European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Ross, Hartsel War's End
Hartsel Ross set sail on a ship loaded with cargo that was needed in the Pacific. The ship crossed through the Panama...
Coop, Willard War's End
Willard Haul "Jack" Coop [Annotator's Note: with the 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force...
Taliancich, Joseph War's End
Joseph Taliancich remembers his unit [Annotator's Note: 443rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion] got to the Battle of...
Jucksch, William "Bill" War's End
Also memorable to William Jucksch was meeting a Russian field outfit, similar to his own forward element, coming from...
Cresswell, Robert War's End
Robert Nichols Cresswell [Annotator’s Note: a truck driver in the 291st Engineer Combat Battalion] was bivouacked with...
Gustafson, Gerald War's End
[Annotator’s Note: A washing machine running in the background is audible throughout this segment. Interviewee has...
McCowen, William War's End
William McCowen had little interaction with the local population while stationed at a replacement depot outside of...
Feldman, Henry War's End
Henry Feldman had no problems with his feet during the cold and harsh winter [Annotator's Note: winter of 1944 to 1945...
McNeely, Walter War's End
During World War 2, Walter McNeely was working as a spy in Germany, collecting information to pass on to the French...
Chambers, Eugene War's End
On Eugene W. Chambers' first or second mission [Annotator's Note: while serving with the 406th Night Leaflet Squadron,...
Gibb, Owen War's End
Owen Gibb remembers they always diverted to an American airfield to get hot dogs and ice cream. Gibb met his wife in a...
Allegrezza, Johnny War's End
Johnny Allegrezza went back to France in 1980. He went to see some of his buddies who were buried in the cemetery there...
Auerbach, Gerald War's End
In late May 1945, Gerald Auerbach's crew was chosen to become the lead crew in the squadron [Annotator's Note: 881st...
Leavy, Eugene War's End
As the war was nearing its end, Eugene T. Leavy and a friend went into Backnang [Annotator’s Note: Backnang, Germany]...
Mammino, Joseph War's End & Postwar
After being wounded in Italy, Joseph John Mammino’s family was sent a telegram stating that he had been killed in...
Bednarik, Chuck War's End & Reflections
[Annotator’s Note: During this segment, there is talking audible in the background] Chuck Bednarik served as a waist...
Barber, Ernest War's End & Reflections
After the war, Ernest Barber went back to school using the G.I. Bill [Annotator's Note: the G.I. Bill, or Servicemen's...
Tindal, Sullivan War's End and Atomic Bombs
Sullivan Tindal did not write too much to his family while he was in Europe because he did not have a lot of time and...
Raby, Glynn War's End and Discharge
Glynn G. Raby, Jr. was transferred to the 3rd Army and moved to Czechoslovakia. They arrived in pro-German territory,...
Moxon, Milton War's End and Discharge from the Army
Milton Moxon was evacuated to a military hospital in England after being severely wounded in Germany. He remained there...
Watson, Donald War's End and Going Home
Donald G. Watson stayed a month in Austria on occupation duty after the war's end then moved to Augsburg, Austria [...
Phillips, James War's End and Going Home
James W. Phillips recalled that the warfare felt less heavy after the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of...
Zuras, Nicholas War's End and Homecoming
Nicholas J. Zuras made his way through Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii], and proceeded to join an...
Jasicko, Frank War's End and Liberation
In July 1944, Frank Jasicko was taken prisoner by the Germans after his plane was shot down in Hungary. He was sent to...
Dolsen, Frank War's End and Liberation
Frank Dolsen, [Annotator's Note: with the 349th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] became a...
Altman, Daniel War's End and Nuremburg Trials
[Annotator’s Note: Voices can be heard in the background throughout the segment.] Daniel Altman and his unit [Annotator...
Crews, Lorenzo War's End and Occupation
Lorenzo Dow Crews and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company I, 3rd Battalion, 397th Infantry Regiment, 100th Infantry...
Flanagan, Earl War's End and Occupation
Earl Flanagan and his unit [ Annotator's Note: 71st Infantry Division] headed into Austria, where they liberated the...
Woodworth, Newell War's End and Occupation
[Annotator's Note: There is a buzzing sound throughout this clip.] After the war in Europe ended with VE-Day [Annotator...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" War's End and Occupation
As the Germans were pushed farther into Germany, they put up less of a fight, according to Robert W. "Doby" Gibson. His...
Johnson, Kaare War's End and Occupation
Kaare Allan Johnson's unit [Annotator's Note: 596th Parachute Combat Engineer Company, 517th Parachute Infantry...
Birns, Sid War's End and Occupation
When the Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16 December...
Kitching, Charles War's End and Occupation Duty
When the war ended, Charles Kitching [Annotator’s Note: assigned to the 354th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Division...
Schwartz, Bill War's End and Occupation Duty
Bill Schwartz's [Annotator's Note: assigned to the 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division] biggest nightmare...
Lodholz, Warren War's End and Post War
Warren Leo Lodholz was in Nancy, France when the war concluded in Europe in May 1945. His unit [Annotator's Note:...
Porter, Allen War's End and Postwar
Allen Porter [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 303rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 78th Infantry Division] began most of...

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