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As the war was coming to an end, Arthur Staymates and his outfit [Annotator's Note: Company B, 1st Battalion, 26th...
After the Japanese surrendered, James Stewart Rosenbaum thought he would be heading home, but he and his unit [...
There was excitement at Constance Cresswell's officers' club when Glenn Miller [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces...
Lillian Hoover was kept informed of what was going on in the war. Her base [Annotator's Note: Naval Air Technical...
Leon J. Neiman was at a pool room when he heard the bomb had been dropped [Annotator's Note: nuclear weapons dropped on...
In March 1945, David S. Wisnia had escaped Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau,...
Joseph Linett continued on the same ship when it left Ulithi, and while they were underway, a "now hear this"...
When the Russians arrived, Frank Patti said the Americans had no orders, and just watched. He and two other G.I.s went...
Angelo Ciotta was between Camp LeJeune [Annotator's Note: Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, North Carolina...
Anderson Wilson was on leave in Paris [Annotator's Note: Paris, France] when the war ended. When they had first arrived...
[Annotator's Note: William Smith was shot down while attacking Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.] They were on...
Emiline Ann Bourgeois was stationed at West Point [Annotator's Note: as an Army nurse at the hospital of the United...
When he arrived in Paris, France, Robert Sweatt's escorts introduced him to three young men of the French Resistance...
For Dracos Burke, the Nuremberg trials were fascinating, because he was interested in the law. President Roosevelt [...
Lloyd Dendy stayed in Australia about two months [Annotator's Note: April to June 1943]. He did a lot of night training...
Margaret Kerry remembers the time when no one knew if television would take over the movies. The movie stars could be...
Gale Ammerman was wearing a regular combat jacket and trousers, carried a .45 caliber pistol [Annotator's Note: .45...
George Grugett was on a mission to Trento [Annotator's Note: Trento, Italy]. They were going into the Brenner Pass [...
[Annotator's Note: James Albert Kitts took part in the Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter Offensive, 16...
Billy P. Bassett and his unit [Annotator's Note: 11th Armored Division] headed into combat during the Battle of the...
[Annotator's Note: Robert Philips served in the Army as a combat medic in the 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry...
While serving in the US Merchant Marine, Clifton Trahan signed up for the ATS [Annotator's Note: Army Transport Service...
[Annotator's Note: William Roy was aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and worked as the ship's photographer as she returned...
John Symons was in Karachi, India and assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron [Annotator's Note: 25th Fighter Squadron,...
70.Photograph. Lt. General Mark Clark with comedian and USO entertainer Joe E. Brown and six unidentified servicemen....
24th General Hospital tennis courts. "Tennis courts 24th G.H. Florence." Florence, Italy. Circa September 1944
Photograph. A boat on a river in Burma flies a British flag as two other boats race to reach it in 1944.
Slide. Circus ticket hacker selling side show tickets for 25 cents. “Circus in L.A.” Los Angeles, California. 1943-44
Photograph. A comically dressed US serviceman dips a female performer during a dance at the Abilene, Texas air field. A...
Photograph. Female United Service Organizations performer dancing on an outdoor stage during a Bob Hope show. Location...
A movie star visits troops. Note that unit and location have been stricken in the caption. Official caption: "2E 1028/...
Photograph. View of sandy beach and gentle waves with multi-story buildings along the shoreline. Personal caption on...
Photograph. Nine young women with gloves sing at a performance at the Abilene, Texas air field. A saxophone player sits...
Photograph. A small audience sits on folding chairs in the Abilene, Texas air field gymnasium. Stamped on photo reverse...
Photograph. A soldier crouches in a grassy field, blowing on a small campfire. Other soldiers watch from the sidelines...
538.Photograph. on Christmas eve '24 Dec. 44. 5/MM-44-32467. Fifth Army, Monticatini, Italy. During the Red Cross...

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