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Bouton, Helen Liberation and Sweden
Getting into Bergen-Belsen [Annotator's Note: Bergen-Belsen concentration camp near Bergen, Germany] was the worst...
Lorenzen, Angus Liberation and the Fight for Santo Tomas
On 3 February 1945, Angus Lorenzen saw a Marine Corp dive bomber fly over the internment camp of Santo Tomas, Manila,...
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...
Kahn, Eric Liberation by Russian Troops
Eric Kahn's mother stayed in Wiesbaden, Germany, and had no communication with her husband and sons. Terezin had no...
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...
Leith, Hal Liberation of POWs and Aftermath
Harold “Hal” Leith [Annotator’s Note: as a member of the Office of Strategic Service (OSS), the forerunner of the...
Derrington, Clarence "Earl" Liberation then Friction with a Nurse
By the completion of The Battle of the Bulge [Annotator's Note: Battle of the Bulge or German Ardennes Counter...
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. [...
Ream, John Liberation to the United States
John Ream remembers when liberation started that the Japanese told them to stay in the camp because it was dangerous...
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...
Jefferson, Alexander Liberation, Home, and Forming the Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
They [Annotator's Note: Alexander Jefferson and fellow prisoners of war] always knew where the Americans were because...
Lesser, Benjamin Liberation, Loss, and Being Reunited with His Sister
Benjamin Lesser had arrived at the Dachau concentration camp in total exhaustion [Annotator's Note: following 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...
Skaggs, Jack Liberation, Returning Home, and Discharge
Following the Japanese surrender, Jack Skaggs and his fellow POWs [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] made an American...
Aldous, Robert Liberty and Making Money
Robert G. Aldous and his crew were supposed to go to Australia on R...
Villars, Robert Liberty Ships
Robert Villars noted that the crews on some of the Liberty ships [Annotator's Note: a class of quickly produced cargo...
Allen, James Lieutenant Commander Marvin Kennedy
James Allen crossed Captain Kennedy's [Annotator's Note: Lieutenant Commander Marvin Kennedy] path twice, much to his...
McPhail, Joe Life Aboard a Merchant Marine Vessel
Joe K. McPhail was satisfied with his living quarters on his 104 foot long boat [Annotator's Note: the quick supply...
Surratt, Carey Life Aboard LST-459
Carey Suratt worked on the hospital ship about three weeks and was then transferred to the LST-452 [Annotator's Note:...
Wade, Nelsyn Life Aboard Ship
Many men on Nelsyn Ernest Brooks Wade's ship [Annotator's Note: USS Aldebaran (AF-10)] gambled. The officers tried to...
McKay, Wallace Life Aboard Ship
Wallace McKay was transferred to the USS Henry T. Allen (APA-15). On that ship, McKay became a signalman again. He...
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...
Reissig, Floyd J. Life Aboard Ship
Floyd James Reissig was a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Navy. He served as a Coxswain [Annotator's Note: person in...
Hammer, Richard Life aboard Ship
Richard Antoine Hammer, Sr. had a good life aboard his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Tippecanoe (AO-21)]. He had multiple...
O'Brien, William L. Life Aboard Ship
William O’Brien remembers when the skipper left. They did training on the Pacific side of the canal [Annotator's Note:...
Stumpfa, James Life Aboard Ship
Jim Stumpfa had an exciting time at sea [Annotator's Note: aboard the USS Bangor (PF-16)]. He had a shop. He had a...
Smith, Dale Life Aboard Ship
Dale Smith was aboard the USS Proteus (AS-19) 99 percent of the time. They had movies and a huge mess hall. If no...
Carman, Victor Life Aboard Ship
Victor K. Carman was happy to be assigned to his ship [Annotator's Note: USS Cabot (CVL-28)]. Some sailors were sent to...
Spencer, Wallace "Wallace Smigiro" Life Aboard the USS Essex (CV-9)
Wallace Spencer describes life aboard the USS Essex (CV-9). There was one man aboard who never took showers so they all...
Buckley, James Life Aboard the USS LST-1013
James Buckley was assigned to the USS LST-1013, a Landing Ship, Tank. It was as long as football field and 50 feet wide...

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