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Brukman, Jack End of the War
Jack Brukman could not tell the war was coming to a close. The airplanes he serviced as a ground crewman had been...
Weller, James Enlistment and Normandy
James Weller picked the Army for enlistment because his father had served in World War I in a submarine. The submarine...
Callander, Sherwin Enlistment and Training
Sherwin Callander's parents gave their permission for their 19 year old son to enlist. He took a bus to San Diego,...
White, James European Combat
James White and the 103rd Infantry Division were transported by truck convoy deeper into France after arriving in...
Frazier, Glenn Falling Back to the Bataan Peninsula
Glenn Frazier was in the Philippines on 8 December 1941 when the war started. [Annotator's Note: The date difference is...
Ledesma, Trinidad Final Thoughts
When Trinidad Ledesma lived in Riverside, California, he would get up in the middle of the night and make his family...
Krause, Joseph Flight Gear, Final Mission and Going Home
Joseph Krause recalls that he didn't keep his flight log book up to date while he flew the requisite 30 missions to...
Schwarc, Laszlo "Leslie Schwartz" From Auschwitz to Dachau
None of the Jews deported with Laszlo Schwarc knew what Auschwitz was. The SS [Annotator's Note: Schutzstaffel, the...
Fisch, Robert From Mauthausen to LIberation
Robert Fisch was an inmate of Mauthausen which was the largest concentration camp built in Austria. That was done after...
Tillery, Allen From Pearl Harbor to Kwajalein
In early January [Annotator's Note: January 1944] Allen Tillery went to Linda Vista where he boarded the USS Manila Bay...
Hairston, Joseph German Prisoners and Combat in Italy
After the shooting [Annotator's Note: white officers shooting black soldiers after fight in Louisiana], Joseph Hairston...
Max, Robert Going Ashore in Normandy
While Robert Max was on the Mauretania, zig zagging across the Atlantic, he knew there were German submarines in the...
Woodall, Wendall Going Overseas and Early Bombing Missions
From California they went to Kwajalein. There, Wendall Woodall tried to talk his radar operator into trying some...
Lansford, William Guadalcanal and the Makin Island Raid
The first chance William Lansford and the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion had [Annotator's Note: to fight the Japanese] was...
Tillery, Allen Guarding POWs on Guam
Allen Tillery left Tinian in late December 1944 and was sent to Guam. When he got there he was assigned to the Japanese...
Fisch, Robert Harsh German Treatment
Robert Fisch had contracted a fever. [Annotator's Note: He had been exposed to typhus at the Austrian border on his way...
McCaslin, Lorraine "Lorraine Taix" Her Brother's Loss at Sea
Lorainne McCaslin was about 15 years old and lying on the sofa in the family living room when she intercepted the...
LaBure, John HIggins Vessels, Personnel and Workplace Problems
John LeBure began working with the Higgins company while the 37 foot boats with a bow [Annotator’s Note: the Higgins...
Davis, Charles Home and Iwo Jima
About eight months after the Helena went down [Annotator's Note: the USS Helena (CL-50) was sunk during the Battle of...
Sarosi, George Hungarian Revolution and Escape
George A. Sarosi was a freshman in medical school at the commencement of the Hungarian Revolution [Annotator's Note:...
Dyson, Freeman J. Robert Oppenheimer and Edward Teller
Freeman Dyson was a friend of Robert Oppenheimer at the point when the latter became sick with cancer. Oppenheimer...
Gangwere, Blanche "Blanche Gregory" Joining the Red Cross and Going Overseas
Blanche Gangwere was 26 and over the minimum age of 24 when she joined the Red Cross [Annotator's Note: American Red...
Trappey, Randolph Keeping the Food Dehydrators Running
While the family business was providing dehydrated sweet potatoes for the soldiers to eat, Randolph Trappey's family...
Edward, Isaac Landing in Italy
Isaac Edward landed in Florence, Italy with the 92nd Infantry Division. There were combat units next to them that hit a...
Dahlberg, Melvin Landing in Italy then Jumping In To France
Melvin Dahlberg and the 517th Parachute Regiment Combat Team [Annotator's Note: 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment] went...
Fisch, Robert LIfe Decisions
Robert Fisch continued to have food consumption as a first priority following his father's reinterment. [Annotator's...
Murphy, Dawn "Dawn Higgins" Life with Andrew Jackson Higgins
Dawn Higgins Murphy ended up in New Orleans because of her father [Annotator's Note: Murphy was the daughter of Andrew...
Burk, Jeannine Losing Her Father
After the war, Jeannine Burk continued to search for her father with her mother. People would gradually return from the...
Swanson, Richard Medals and Reflections
Richard Swanson received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal [Annotator's Note: the highest non-combat decoration awarded...
Tarrant, Eugene Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
[Annotator's Note: Eugene Tarrant served in the Navy as a captain’s mess attendant aboard the USS San Francisco (CA-38...
Cohn, Major Navy Life
Major Cohn served in the Pacific during the war. He received his service ribbon for performing his duty. He had no...
Woolf, Basil North Sea Attacks
Basil Woolf and his landing craft [Annotator's Note: LCH-269] left Poole and headed east. The men felt they were headed...
Staymates, Arthur Over the Cliffs on D-Day
Arthur Staymates had crossed the beach and felt he had reached safety when he made it to the cliffs [Annotator's Note:...
Spaetgens, William Pacific Duty
William Leo Spaetgens returned to Treasure Island near San Francisco after his leave at home. At that point, he was...
Morgan, George Pacific UDT and Okinawa
George Morgan returned to Fort Pierce. [Annotator’s Note: Fort Pierce in Florida was the training base for the...
Johnson, Burton Police Boys and Marys in New Guinea
Burton Johnson had multiple locations where Japanese prisoners were held in New Guinea. There was still hard fighting...

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