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Miksa, Robert Army Training
Bob Miksa [Annotator’s Note: Robert Miksa] was inducted into the service at Camp Grant, Illinois then sent to Camp...
Roberts, John Army Training and Unit Assignment
John M. Roberts grew up wanting to go to school with his older brother so his mother lied to get him in. He caught up...
Pena, William Arrival and Deployment
William Pena traveled on the Queen Elizabeth over to England where he was given lots of food. Only one day he remembers...
Weiss, Charlotte Arrival at Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Charlotte Weiss is a Czechoslovakian born Jew who survived incarceration in a number of...
Grant, Olen "Reb" Arrival at Stalag XVIIB
They did not want to get caught on the railroad tracks when hit was dark because that is when the RAF would come...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Arrival in Auschwitz
Itka Zygmuntowicz was 15 years old when she and her family were taken by train from the Nowe Miasto Ghetto. They rode...
Rice, Darold Arrival In England
Darold Rice remembers how when he and the other privates reported back for duty no one was at the camp and they joined...
Vaadi, Eugene Arrival in Europe, Battle of the Bulge
After graduating from advanced training, Second Lieutenant Eugene Vaadi was assigned to the 385th Bombardment Group...
Hirsekorn, Fred Arrival in France
A great deal of camaraderie had been established in the unit, especially among the guys Fred Hirsekorn had been in the...
Bucksell, Norris Arrival in Naples, Faith and Roses Blessed by the Pope
Norris Bucksell and the 370th Regimental Combat Team, 92nd Infantry Division, crossed the Arno River in Italy. There...
Kopp, Alois Arriving in Burma and Survival
Alois Kopp escaped from a sinking Hell Ship and swam to the beach on Burma only to be recaptured by the Japanese. The...
Roderick, David Arriving in England and Boardng for D-Day
David Roderick went to Camp Kilmer, New Jersey for 10 days. The men were checked for health and packed everything while...
Bosworth, Paul Arriving in England and Interacting with the Locals
Paul Bosworth and his crew flew their B-17 [Annotator’s Note: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber] to Wales. The...
Hazard, Mark Arthur Swanson
By daylight, combat started again. Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. and Swaney [Annotator's Note: Arthur Swanson from Boston,...
Feldman, Henry Artillery Combat and Anti-Semitism
Prior to entry into France, Henry Feldman was assigned to Cannon Company, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry...
Bell, Elmo Artillery Fire Mission With a Captured French 75mm Gun
Elmo Bell and the men of Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division repelled...
Debrick, Arnold Asleep on Guard Duty and Treated for Trench Foot
Arnold Debrick has one regret [Annotator's Note: from his time in Company B, 9th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th...
Laborde, Lucien Assault into Germany
Lucien Laborde and the rest of the 115th Infantry Regiment [Annotator's Note: 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry...
Lombardo, Samuel Assault Into Germany
Samuel Lombardo and his regiment [Annotator's Note: 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division] experienced light...
Segal, Harvey Assault into Germany
Harvey Segal knew nothing of the concentration camps before he entered Germany. When he and his battalion [Annotator's...
Feldman, Henry Assault into Germany
After fighting through France and Luxembourg, Henry Feldman crossed the Rhine River on pontoon bridges at Cologne,...
Raaen, John Assaulting Omaha Beach
John Raaen saw a lot of smoke and heard a lot of noise from small arms fire from the right side. It was from WN70 which...
Bosworth, Paul Assigned to a B-17 Flying Fortress
Paul Bosworth was sent to Flagstaff, Arizona for training. He started shooting up all of the beautiful cactuses there....
Wilkins, Byron ASTP
Byron Othello Wilkins was in a provisional regiment that did not have enough guns to go around. They were issued 1917...
Weatherwax, Clarence "Uncle Herb" Attack on Pearl Harbor
When they were finished building their positions [Annotator's Note: along the beaches of Oahu] Clarence Herbert...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Attacked on Stuttgart Mission
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel was a navigator in the...
Hazard, Mark Attacking the Siegfried Line
[Annotator's Note: Mark Gordon Hazard, Jr. served in the Army as the commanding officer of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Hazard, Mark Attacking with the French 2nd Armored Division Toward Neulauterburg
[Annotator's Note: Mark Gordon Hazard, jr. served in the Army as the commanding officer of Company E, 2nd Battalion,...
Bucksell, Norris Attending Mass and Racial Discrimination
While Norris Bucksell was in Naples, Italy, the churches that had not been bombed stayed open and he was able to attend...
Aigner, Leslie Auschwitz
Leslie Aigner and the other living passengers were ordered out of the cattle car [Annotator's Note: upon their arrival...
Schloss, Eva Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Eva Schloss is an Austrian born Jew who fled to Amsterdam with her family after the Nazis came to...
Stern, Guy Awarded the Bronze Star
Guy Stern received the Bronze Star when the war ended. The citation was for his developing a method of mass...
Jostad, Glen B-17 Missions and Loss of Plane
Glen Jostad was a radio man and gunner on a Boeing B-17 heavy bomber. He flew multiple missions against German...
Sanders, Jack B-24 Liberator Performance
Jack Sanders felt that despite its bad reputation, the B-24 [Annotator’s Note: Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber...

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