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Finklang, Frank Exciting Trip Home
In late May 1945, because Frank Finklang did not have enough points to go home, he was transferred to 346th Bombardment...
Adam, Adolf Expelled From Czech Republic
Adolf Adam was born in May 1940 and grew up in a small town in the Sudetenland. He had eight sisters and two brothers....
Stein, Murray Experience as a POW
Murray Stein remembered the Germans told them to dismantle their weapons, then forced them to march for about six days...
Cassady, William Experience with Death
William Cassady [Annotator’s Note: serving aboard the USS Frederick Funston (APA-89)] had crew's quarters while they...
Baham, Marietta Experience with POWs
Marietta Baham worked at Jackson Barracks [Annotator's Note: Louisiana National Guard base in New Orleans, Louisiana]...
McLain, Cecil Experiences Across the Pacific
Cecil Ezell McLain was aboard the battleship [Annotator's Note: USS Tennessee (BB-43)] when it bombarded and took Kiska...
Amore, Frederick Experiences in Africa
When he was overseas, Frederick Amore was servicing mostly C-46s [Annotator's Note: Curtiss C-46 Commando transport...
Raby, Glynn Experiences in Brittany
[Annotator's Note: Glynn G. Raby, Jr. took part in the Battle of Brest, 7 August to 19 September 1944, Brest, France.]...
Payn, Thomas Experiences in Port
When in port, Thomas Payn said the Canadians interacted with American troops. He recalled one incident at a barroom in...
Faust, Virgil Experiences in Stalag XVII-B
In the prison of war camp [Annotator’s Note: Stalag XVII-B, Krems, Austria], Virgil Faust learned to play the card game...
Stovroff, Irwin Experiences in the POW Camp
Irwin Stovroff marched into his POW [Annotator's Note: prisoner of war] camp, Stalag Luft I, and was greeted by...
Surratt, Carey Experiencing Battle
While Carey Suratt was aboard the 452 [Annotator's Note: USS LST-452], the ship landed on New Guinea. While there,...
Schneider, Christa Experiencing Bombing Raids on Berlin
As a child, Christa Schneider said, living in the middle of the war zone was "terrifying." The roar of the airplanes...
Keller, Richard Experiencing Combat
Richard Keller [Annotator's Note: Company E, 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division] was not promoted until...
Lewis, Noah Experiencing Racism on Guam
Noah Lewis remembers the people on Guam [Annotator's Note: Guam, Mariana Islands] were friendly towards black people....
Sykes, Ralph Experiencing the Holocaust and Reaching the Elbe River
Further down the road, they came across the site of a German death march. Ralph Sykes saw emaciated, elderly people...
Brooks, Lawrence Experiencing War
Lawrence Brooks followed the war while he was in service. One of the islands he was on had Japanese pillboxes. The...
Geiger, John Failing a Mission
John Geiger [Annotator’s Note: serving with the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit, known as the Alamo Scouts]...
Rosendahl, Robert Fall of the Philippines
Robert Rosendahl's squadron [Annotator's Note: 3rd Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group] was stationed at a gunnery...
Costa, Anthony Fall of the Philippines
[Annotator's Note: Anthony Costa begins this segment by discussing his transfer to Japan aboard one of the prisoner of...
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...
LeBlanc, Joyce Family Background
Joyce Leblanc was born in September 1924 in the County of Kent, the garden of England. Her father was in the British...
Altmann, Judith Family During German Occupation
When the Germans occupied Jasina, they confiscated everything from Judith Altmann and the Bohrer family's farm. They...
Nathanson, Eva Family Relationships
Eva Nathanson was born in January 1941 in Budapest, Hungary. Her mother is from the Jewish elite. Her grandfather spoke...
Catalano, Erico "Harry" Family Struggles and Army Air Force
Erico J. Catalano was born in Brooklyn, New York in June 1920. Catalano was the fourth of ten children. His father...
Harrison, William Farm Boy to Merchant Marine
William Jennings Bryan Harrison, Jr. was born in Shreveport, Louisiana in December 1926. He was named after his father...
Shirkey, Robert Farm Boy to National Guardsman
Robert Leroy Shirkey was born in Vliets, Kansas in April 1924. He grew up on a farm with eight brothers and sisters....
Goldstein, Rosette Farm Life and Liberation
For Rosette Goldstein, life on the farm continued until one day men with guns arrived. The Martin family hid Goldstein...
Strobel, Clarence Farm Life to Paratrooper Training
Clarence Strobel was born in Lodi, California in [Annotator’s Note: September] 1924 with four sisters and one brother....
Ledford, Robert Farm Life to Warfare
Robert Ledford was born in December 1924 in northern Missouri. His family moved to Illinois when he was about 12 years...
Giller, Edward Farming to Pilot Training
Edward Bonfoy Giller, Jr. was born in White Hall, Illinois [Annotator's Note: in July 1918]. During the Great...
Moret, Vernon Father's Military Service
Vernon Henry Moret was born in June 1925 in New Orleans [Annotator's Note: New Orleans, Louisiana]. [Annotator's Note:...
Slay, Charles Feeding German Civilians
Once, after the war had ended in Europe, a guard told Charles Slay there was a German woman he could not get rid of and...
Dunne, Edward Feeding Orphans in France
Edward Dunne went to England and then made Normandy [Annotator's Note: Normandy, France aboard the USS LST-53] as one...
Leavy, Eugene Feelings about the Russians
Eugene T. Leavy talks about problems with the Russians in Berlin [Annotator’s Note: Berlin, Germany] while he was a...
Dunne, Edward Feelings Towards Enemies
Edward Dunne [Annotator's Note: a crewmember aboard the USS LST-53] did not like the Germans or the Japanese. He still...

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