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Brooks, Leonard Returning to the United States, Being Drafted and Occupation Duty
On 23 February [Annotator's Note: 23 February 1945] they were out [Annotator's Note: of the Los Baños internment camp...
Williams, Kenneth Reunions and Postwar
Kenneth R. Williams’ [Annotator’s Note: a Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the 355th Fighter Group, 354th...
Joyce, Josefine Reuniting with John Joyce
Josefine "Piepsi" Joyce was asked by John [Annotator's Note: she had met John Joyce when he was on occupation duty in...
Rogers, Wilbur Rewards and Accolades
Wilbur Rogers laughs at remembering the reward for picking up a downed pilot: ice cream. For each man a ship picked up...
Lesser, Benjamin Righteous Gentile
Benjamin Lesser experienced a horrific raid on the Bochnia Ghetto. Afterward, loud speakers demanded that anyone left...
Fatora, Jerome River Crossings and Surrendering
Jerome Fatora was on the front lines in the area of the Saar River for about six months during which time he "never got...
Hirsch, Leon Road Shows
Leon Hirsch reported to an inhospitable major general in Wiesbaden, Germany on orders to assist in developing road...
Doss, Arles Road Trip and Taking Prisoners
Arles J. Doss was north of Dallas [Annotator's Note: Dallas, Texas] when Germany surrendered. When the Germans...
Imahara, Walter Rohwer War Relocation Center
When they [Annotator's Note: Walter Imahara and many of the other Japanese-Americans interned at the Jerome War...
Coolidge, Charles Rome
Charles Coolidge went into Anzio during the day then started moving that night for a planned attack the next morning....
Mannarino, John Rome and Genoa
John Robert Mannarino [Annotator's Note: serving as a translator for the US Army in Palermo, Sicily] spoke fluent...
Borders, Charles "Wes" Roosevelt, Truman, and Home
Charles Wesley Borders heard about Roosevelt's [Annotator's Note: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the...
Harris, Rufus ROTC to Commissioned Officer
Rufus Harris signed up for Navy ROTC [Annotator's Note: Reserve Officer Training Corps] because his dad anticipated the...
Zoltz, Hana Rounded Up and Sent to Auschwitz
Hana Zoltz arrived at Auschwitz by train. Many people had died during the forced journey. They were confined in the...
Pike, Henry Russell Islands
Henry Quinton Pike was part of the 3rd Raider Battalion [Annotator's Note: 3rd Marine Raider Battalion] which invaded...
Stachel, Robert Russia, Italy, and Final Missions
Robert A. Stachel [Annotator's Note: a tail gunner in the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group did a...
Chauvin, Ernest Russians and Germans
Ernest Chauvin and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company M, 3rd Battalion, 272nd Infantry Regiment, 69th Infantry...
Clausen, Elfriede Russians Take Over
Elfriede Clausen grew up in a German village [Annotator's Note: Lindenau, Germany] during World War 2. The Baron of the...
Lesser, Benjamin Safety in Hungary
Benjamin Lesser reached Hungary. He had to register in the Police Office to define his uncle as his guardian. During...
Karle, Isabella Safety Measures
Isabella Karle said that certain measures were taken to insure against radiation sickness, including the daily...
Wicklund, John Sailing for Leyte
On 28 August [Annotator's Note: 28 August 1944], LST-1047 [Annotator's Note: Landing Ship, Tank], the ship to which...
Higgins, Gordon Saint Die and Selestat, France
Gordon Higgins describes food rations, and continues with his experiences as the war progressed. He said it took 30...
Denius, Franklin "Frank" Saint Lo
[Annotators Note: This segment begins with the interviewer asking Franklin Denius to talk about the build up to the...
Carawan, Chris Saint-Nazaire and Advancing into Germany
As they moved into Germany, Chris Carawan remembered one battle when a man was shot and fell across the top of his...
Moore, Hilar Saipan
Hilar Moore sailed from San Diego [Annotator's Note: San Diego, California] to Pearl Harbor [Annotator's Note: Pearl...
Brukman, Jack Saipan
Jack Brukman found everything to be out of whack for them when they arrived at their destination [Annotator's Note: the...
Scales, James Saipan and a Memorial Service on Iwo Jima
James Shelton Scales was the battalion executive officer of the 1st Battalion [Annotator's Note: 1st Battalion, 23...
Scales, James Saipan and Tinian
James Shelton Scales landed on Saipan [Annotator's Note: Battle of Saipan, 15 June to 9 July 1944, Saipan, Mariana...
Howland, Gilbert San Francisco to India
[Annotator's Note: There is audio feedback noise throughout this clip.] Gilbert H. Howland was getting the news of what...
Coolidge, Charles San Pietro
When Charles Coolidge was in Italy Patton did not mean a thing to him. Coolidge passed a vehicle with General Patton in...
Crosby, Thomas Sanitary Conditions, Entertainment and Starvation in Santo Tomas
Thomas Crosby had bad asthma as a child, so while he was living in the internment camp, he slept in a bed by the window...
Weber, Rosemarie Santo Thomas and Being Liberated
Rosemarie Weber went to school in the camp but didn't learn very much. She didn't finish 8th grade. Learning wasn't the...
Guitard, Robert Saturday Night Dances
[Annotator's Note: Robert Guitard was assigned to the Prisoner of War Enclosure 339, Prisoner of War Information Bureau...
Goodkin, Vera Saved by Raoul Wallenberg
Vera Goodkin [Annotator's Note: née Herman] saw Raoul Wallenberg [Annotator's Note: Raoul Gustaf Wallenberg; Swedish...
Bala, Walter Scary Missions
During the mission of 10 January [Annotator's Note: 10 January 1945], Walter Bala's plane was returning to base when it...
Pena, William Schleiden/Wounded by Mines
William Pena and his men took up a position in the town across from what was a girl’s school run by nuns. That morning...

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