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Bucksell, Norris Thoughts on the War
Norris Bucksell says that Rome, Italy is hard to beat. The war ending was great, but Rome was the best. Even the buses...
Foerster, David Thoughts on the War
[Annotator's Note: After the war ended in Europe, David Foerster was assigned to a hurricane tracking crew out of Key...
Brewer, Chester Thoughts on the War
Chester Brewer flew with the 8th Air Force. His crew was from all over the United States. He flew with the 3rd Division...
Carlson, Donald Thoughts on the War
Donald Rudolph Carlson feels that World War 2 changed the world. He did not fight in it, because in 1941 when we [...
Kissam, Edward Thoughts on the War
Going into the Mediterranean on the SS Thomas Nelson Page is the most memorable experience for Edward Kissam. When he...
Angst, Lawrence Thoughts on War
As a medic, Lawrence Angst saw a lot. Grave Registration used to get to him. They would come along with trucks and fill...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Three Days Aboard a Train
Itka Zygmuntowicz was 15 years old when she was taken to the Nowe Miasto Ghetto. There were outbreaks of typhus there...
Swift, Robert Three Days in Dachau
Robert Swift was captured toward the end of the war. They had been advancing rapidly through Germany and were trying to...
Leopold, Vernon Three Days in London
Vernon Leopold and his friend Jim Fort, who was another radio operator and original member of the platoon [Annotator's...
Geist, Lloyd Three Missions on D-Day
Lloyd Geist's first mission was a sweep over France on 1 May 1944. The mission was uneventful. Geist recalled that he...
Weiss, Charlotte Three Months at Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Charlotte Weiss is a Czechoslovakian born Jew who survived incarceration in a number of...
Huber, Robert Three Weeks in Holland
Robert Huber's first combat action in Holland was at night. It was a 40 man patrol sent out to capture some enemy...
Kleiner, Leona Three Years in Auschwitz
Leona Kleiner arrived at Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp complex...
Foy, John Through France to Belgium
John Foy's division [Annotator's Note: Foy was a member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th...
Labat, Ubert Through Holland to Belgium
Ubert Labat remembers a time in Belgium when he was scouting and turned a corner to face a machine gun and three...
Raaen, John Through the Hedgerows
After exiting the beach at Normandy, John Raaen and his men followed the hedgerows in case they would be fired upon....
Brueland, Lowell Thunderbolt versus Mustang
When Lowell Brueland changed from Mustangs [Annotator’s Note: North American P-51 Mustang fighter aircraft] to...
Chaisson, Roland Tiger Tanks, Being Wounded, Going AWOL and Occupation Duty
They [Annotator's Note: Roland Chaisson and the rest of the 1st Infantry Division] retreated about eight or ten miles...
Blass, Gus Tiger Tanks, St. Vith and the Smell of Nordhausen
Gus Blass, II had a captain during the war named Brooks Norman. After the war Blass wrote him a letter. Norman...
Levine, Arthur Time in England
In March 1944, Arthur Levine received orders with a replacement group to deploy overseas to Europe. Boarded a ship and...
Geary, Joseph Time Off and Going Home
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Joseph Geary what he and the men did on their downtime.] The best thing they...
Jordan, James Time Off and Russians
While stationed in Germany [Annotator's Note: with Headquarters Company, 333rd Engineer Special Service Regiment],...
Rupp, Robert Time Well Spent
There was not much of a question for Robert Rupp about whether to fight or not. He knew a couple people who got...
Marr, John W Timmes' Orchard
Lieutenant John Marr and his group from Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment arrived at an orchard where...
Little, Henry To Korea
Henry Little joined the National Guard after World War 2 ended. He went into the combat engineers and went to Camp...
Colbert, Hugh To the Front
As the men of 1st Battalion, 422nd Infantry Regiment packed their gear and prepared to move out to cross the English...
Lowry, Robert To the Pacific
Robert "Bob" Lowry and his ship [Annotator's Note: USS LST-538] finally got beached and dropped out of the convoy [...
Reed, Raymond To The Pacific
Life on the ship was boring. Raymond A. Reed was on 15 different ships in 35 different countries. He was a lucky Seabee...
Nance, Stanley Top Secret Mission
Stanley Boyd Nance was in California doing desert training until he was ordered to report to San Bernardino [Annotator’...
Vallas, Theodore Torpedo Squadron 7 and Hawaii After
Theodore Vallas was a member of Torpedo Squadron 7 serving as a navigator and bombardier [Annotator's Note: flying from...
Lewis, Donald Torpedoed
Donald Lewis has no memory of the ship's cabin and knows this from his mother's written summary of their trip. [...
Monteyne, Joseph Tough Last Mission
The last mission Joseph Monteyne [Annotator's Note: a navigator in the Royal Canadian Air Force 425 (Alouette) Squadron...
Rozett, Walter Tough Missions and Being Wounded
There were roughly 36 planes in each mission from the base [Annotator's Note: Royal Air Force Thurleigh in Thurleigh,...

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