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While in Burma, Herbert Auerbach saw American transport aircraft resupply Allied troops with airdrops. Bags of rice...
During his time in the China-Burma-India Campaign, John Hever rarely had contact with the local adults; but he did...
On 5 January 1945, Carl Beck and his unit [Annotator's Note: Company H, 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry...
[Annotators Note: Fred Hirsekorn served in the army as a gunner, then tank commander, and finally tank platoon...
William Lansford served as a machine gunner in the weapons platoon of Company E, 2nd Marine Raider Battalion on...
Jeannine Burk's mother died in February [Annotator's Note: 1950] and the trip to New York was in May. The purpose of...
On the day American forces arrived [Annotator's Note: 3 February 1945 at the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila...
During the war, rationing was a way of life in England, according to Constance Cresswell. Each person was allotted two...
Laszlo Schwarc wanted to talk about the World War 2 veterans. He said when he was in the displaced persons camp he saw...
About three months after returning, Jeannine Burk's sister received a letter from a family named Mike and Frieda Savage...
James Marks was on a ship that was carrying people to American Samoa. The ship tied up at the pier and he decided to...
William King never experienced any discrimination while in the service. He never thought about it. He wrote home...
There was an interpreter that could speak Japanese [Annotator's Note: in Santo Tomas Internment Camp, or, Manila...
Kenneth F. Thomas's unit [Annotator's Note: Company C, 322nd Medical Battalion, 97th Infantry Division] was sent to...
Frank Pomroy had decided to go on a third invasion regardless of whether or not he would be sent home. The Marines drew...
Francis Higgins says a female off camera had his uncle in a spell. [Annotator's Note: His uncle was Andrew Jackson...
Mario DeCarlo recalls electrocuting himself when he attempted to install a light bulb in his pup tent one night. He...
[Annotator's Note: Chimes can be heard in the background throughout this clip.] Vernon Henry Moret says that being in...
The housing at Henry Sherman Fouts' base was very primitive. He slept on a canvas cot and had only a couple of blankets...
During the 13 months that Richard McEwen was in combat, he described the Japanese activity where he was as a "backup...
When Oran Harris' ship pulled into port in New Guinea, he walked ashore just to say he had been there. But he saw no...
In Room 28 of the Hamburg Barracks at Terezin, Ela Weissberger had three friends of the same last name, Hannah, Helga,...
Mahlen Arledge and the 81st Infantry Division were placed on ships that were destined for the island of Angaur. The...
Philip Dunford feels the Japanese were very capable fighters, but were also very cruel. What they did to an American...
Alfred A. Johnson, Jr. was loaded into a ship at Naples [Annotator's Note: Naples, Italy] before the invasion at Anzio...
Lester Hull does not recall when the German counterattack began. He remembers that while the battle lasted for six...
Bernard Baker went to Anzio [Annotator's Note: Anzio, Italy] and remained there for about three weeks. It was a...
During the Anzio [Annotator's Note: Battle of Anzio; 22 January 1944 to 5 June 1944; Anzio, Italy] breakout, Robert...
Felix Polito and the 1st Special Service Force were part of the breakout from Anzio beachhead. They were about ten...
Monty Joe Boitnott was on tour [Annotators Note: on an overseas tour of duty] for 16 months. The only member of...
John Pogue experienced his first combat in the Ardennes at an unknown location. He went in by glider. His glider and a...
Byron Othello Wilkins was put on the front line again with his company. The sleeping holes were dug into the walls near...
Monroe S. Wolyn would not return fire if it was anti-aircraft fire. If it was enemy fighters, however, they would...
Sam Pedrick entered the Army in 1942. Initially, he was assigned to the 323rd Engineer Combat Battalion. After a year,...
Gil Gertner was born in March 1925 and lived in New York City [Annotator’s Note: New York City, New York]. He entered...
James "Jim" Geisler was born and raised in Pittsburgh [Annotator's Note: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]. He was 18 years old...

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