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McGlaun, DeQuindre Leave in London
DeQuindre McGlaun [Annotator's Note: with the 333rd Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force] got...
O'Leary, Frank Leaving Guadalcanal and Liberty in Melbourne
In December 1942, Frank H. O'Leary was on Guadalcanal [Annotator's Note: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands] when his platoon...
Mc Murray, Steve Leaving Iwo Jima and Preparing to Invade Japan
Steve McMurray related that by the time an attacking unit reached its objective on the heights of Iwo Jima, its force...
Gillette, Thomas Leaving Pearl Harbor
Right after the attack [Annotator's Note: the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on 7 December 1941], Thomas W....
Pomroy, Frank Leaving Peleliu, Losing a Friend, and Recovering from Wounds
Once Frank Pomroy was brought to the beach he was treated by a Navy corpsman and evacuated from Peleliu to a hospital...
Nesser, William Leaving the Merchant Marine
[Annotator's Note: The interviewer asks William Nesser about why he was not part of the Murmansk run PQ-17, an Atlantic...
Laborde, John Leaving Tokyo
John Laborde spent a full year in Tokyo, Japan from 29 August 1945 until 20 August 1946 as member of MacArthur's [...
Gross, Ernest Lessons Learned at Kaufering
[Annotator's Note: There is an odd cut in video here.] Ernest Gross was sent from Auschwitz [Annotator's Note:...
Sterrie, Norman Lexington Enters Combat
Norman Sterrie thought Hawaii was a nice experience for a man from the mid-west [Annotator's Note: Sterrie was from St...
Hahn, Clifford Leyte
Clifford Albert Hahn landed at Baybay on Leyte Island in the Philippines. He saw MacArthur [Annotator's Note: General...
Werner, Jack Leyte Island
They [Annotator's Note: Jack Werner and the rest of the 7th Infantry Division] returned to Hawaii [Annotator's Note:...
Bosworth, Paul Liberated by Patton and Flown to Camp Lucky Strike
One morning around 1 May 1945, Paul Bosworth woke up to the smell of coffee which was unusual. He woke up Byron [...
Zygmuntowicz, Itka Liberated by the Swedish Red Cross
Itka Zygmuntowicz stayed in Auschwitz until 18 January 1945 when she and the other inmates were marched out of the camp...
Mugliston, Gwendolyn Liberated in Life
After returning to the United States, Gwendolyn Mugliston's father decided to return as a family to the Philippines. He...
Waldeck, Frank Liberating a Concentration Camp
Frank J. Waldeck [Annotator's Note: with Company C, 1st Battalion, 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division]...
Jucksch, William "Bill" Liberating Gunskircken
The forward observers were doing their "usual thing" looking for a high point when William Jucksch said they came upon...
Creekmore, Thomas Liberating Prisoners
Thomas Creekmore [Annotator's Note: a radio operator in the 365th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th...
Asher, Adolph Liberating Prisoners
Adolph Edward Asher went to Dachau [Annotator's Note: Dachau concentration camp complex near Dachau, Germany]. Every...
Koenigsberg, John Liberation
John Koenigsberg’s mother escaped to another region in Holland [Annotator’s Note: the Netherlands]. His father worked...
Baranek, Martin Liberation
The concentration camp at Mauthausen, Austria was infested with lice, and Martin Baranek said conditions were worse...
Colbert, Hugh Liberation
As the war drew nearer and nearer to an end, Hugh Colbert and the rest of the American prisoners in the German labor...
Somogyi, Peter Liberation
Peter Somogyi felt there was a chance he had been liberated when he saw a Russian soldier outside the window [Annotator...
Yourkavitch, Joseph N. Liberation
Joseph Yourkavitch was a prisoner for about eight months. There was no radio in the camp and there was no word of the...
Keller, Luba Liberation
The Russians liberated the camp where Luba Keller was held. Keller was hiding because the bombs were falling around...
Bailey Pratt, Caroline Liberation
[Annotator’s Note: Interviewee taps a cup throughout the segment.] Caroline Bailey Pratt and her family were interned...
Komito, Joseph Liberation and America
Joseph Komito traveled many days on a train not knowing where he was bound [Annotator's Note: the Germans were...
Klein, Gerda Liberation and Feelings Towards Germans
[Annotator's Note: Gerda Klein, who was liberated from a slave labor camp can be very difficult to understand at points...
Szafran, Daniel Liberation and Palestine
Daniel Szafran was in Auschwitz [Annotator's Note: Auschwitz II-Birkenau in Brzesinka, Poland]. The food situation was...
Vaadi, Eugene Liberation and Paris
In early April 1945, Eugene Vaadi and his fellow prisoners of war were liberated in Moosburg, Germany [Annotator’s Note...
Levy, Anne Liberation and Postwar
Anne Levy initially thought the Russian liberators were going to be better than the German oppressors. She would...
Giamberardino, Anna Maria Liberation and Postwar Life
One night, Anna Maria Giamberardino and a friend decided to go see where the couples would hang out. They saw some men...
DeMott, Joseph Liberation and Recovery
Batavia [Annotator's Note: now Jakarta, Indonesia] was the last camp Joseph DeMott [Annotator's Note: a prisoner of war...
Hanley, Fiske Liberation and Recovery
When the atomic bombs were dropped, Fiske Hanley and his fellow prisoners were totally unaware of the events, but...
DeMott, Joseph Liberation and Returning to the United States
In the middle of July 1945, Joseph DeMott started seeing Australian Mosquito bombers [Annotator's Note: de Havilland DH...
Siracuse, James Liberation and Seeing Paris
James Siracuse's wife was a Christian. She told him about the Lord and he became more interested in the story. He wound...
Bell, Harry Liberation and Uncertain Outcomes
[Annotator's Note: Harry Bell served in the Army as a mortar gunner in Company F, 2nd Battalion, 422nd Infantry...

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