European Theater of Operations (ETO)

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Vaadi, Eugene Liberation and Paris
In early April 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his fellow prisoners of war were liberated in Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note...
McLaurine, Luke Liberation and Postwar Service
Luke Layton McLaurine, Jr. was liberated on 29 April [Annotator's Note: 29 April 1945]. A pitched battle was fought...
Golden, James Liberation and Return Home
[Annotator's Note: Throughout this clip, a woman off camera interjects with comments.] James Ramsey Golden recalled...
Butcher, Chester Liberation and Return Home
Chester J. Butcher [Annotator's Note: a fighter pilot with the 357th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8th Air...
Clift, Gilbert Liberation and Return Home
Three days into a march [Annotator's Note: from their prisoner of war camp], Gilbert Clift and the rest of the...
Hogan, Ralph Liberation and Return Home
The next day Ralph Francis Hogan was imprisoned at a compound, the city was attacked. Instead of going in a bomb...
White, Alexander Liberation and Returning Home
Alexander White described conditions at the Schindler factory as "difficult." Food was scarce, and, initially, rations...
Cardenas, Louis Liberation and Returning Home
Louis Cardenas remembers that the Germans left Bucharest [Annotator’s Note: Bucharest, Romania] when the Russians...
Roxandich, George Liberation and Returning Home
George H. Roxandich [Annotator's Note: a German prisoner of war] was eventually liberated. The guards were gone, and...
VanDuzer, Raymond Liberation and Returning Home
In April [Annotator's Note: April 1945], Raymond VanDuzer and his fellow prisoners were marched many kilometers to a...
Siracuse, James Liberation and Seeing Paris
James Siracuse's wife was a Christian. She told him about the Lord and he became more interested in the story. He wound...
Bouton, Helen Liberation and Sweden
Getting into Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Bergen, Germany] was the worst...
Bell, Harry Liberation and Uncertain Outcomes
[Annotator's Note: Harry Bell served in the Army as a mortar gunner in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 422nd Infantry...
Fitts, Charles Liberation and VE-Day
[Annotator's Note: Charles Fitts, Jr. served in the Army in the 2nd Platoon mortar squad, Company C, 66th Armored...
Burns, Lloyd Liberation and War's End
Lloyd Burns knew that the war was coming to an end because he could hear the machine gun fire and artillery fire nearby...
Brainard, William Liberation and War’s End
After nine months in a prison, William White Brainard [Annotator's Note: who served as a radioman on a Boeing B-17...
Wolnerman, David Liberation at Dachau
After some time in Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp complex in...
Grabhorn, Edgar Liberation from Prison Camp
Edgar A. Grabhorn [Annotator's Note: a a prisoner of war Stalag IX-C (b) prisoner of war camp and hospital in Meiningen...
Flanagan, Earl Liberation of Concentration Camp Survivors
Earl Flanagan and his unit [Annotator’s Note: 71st Infantry Division] successfully cut the Autobahn between Berlin [...
Ito, Susumus Liberation of Dachau
Towards the end of World War 2, Susumas Ito and his regiment [Annotator's Note: Ito was a member of 522nd Field...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Liberation of Paris
[Annotators Note: Franklin Denius was an artillery forward observer in Battery C, 230th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th...
Baum, Irving Liberation to Dachau
Irving Baum and his friends were talking and saying that their hometown newspaper would not believe that they met up. [...
Gaterman, Walter Liberation, Going Home and Reflections
Walter Gaterman saw the Russians liberate his camp on 23 April [Annotator's Note: Stalag IV-B near Mühlberg, Germany...
Higgins, Malcom Liberation, Going Home, Getting Married and Going to College
After they [Annotator's Note: Malcolm Higgins and his fellow newly liberated prisoners of war, or POWs] got through the...
Bondola, Thomas Liberation, Postwar, and Reflections
Thomas Bondola was happy on the day of liberation [Annotator’s Note: his prison of war (POW) camp was liberated on 3...
Smith, Eben Liberation, Repatriation and Postwar Military Service
Eben Smith was relocated to Camp Lucky Strike in France [Annotator's Note: after being liberated from the Stalag Luft I...
Zerphey, Winfield Liberty and D-Day to War's End
Winfield Zerphey and the airplane's crew were granted liberty after flying several missions. He and a few other men...
Porter, Allen Liberty and Enemy Surprise
Allen Porter [Annotator's Note: with Company B, 303rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 78th Infantry Division] had a seven-...
Brannan, Joseph Liberty in Italy
Joseph Brannan was based for a time in Leghorn, Italy as the city was called in English. It is referred to as Livorno...
O'Connor, Robert Lieutenant Polette
Robert W. "Bob" O'Connor [Annotator's Note: with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd...
Johnsen, Erik Life Aboard Ship
Erik Johnsen was a Cadet in the US Merchant Marine and served on Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of cargo ship...
Martin, Robert Life Aboard Ship
Robert Martin went to Europe as the radio operator on the USS LST-515. It was cold. Everyone had to stand watch. He...
Engel, Russell "Russ" Life After Discharge
[Annotator’s Note: This interview is conducted in a question and answer style]. Russell Engel was a navigator in the...
Dahlberg, Melvin Life After Discharge
After being discharged, Melvin Dahlberg took two weeks off and then went to work as an auditor at a bank for the next...
Ikari, Norman Life after the Army
After he was separated from the Army, Ikari ended up in Los Angeles but he was a little lost. He had thoughts about...
Walter, Robert Life after the war
[Annotators Note: The tape skips at the beginning of this segment. The segment begins with Robert Walter talking about...

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