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Kleindienst, Alfons "Al" Moving Around Europe
Alfons Robert Kleindienst and his family moved to Germany after World War 2 began [Annotator's Note: his father, Alfons...
Alexander, Joseph Moving Around Europe
Joseph Alexander and some friends lived in a DP [Annotator's Note: displaced persons] camp in Munich [Annotator's Note...
Jindra, Leonard Moving Inland
Leonard Jindra could not tell where he was but he stayed up that first night after landing [Annotator's Note: D-Day;...
Ehlers, Walter Moving Inland From Omaha Beach
Walter Ehlers moved his squad up the hill to the trenches [Annotator's Note: during the D-Day invasion of Normandy on 6...
Spinato, Angelo Moving Into France
On 2 October [Annotator's Note: 2 October 1944], Angelo Joseph Spinato and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company E, 4th...
Hihn, Stewart Moving into Germany
Stewart Hihn's [Annotator's Note: with the 222nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division] clothing was inadequate....
Balfour, Fred Moving into Germany
Fred Arthur Balfour [Annotator's Note: with SHAEF – Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force] was building huts...
Gibson, Robert "Doby" Moving Into Germany
After spending time in Holland, Robert W. "Doby" Gibson crossed the border into Germany. There was always the danger of...
Rugeley, Robert Moving into Germany
Robert S. Rugeley was in Luxembourg [Annotator's Note: with the 285th Signal Pigeon Company]. He and another guy had...
Aalders, Johannes Moving the Dead
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks Johannes Aalders about the Battle of Arnhem, part of Operation Market Garden,...
Nannini, James Moving through Europe
After being evacuated by an ambulance from the Hurtgen Forest [Annotator's Note: Battle of Hürtgen Forest, 19 September...
Weil, Roswell Moving Through Europe
[Annotator's Note: Roswell Weil was assigned to the 68th Quartermaster Depot near Liverpool, England.] They moved to...
Siverts, Hans Moving Through Europe
Hans Siverts went into Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] a couple of days after it was liberated. He took a day...
Brunt, Julian Moving through Europe
Julian Gould Brunt's unit [Annotator's Note: 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion] was used frequently when the troops were...
Tindal, Sullivan Moving through Europe
Sullivan Tindal left Le Havre [Annotator's Note: Le Havre, France] and traveled across Europe with little resistance...
Willis, Meade Moving through France
Meade Willis dug a foxhole, which was always the first thing he did when he arrived somewhere. Mortars [Annotator's...
Ollar, Vernon Moving through France
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee speaks slowly and pauses several times throughout segment.] Assigned as a gunner in the...
Crandall, Joe Moving Through France
After moving inland following the Normandy invasion [Annotator's Note: D-Day; the Allied invasion of Normandy, France...
Bebko, Robert Moving Through Germany
Robert Stephen Bebko went to one town they [Annotator's Note: Company F, 2nd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th...
Pigott, Joe Moving Through Germany
According to Joe Pigott, after December 1944, he could feel a change in the citizenry of Germany. Most were "ready to...
Duncan, Reginald Moving through Germany
While in North Luxembourg, Reginald Duncan and a couple other men in his unit [Annotator's Note: 511th Engineer Light...
Watson, Donald Moving through Germany
Donald G. Watson and his unit [Annotator's Note: 271st Engineer Combat Battalion, 71st Infantry Division] moved through...
Haffner, Robert Moving through the Netherlands
[Annotator's Note: Robert Haffner served in the Army as a truck driver in Company A, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion...
Klein, Gerda Moving to a Ghetto
[Annotator's Note: Gerda Klein, a young Jewish girl during the Nazi occupation of Poland, can be very difficult to...
Boitnott, Monty Moving to the Mediterranean
Monty Joe Boitnott was at a bomber base in Algeria. There were no air bases in Tunisia because almost all of the bases...
Schafer, Leon Moving to the Pacific
While in Boston, [Annotator's Note: Boston, Massachusetts] Leon Schafer was ordered to have his seasickness evaluated....
Sykes, Ralph Moving to the Rhine River
For the next two weeks, Ralph Sykes continued moving forward taking village after village without much trouble. Coming...
Halpern, Gerard Moving to the United States
Gerard Halpern finished high school in 1943 then took one semester at a City College before dropping out and joining...
Breen, Vernon Moving Toward the Front
Vernon Breen knew a little about driving a car, but when he was assigned to transport a captain and a radio...
Schneider, Christa Multinational Experiences
Between high school and college, Christa Schneider worked as an au pair in Britain. She cared for the three children of...
Yackel, Eugene Munich to VJ-Day
Eugene Yackel and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company G, 2nd Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry...
Kracov, William Munich, Dachau and Postwar
William Kracov [Annotator's Note: as a scout for heavy weapons Company M, 3rd Battalion, 232nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd...
Bouton, Helen Munkacs to Auschwitz
[Annotator's Note: Helene Bouton and her family were placed in a small ghetto in their neighborhood in Irshava,...
Acevedo, Anthony Name, Rank, and Serial Number
When Anthony Acevedo left Bad Orb there were some captains there who told him that if he had gone to the commandant of...
Sapp, Walter Navigating a Minefield
Walter Sapp and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 1st Battalion, 310th Infantry Regiment, 78th Infantry Division...

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