European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Spaulding, Arthur Transition to Civilian Life
Adjusting to civilian life was not easy for Arthur Spaulding, but there were so many others in the same situation. They...
Samet, Judah Transported to Bergen-Belsen
Judah Samet was sent to a large lumber yard [Annotator's Note: The first attempted deportation from Debrecen, Hungary...
Jenkins, Samuel Transported to the Hammelburg POW Camp
Samuel Jenkins was captured by German forces. They were lucky that they were not SS Troops because they would have been...
Wilkins, Byron Traveling Germany as a POW
Byron Othello Wilkins and other POWs worked in a nearby town called Euskirchen. They unloaded boxcars and one man found...
Wilkins, Byron Traveling into Germany by Foxholes
Byron Othello Wilkins packed everything up and moved with the men to Aubel [Annotators Note: Aubel, Belgium]. The 2nd...
Langrehr, Henry Traveling Through Auschwitz to Stalag XII-A
Henry Langrehr and his fellow prisoners of war entered Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz I; Oświęcim, Poland] in a...
Grapes, Opal Treating Combat Wounded
Opal Grapes saw the first patients arriving by midmorning or noon [Annotator’s Note: on D-Day, 6 June 1944]. The...
Morrison, Leila Treating Patients in the Field
Leila Morrison still sees the faces of some of her patients [Annotator's Note: while working as a nurse in the 118th...
Gantz, Walter Treating Physical and Mental Wounds
They [Annotator's Note: Walter "Babe" Gantz and the 95th Medical Battalion] went to Brierley Hill, England. The people...
Kerner, John Treating Severely Wounded Men
After landing in Normandy, John Kerner and his unit [Annotator's Note: 110th Medical Battalion, 35th Infantry Division...
Acevedo, Anthony Treating the Sick and Wounded
When Anthony Acevedo first arrived at Berga he could not see the camp. There were political prisoners there but they...
Thomas, Kenneth Treating the Troops
Kenneth F. Thomas was captured by the Germans one night. One was an SS [Annotator's Note: Schutzstaffel; German...
Eisenach, John Treating the Wounded and War’s End
[Annotator’s Note: Can hear airplanes flying overhead throughout segment.] From January until July 1945, John R....
Friedenberg, Bernard Treating the Wounded on D-Day
Bernard Friedenberg found the D-Day Invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on 6...
Angst, Lawrence Treating Wounded Soldiers
The first thing Lawrence Angst did when being shelled was jump in a foxhole. They learned how to protect themselves. He...
Komito, Joseph Treatment by the Germans
Joseph Komito knew most of the people working in his first camp in Mielec [Annotator's Note: his hometown of Mielec,...
Morgan, Fred Tremendous Men and Leadership
Fred B. Morgan, Junior [Annotator's Note: a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry...
Trindal, Wesley Trindals life since WWII
[Annotators Note: Wesley Trindal joined Company F, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division as an...
Murphy, Alfred Trips to London and Brother's Story
Alfred Pierse Murphy would be briefed on missions [Annotator's Note: the missions he flew with the 322nd Bombardment...
Allen, W. "Bill" Trips to Normandy
W. P. “Bill” Allen was a Navy medic assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank]. He developed...
Brunt, Julian Troop Stories
Julian Gould Brunt recalls getting trapped by a barrage and had to seek shelter in some old German foxholes. [Annotator...
Loges, Richard Troops and Southern France
Richard "Dick" Loges was deployed to Italy [Annotator's Note: and assigned to Company H, 2nd Battalion, 180th Infantry...
Danegger, Alfred Troopship to Okinawa
When his company [Annotator's Note: 198th Signal Photographic Company] went to Okinawa [Annotator's Note: Okinawa,...
Payne, Robert Trouble with Horses
Robert Payne was in Pittsburg, Kansas in 1944 in flight training. It was a small town. What they were doing was well...
Linkous, Melvin Truck Accident
Melvin Linkous was riding in a two and a half ton truck [Annotator's Note: two and a half ton, six by six truck, also...
Harris, Whitney Truth Through Judicial Process
Asked to comment on other post World War 2 trails and tribunals, Whitney Harris brought up the war crimes trial held in...
Fallon, John Trying to Find Bridges
John T. Fallon and the men [Annotator's Note: Company G, 3rd Battalion, 36th Engineer Combat Regiment] had to make...
Gustafson, Gerald Trying to Rescue the Lost Battalion
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
Boitnott, Monty Tunisia
Monty Joe Boitnott and his squad ended up near Chimoy [Annotators Note: unsure of spelling] off the main road. One...
Stern, Guy Turned Away then Drafted
Guy Stern had come to Saint Louis, Missouri in 1937 when he was 15 years old to escape Nazi Germany. He tried, but...
Harrison, John Tuskegee Airmen
John Langston Harrison, Jr. experienced racial prejudice throughout all of his 23 years in the service. A weaker man...
Roberts, George Twelve O'Clock High
George Roberts remembers a pilot named Clyde Cosper. He was a sergeant who went through flight school and was...
Duncan, Reginald Twice Wounded and Performance of Troops
Reginald Duncan was wounded twice during his time in Europe but refused to receive the Purple Heart [Annotator's Note:...
Gordon, Fred Two Close Calls and War’s End
Fred Gordon remembers two near death experiences during his combat [Annotator's Note: Gordon was an officer in Battery...
Zarger, Edward Two Ex-Convicts
Edward Zarger was in basic training with two men who had been in prison for life. They were told if they completed...
(Reaves) Pescatore, Josephine Two Particular Patients
Josephine Pescatore remembers pot belly stoves at the end of the tent which kept the whole tent warm. One evening a...

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