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Bluestein, Bernard "Bernie" War in Europe Ends
[Annotator's Note: There is a loud hissing noise throughout this clip.] Bernard B. "Bernie" Bluestein only remembers...
Joyce, Josefine War in Germany
In seeing the movies [Annotator's Note: referring to the documentaries and Beyond all Boundaries 4D experience...
Trindal, Wesley War is chaos
When Wesley Trindal joined his unit on the front lines as a replacement he did not see many people who were not also...
Johnson, Kaare War Production
Kaare Allan Johnson lived one lot away from a movie theater, The Victory Theater [Annotator's Note: in New York, New...
Wilkins, Byron War Reflections
Byron Othello Wilkins helped form a club with Corps Commander Troy Middleton who was University Controller. The club...
Schmitt, Warren War stories
Warren Schmitt was always interested in cameras. He liberated two pretty nice cameras in Germany and took up...
Duncan, Reginald War Time Stories
Reginald Duncan and his unit [Annotator's Note: 511th Engineer Light Ponton Company] were based in Redange, Luxembourg...
Steinfeld, Manfred War Winds Down
Manfred Steinfeld recalls that in April 1945, a special formation of Division Headquarters [Annotator's Note:...
Leskovic, Elvia War Winds Down
After the American Army moved in [Annotator's Note: near Schladen, Germany in early April 1945] Elvira Maria Katarina...
Kean, Robert War's End
Robert Kean talks about a letter he wrote home. After the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German...
Alexander, Vernon War's End
Vernon Alexander's 103rd Infantry Division had met the 5th Army at the Brenner Pass and was in Austria on V-E Day [...
Kanter, Joseph War's End
oseph Kanter [Annotator's Note: with 2nd Battalion, 406th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division] saw a...
Whitaker, Fred War's End
Fred Whitaker went to the 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day [Annotator's Note: Victory in Europe Day, 8 May...
Levin, Meyer "Mike" War's End
After the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Thomas, A.C. War's End
A.C. Thomas thought the German soldiers were too young. Most of them were teenagers. He was in Germany when the war...
Smith, Samuel War's End
Samuel W. Smith remembers when the war ended in Europe, bombers were needed in the Pacific. There were 65 crews picked...
Graddy, J. War's End
Upon returning to the United States, J.D. Graddy was sent to Thayer General Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee to...
Freeman, Frederick War's End
Frederick Freeman [Annotator's Note: serving in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry...
Nannini, James War's End
Towards the end of World War 2, James Nannini was located at an outpost near Innsbruck [Annotator's Note: Innsbruck,...
Ramsey, Frank War's End
Frank Ramsey [Annotator’s Note: stationed in England with the 368th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group,...
Meyer, William War's End
William Meyer was assigned as a rifleman with the 309th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division. Near the ed of the...
Hill, Wayne War's End
Wayne O. Hill would come in after the first responders to remove bombs. [Annotator’s Note: Hill discusses a Smithsonian...
Martin, James War's End
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off screen that relays the interviewer’s questions to the interviewee throughout...
Winestone, Ted War's End
During World War 2, Ted Winestone joined the partisans [Annotator's note: after escaping from the ghetto in Dworzec,...
Stell, Cleston War's End
Cleston Stell was on the Enns River in Austria when Hitler killed himself and the war ended. He did not believe the...
Tennant, Harry War's End
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer has Harry Tennant answer questions written to him.] Harry Tennant was in the Pacific...
Becker, Irving War's End
Irving Becker had left Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] and was headed for Rome [Annotator's Note: Rome, Italy]...
Rickel, Robert War's End
Robert "Bob" Rickel says that there was very little room in the B-17 [Annotator's Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...
Barnes, Otis War's End
Otis Barnes moved down with the 3rd Army and Patton [Annotator's Note: US Army Lieutenant General George S. Patton, Jr...
Van Eaton, Jack War's End
[Annotator’s Note: There is a person off camera prompting the interviewee to answer the interviewer’s questions...
Garcia, Ray War's End
Ray Garcia and Al Nickels [Annotator's Note: later United States Air Force Colonel Albert B. Nickels] both made the Air...
Fried, J. M. War's End
J.M. "Jimmy" Fried, Jr. was in a hospital recovering from wounds when he learned about the end of war in Europe. He was...
Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" War's End
After the American troops left the Bavarian [Annotator's Note: Bavaria, Germany] town Alfons Kleindienst and his family...
Rice, Rip War's End
Rip Rice did not have many interactions with civilians. [Annotator’s Note: Rice had just entered Holland.] They were...
Kagan, Joseph War's End
Joseph Kagan was an infantry soldier. He won the Silver Star [Annotator's Note: the Silver Star Medal is the third-...
Allen, W. "Bill" War's End
W. P. “Bill” Allen was assigned to the USS LST-523 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank] hit a mine not far the...

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