: Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft]...

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